Ep142: Strength Training for Rope Bondage

In this episode fox shares some of his experience and knowledge
around how rope tops and bottoms might optimize their physical
strength for rope. The podcast hosts remind you they’re not medical
doctors or trainers and you should get some professional input
before starting. Aimed at novices (though those who are more
experienced are welcome to listen and share their advice in the
comments on Fetlife and Instagram) list now to hear them discuss
these areas: • The kinds of movement you might want to improve your
strength on as a rigger • Injuries in rope strength training might
be able to prevent • What are dead lifts, lateral raises, upward
rows, and what muscles do they work? • Where pain and discomfort
figures in weight lifting • Different types of physical strength
that bottoms might need • The possible cons of strength training
for rope bondage • How you might strengthen your back and your core
• Compound versus isolation movements • Reps and sets and how best
to use them • Explanations of some technical terms like
‘progressive overload’ and ‘the staircase model’