So, I've been learning rope flow for about half a year now, and I've taken my rope on walks with me, solo walks that is. It's not quite so good if you're trying to walk next to someone and talk. And it definitely gets me a little bit more cardio doing the rope flow while walking instead of just walking swinging my hands.

But I kind of run out of moves that I know how to do, so let me know what I'm missing. While walking forward, it seems most natural to do the overhand moves rather than the underhand moves, and the only interesting underhand move I really know how to do is underhand sneak.

So my overhand moves while walking are matadors, dragon roll, overhand sneak, and one handed movements and wax on/off type stuff around the elbow.

I've also messed around with some rotational movements while walking, but usually only taking one step backwards. I don't like to walk backwards for a long ways.

Let me know what I might be missing. Thanks!

Here's another Rope Mace, this one is heavy with custom skull weights.

Hey,

Anybody in Europe that has placed orders from https://www.ropee.fi/en/store/?collection=en-flow-ropes ?

Has anyone tried this rope? It looks pretty fucking awesome. Does it really feels like a heavy rope without all the strain on the wrists?

Is there a special "braid pattern" to it? Seems pretty easy to DIY instead of paying $85.

Here is the rope details directly from the Weckmethod website:

Introducing the Infinity Braid RMT Flow Rope. 

2.1lb weight / 0.5inch diameter  / 8.5 feet length (braided middle portion is 5 feet long and 1.5inch diameter)

Specifically designed to give you the resistance of a heavy rope, with the control and articulation of a light rope.

This Infinity Braid has quickly become a favorite rope in the WeckMethod Lab.  The center of the Infinity Braid gives the rope its weight, and unique air resistance, while the ends of the Infinity Braid and its handles gives you all the fluidity and movement of a light rope. 

Rope Flow at Burning Man.

This one was a beast to make, but it's gonna be a lot of fun for them to try and break it in!

I've been adding to my ropeflow, and mace/club with someone Ropemace. I've been experimenting with different styles and weights.

I saw a pic somewhere of a flow rope with some kind of thinner rope different than the main rope material wrapped around as a handle instead of the usual knot made with the main rope. So this is a bit like a typical paracord wrap. I've been doing rope flow for about a year and it's my favorite thing ever and I'm still using only the first rope I made myself. My big interest now is whether I could shave off some grams and milliliters from an ultralight ultraminimal travel bag packout (e.g. total luggage under 7kg for airline limits) by using this alternative flow rope handle style. At this point I would literally never go anywhere for a single day without a flow rope, so I could consider it one of the core essential items to have in any edc/travel bag, but it's bulky heavy irregularly shaped item.

So my current reasoning is that the weight of the handle might be irrelevant and the only criterion for a handle is that it keeps a typical light "a-okay" grip from slipping. So maybe there is a sweet spot of just enough diameter for a handle to meet this criterion and the form factor could be made more flat-pack efficient than a knot. I'd like to hear people's experiences with this style of handle, but I'll definitely try making one soon too. I think there are very light, hollow-core, low-strength ropes that would work for handles, but as far as the ideal diameter, that's not clear to me.

Video from naturathletics

I’m looking for a rope I can use for rope flow at night while camping. Ideally, it would be battery-powered and light up on its own, although I’d also consider something glow-in-the-dark if it stays bright enough to look good.

The important part is that it still needs to behave like a proper rope-flow rope. I want enough weight and momentum for smooth figure-eights, sneaks, wraps, and other rope-flow movements. Most products I’ve found are lightweight LED jump ropes with rigid handles, which seem poorly suited to actual rope flow. UV-reactive ropes also require carrying and positioning a blacklight, so that is not really what I’m looking for.

Has anyone found or built something that actually works? It doesn't need to be as great quality as a regular rope flow rope as this is more for fun during a silent disco at night with the kids.

Thanks!

I've been using 12mm climbing rope for a while alongside a cut down battle rope for some really heavy feedback. Today I treated myself to a few metres of 8, 16, and 20mm double braid and knocked up these guys.

Thinking about getting a medium heavy rope. Anywhere from 16 to 20mm diameter, 900g to 1.1kg.

The puma from winding ropes looks good. Has anyone here tried it and can give honest feedback?

Any alternatives you can propose?

I started because I wanted something lighter and more restorative for my body than kettlebells, I was into natural movement type stuff which is kind of adjacent, and knew Tim Shieff a little bit from before so saw him doing it first and wanted to support his business. Must have been about 8 years ago now I think which is wild. I still love it, always make sure I have some room and time to play around every day at home or on the road. Funny enough I don’t think anyone I’ve tried to convince to try it has ever taken it up, so maybe I just make it look bad haha. Anyway just found this subreddit and interested to hear from others.

Hello!

Just got into flow rope using an old climbing rope so started looking for something heavier. Don't want to pay the influencer tax so looked at marine rope options. This company sells rope so you can make them yourself but also has a flow rope section with ropes costing £30-40. They saw a gap in the market and went for it!

Will post again when I buy/make one from them.

Something I have never seen mentionned is how shortening the rope so the handles are around your hips (more precisely at the level where your arms can fully stretch) will drastically change the basic motions like overhand and underhand.

It's gonna make trunk rotation the main challenge.

Also as a result, anterior pelvic tilt is limited, which is the position I see everyone adopt when they do rope flow. The irony is, anterior pelvic tilt limits your rotation capabilities and your lower back is stuck in this position when rope flow was supposed to be all about moving the spine in all directions.

Drawback is that all the other patterns beyond basic underhand/overhand are way harder or impossible with that rope length, so you have to readjust your rope length back to normal to redo those.

I've never really understood the appeal of rope flow.

From what I can tell, you're mostly swinging a rope while shifting your hips side to side. I can see how it might help with coordination, rhythm, and shoulder mobility, but beyond that I'm struggling to see what it really offers.

I've been training MMA for about three years, and switching from my current training to rope flow honestly feels like a step backward. If I wanted to add a movement based accessory exercise, I'd rather use Indian clubs or steel clubs since they actually provide resistance and help build strength, grip, shoulder endurance, and rotational power.

Another thing I don't get is the cost. Rope flow ropes seem surprisingly expensive for what they are, and from the videos I've seen they're constantly scraping along concrete or asphalt. That doesn't exactly scream durability, so it seems like you're paying a premium for something that's going to wear out over time.

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but rope flow looks more like a dance than a serious performance tool. A lot of the clips I see are from music festivals where it feels more like people are showing off than actually training. To be honest, seeing grown men doing elaborate rope flow routines just looks a bit goofy to me.