Progression ladder for the Rope Climb

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

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Easier and harder steps around the Rope Climb

These are the substitutes for the Rope Climb, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (6)

  1. Chin-ups (Narrow Parallel Grip)Play demonstration

    Chin-ups (Narrow Parallel Grip)

    • Advanced
    • Bodyweight
    • Upper-back
  2. Skin The CatPlay demonstration

    Skin The Cat

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Upper-back
  3. Inverted Row On BenchPlay demonstration

    Inverted Row On Bench

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Upper-back
  4. L-pull-upPlay demonstration

    L-pull-up

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Lats
  5. Elbow Lift - Reverse Push-upPlay demonstration

    Elbow Lift - Reverse Push-up

    • Intermediate
    • Bodyweight
    • Upper-back
  6. Rocky Pull-ups/pulldowns

    Rocky Pull-ups/pulldowns

    • Intermediate
    • Other
    • Lats

Where you are now

Rope ClimbPlay demonstration

Rope Climb

  • Advanced
  • Rope
  • Upper-back

Harder steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Rope Climb scores harder than it.

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