Ep213: How to Condition the Body for Rope Bottoming – An Interview with Exercise Physiologist Claire (Part 2)
Rope Podcast17 Marras 2025

Ep213: How to Condition the Body for Rope Bottoming – An Interview with Exercise Physiologist Claire (Part 2)

Are you in condition to do rope? And what does that really mean? Claire, a Filipino strength and conditioning coach and exercise physiology researcher based in Thailand, returns for part two of her conversation with Mya and Fox. With over 15 years of experience coaching people of all ages, shapes, and abilities, she brings a science-informed, body-positive approach to rope bottoming—one that combines strength, mobility, and awareness. Her perspective couldn’t be more different from Mya’s go-with-the-flow style, and this time the hosts explore how conditioning, recovery, and mindset work together to build a rope journey that’s sustainable, safe, and deeply rewarding. In this episode, they discuss: • The difference between conditioning and simply “getting fit” • Why you might want to condition yourself for rope, not just in rope • How rope is a marathon, not a sprint • Re-setting expectations for your body after time away from rope • Building the mental approach needed for long-term rope practice • Activities that help your body adapt to different rope challenges • Using the rope session itself as conditioning • What rope can learn from sports science • How conditioning supports safety and longevity • The role of bodyweight exercises in building body awareness • Why establishing a “body baseline” matters • Breathwork and recovery • Conditioning for “smexy-times” rope • The eight senses and their role in rope play You don’t have to do any of this (Mya) —but if you love understanding the body, or you’re a science and exercise geek at heart (Fox!), this is a must-listen. Share your thoughts in the comments—and listen now on all podcast platforms!

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Ep200: Special episode - the Rope Podcast and friends reflect on 200 episodes!

Ep200: Special episode - the Rope Podcast and friends reflect on 200 episodes!

It’s hard for us to believe, but this episode is number 200 of the Rope Podcast. That’s a lot of ropey goodness! Starting back in 2017, we’ve somehow managed to produce episodes every two weeks on a r...

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Ep199: Going deeper with Decorative Rope: An interview with Mistress J (part 2)

Ep199: Going deeper with Decorative Rope: An interview with Mistress J (part 2)

Mistress J is an Australian switch known internationally for her gorgeous decorative rope. In our last episode we explored some fundamentals of the art, as well as getting to know Mistress J and her r...

5 Touko 202521min

Ep198: Decorative Rope as wearable art: An interview with Mistress J (part 1)

Ep198: Decorative Rope as wearable art: An interview with Mistress J (part 1)

Mistress J, best known internationally for the decorative rope designs she creates, particularly beautiful, wearable rope art has been part of her local scene in Melbourne, Australia, for eleven years...

6 Huhti 202523min

Ep197: How to set up a hard point when you have a sh*tty suspended ceiling (Listener Question)

Ep197: How to set up a hard point when you have a sh*tty suspended ceiling (Listener Question)

Having lived in a number of condos and had a number of rope spaces, the podcast hosts have a lot of empathy for this question! The episode looks at what hard points are used for, what that means in te...

25 Maalis 202540min

Ep196: Marquise Harness: Rope Focus

Ep196: Marquise Harness: Rope Focus

Last year, Fox and Mya learned the gorgeous Marquise harnesses from the one of the creators, @HwG-Paris. Fox was thrilled to learn a ‘French’ tie and the hosts of the podcast have experimented with it...

21 Maalis 202524min

Ep195: Combining rope bondage with…impact play

Ep195: Combining rope bondage with…impact play

This is a new type of episode for the Rope Podcast, where Fox and Mya discuss how you might combine rope with other forms of play! Here they start with a classic pairing, ‘impact play’, which is very...

3 Maalis 202532min

Ep194: Being a Gender Queer Rope Educator: An interview with Lee Harrington (part2)

Ep194: Being a Gender Queer Rope Educator: An interview with Lee Harrington (part2)

As well as writing the extremely influential “Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé”, Lee Harrington has taught over 1100 classes. Fox and Mya asked him about his experiences a...

24 Helmi 202524min

Ep193: Navigating the Rope Community: An interview with Lee Harrington (part1)

Ep193: Navigating the Rope Community: An interview with Lee Harrington (part1)

You wouldn’t believe the number of times our guests and listeners share that their introduction to Shibari was the book “Shibari You Can Use: Japanese Rope Bondage and Erotic Macramé”. We are thus thr...

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