4.18.2007
Try This Old Favorite
About three months ago I happened to catch a few minutes of one of those old boxing shows on cable. Something they showed was a few minutes of one of the all time greats - Sugar Ray Robinson - jumping rope.
The man looked like a machine -- it was an amazing sight.
This triggered something from way back and I thought it might be a nifty idea to add jump roping to my training. I made a mental note to get one but it got I filed back in my mind somewhere and I forgot about it shortly thereafter.
It so happens that less than a week later, a friend gave me a brand new jump rope, the very same kind that I planned to get.
Hows that for some crazy, mystical, cosmic thing?
And so, on my conditioning days, I added rope jumping to the mix.
The first time out let me tell you, 120 seconds doesn't sound like a long time but trying to keep jumping all out for that long seemed like an eternity,especially since I hadn't jumped rope since grade school.
But, like most things, the more I did it, the better I got.
The thing about jumping rope is that you know when you slow down, -- you can feel it, and you also know you can go just a little bit faster than you are at any given time.
Most times I will combine rope jumping with other kinds of conditioning work. Something I had a lot of success with was sprinting a 400 followed by a minute of rope jumping. I did this six times and it's a killer.
I have also used jump roping as its own workout. 30 seconds on/30 seconds
off' for 10 minutes will let you know if you are in shape or not.
Those are just a few ideas.
The truth is, I have enjoyed this kind of training (about as much as I could, given the circumstances.) and thats why I keep doing it.
Something to think about if you are lacking in the cardio department.
Train hard,
John Wood
P.S. Want to get started today? - Heres the jump rope I use:
Lifeline Power Jumprope
The man looked like a machine -- it was an amazing sight.
This triggered something from way back and I thought it might be a nifty idea to add jump roping to my training. I made a mental note to get one but it got I filed back in my mind somewhere and I forgot about it shortly thereafter.
It so happens that less than a week later, a friend gave me a brand new jump rope, the very same kind that I planned to get.
Hows that for some crazy, mystical, cosmic thing?
And so, on my conditioning days, I added rope jumping to the mix.
The first time out let me tell you, 120 seconds doesn't sound like a long time but trying to keep jumping all out for that long seemed like an eternity,especially since I hadn't jumped rope since grade school.
But, like most things, the more I did it, the better I got.
The thing about jumping rope is that you know when you slow down, -- you can feel it, and you also know you can go just a little bit faster than you are at any given time.
Most times I will combine rope jumping with other kinds of conditioning work. Something I had a lot of success with was sprinting a 400 followed by a minute of rope jumping. I did this six times and it's a killer.
I have also used jump roping as its own workout. 30 seconds on/30 seconds
off' for 10 minutes will let you know if you are in shape or not.
Those are just a few ideas.
The truth is, I have enjoyed this kind of training (about as much as I could, given the circumstances.) and thats why I keep doing it.
Something to think about if you are lacking in the cardio department.
Train hard,
John Wood
P.S. Want to get started today? - Heres the jump rope I use:
Lifeline Power Jumprope
Labels: Cardio, Jumping Rope, Training Ideas
