British Army Rope Climbing

I just got a copy of the British Army Council's “Manual of Physical Training 1931”. Yeah, it is some dense heavy reading. The ending is quite clear. Follow this manual and you will be fit and strong. This is not a mystery.

To head off any questions right from the start, my copy is not for sale. However, if you keep paying attention to my bulletins and the BLOG, you will get some great chunks of knowledge.

The British military has always been fond of basic body weight exercises and the beauty of this book is not that they are telling me much that I haven't seen elsewhere, it is the way they do it. Instead of giving one photo or illustration and then a written description, this book has detailed sequential photos!

http://www.atomicathletic.com/store/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=ROPE09S

For example, Figure 58 “Climbing on a rope” has 19 detailed photos in the sequence showing everything from how to grasp the rope with the hands to wrapping the feet around the rope. The following sequence in the series shows one how to do the same thing without using the feet.

http://www.atomicathletic.com/store/category.aspx?categoryID=755

If a frightening grip, concrete core and powerful back are of interest to you, then you need to check out those links. If not, just ignore them.

Live strong,

Roger LaPointe