jump rope

20 mins is good but 2 min and 30 sec interval would be better. I do 2 mins and 1 min rest for about 15 mins and im a relative beginner. Although skipping is better than running in some respects dont cut running out

 

Are you guys sprint jumping...like knees high running in place or just jumping like a routine?

 

Mix it up . Start off with bog standard alternative foot , then near the end of the round last 30 secs in you can sprint.

 

Do you think its better to skip in rounds or to skip just for a prolonged period of time. When I skip i just got for say 20 minutes

 

I think its generally agreed that its better in rounds. Your recovery rate increases loads. But at my gym the trainer uses it as a warm up for us and we dont do rounds then. But i do at home. (he puts all us beginners in one group maybe the people that have bin there longer do it in rounds i dunno) doesnt bother me either way really but in rounds your recovery become ace.

 

oh... I've don't really get tired from skipping... it takes me a while

 

Lol well you should really. You must be alot fitter than me. Are you doing it intense enough should be getting your heart rate right up there. Try 3 min rounds instead with only 30 secs rest and really go for it in the last 30 secs of each round.

 

try intervals, something like this:

30 seconds sprints
15 second break

10 times.

 

Yeah i was gonna say... Must not be doing sprints..

Also, dont try to do any fancy ****, it will come natural after you skip for a long enough time.. (Thanks Gregsid)
Just focus speed roping to get your heart pumping, dont worry about corssing, boxer skips or whatever.. Although if you can, throw in a few crosses in your sprints, i do.

 

Definatly , if you concentrate on conditioning and getting ur heart pumping the timing comes naturally. ONce you got the timing down you can do as many fancy triks as you like ( and its fun once you can lol:happy )

 

Jumping rope is all about looking good.

You got to look GOOD.

 

Depends what your going for. If your a boxer i would suggest that you skip to warm up but u don't have to do much then just casual skip a couple of rounds stretch etc. But at the end of your workout once you have done everything else do some interval skipping depending on your level of cardio. What i do is 3 rounds of 20 seconds double jumps 10 seconds normal and on the 4th round i go all out the whole round double jumps. Or at the end go for 15 hard minutes of intense skipping no breaks.

 

I only jump rope as a warm up before training.
3 rounds, 5min each, 1min break, 25 pushups during breaks.

 

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