Jump roping without a jump rope

iwantmuscles

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« on: November 03, 2009, 11:23:59 AM »

Heh, I know it sounds stupid but would this be a good cardio workout?
If you do the same movement will it be the same effect?
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bigcdh

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Re: Jump roping without a jump rope

« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2009, 11:30:40 AM »

Its pretty much the same in my view.

As long as you focus on posture, breathing and ensure you do all the usual movements with a normal jump rope, i.e. wrist movements etc then you'll get the same benefit as with an actual rope.

In fact, there are ropeless jump ropes on the market which count the number of jumps etc etc which may be of use?

http://www.household-gadgets.com/ropeless-jump-rope.html

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iwantmuscles

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Re: Jump roping without a jump rope

« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2009, 11:33:15 AM »

Thanks for the answer Cheesy


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Re: Jump roping without a jump rope

« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2009, 02:02:23 PM »

Oh my god, a ropeless jump robe! sounds ironic, but haha, how awesome
Actually, I was wondering the same, so thanks for the input


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Nimoch

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Re: Jump roping without a jump rope

« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2009, 03:46:11 PM »

I did the "jump rope without a rope" routine a lot while in between sets of Plyometrics workouts in P90X. Jump rope, hot foot, jumping jacks, run lunges, mini-mary katherines, were all "in-between" exercises when you could either rest or keep movin'. We did them to warm up as well. Running in place with knees up, knees out, and heels up were also staples of the warm-up routine. Hope that helps!


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