If you rope, chances are you’ve suffered from ‘Roping Shoulder’ at one time or another. Easily recognized as sore, aching muscles resulting from days of roping and usually ignored until scratching your head becomes an impossible feat.
Roping is a dynamic movement requiring incredible fitness and flexibility from your entire arm from your finger tips to your shoulder. A clean catch depends on so many subtleties from your palm direction to your arm height. Therefore the fitness of your arm and shoulder tremendously impacts roping success.
Your typical week probably includes enough grunt work to tighten up your back and arms enough to limit your mobility. In order to perform in the arena, add some stretches to your routine and give yourself the advantage of loose, flexible muscles. A stretched muscle is stronger and reacts faster than a tight muscle, plus has the added advantage of not aching or cramping.
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