cardio: jumping rope

turnipmonster · #1 08-17-2005, 10:53 AM

what's the deal with jumping rope? good, bad, meh? anyone jump rope as part of their workout?

jakethebake · #2 08-17-2005, 10:55 AM

Awesome exercise. I do it mostly when i don't have time for a run. A quick few minutes jumping rope is great.

ChipWrecked · #3 08-17-2005, 10:55 AM

I used to do quite a bit. Good for foot speed 'n stuff. Invest in a quality heavy rubber rope with good ball bearings in the handles.

jakethebake · #4 08-17-2005, 10:57 AM

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I used to do quite a bit. Good for foot speed 'n stuff. Invest in a quality heavy rubber rope with good ball bearings in the handles.

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Yea. I've had the same leather rope for like 15 years with bearings in the handles. It works good.

turnipmonster · #5 08-17-2005, 11:03 AM

cool, I figure it's good for travel as well. should I do any sort of routine, or just jump in sets? I can't imagine I'll be able to do this for very long initially.

jakethebake · #6 08-17-2005, 11:07 AM

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cool, I figure it's good for travel as well. should I do any sort of routine, or just jump in sets? I can't imagine I'll be able to do this for very long initially.

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I jumprope for 4 minutes at a time with 30 seconds rest in between. I'm not saying it's the best way. It's just what I started doing years ago when I boxed and the way I still do it. I don't do anything fancy. No doubles or arm crosses or anything, just jump. I'd bet you can find routines on Google.

Patrick del Poker Grande · #7 08-17-2005, 11:12 AM