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Burncycle360

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I don't have access to a treadmill, and I don't feel like running (unless it's on a treadmill) so I've taken up jumprope for my aerobic excercise

So tell me, realistically, is jumprope a good substitute for running? How many do I need to do (average) every day to = a nice running session? I've been doing about 200 but I doubt that's enough.
 
Jumping rope is awesome.... you get your heart rate up faster than running. And it's a lot more fun than running. You can change jumping rope up and do different moves, so it doesn't get boring.:D
 
i love jumping rope, but starting out....wear a long sleeve shirt. hehe. people thought i was into s&m i had so many lash marks. hehe.

good for footwork and also you can vary the intensity. it keeps me interested while doing cardio because you have to concentrate much more.
 
Yeah, jumping rope got my heart rate up real quickly, but I just got bored, much quicker than I did with most cardio excercises.
 
Cool thanks!
The problem is, after about 200 I keep missing and jumping on the rope! Is there any website that shows you the variety of tricks you can do to make it interesting? :))
 
Do intervals. It will increase the efficacy of the work. You want to lose fat, right?

I also got exhausted after a while and started lashing myself mercilessly with the plastic rope. Although, I sort of liked it...

Where was I? Ah yes. Tricks. These will keep it interesting. Try whipping the rope around not once, but twice for each jump. You really have to whip it, whip it good, however. And if you fail, an excruciatingly painful lashing is your reward!

Also, try criss crossing your arms and jumping through the loop then rapidly crossing them back once you´ve jumped through. This one wound up removing a few chunks of flesh from my shins before I mastered it.

Bet you can´t wait to get started!:(
 
Yup I want to lose fat. Here's the deal:
I'm not really fat, I'm 5'7" 140 pounds. But I used to eat things like crackers (I was down to a few packs a day) and bread ALL THE TIME. I loved the stuff! I don't do that much anymore, but it left me with some excess body fat. You can't really tell (when I suck up it goes away and reveals my 4 pack, the other two are convinently hidden by my lower belly button area pooch) (The only good part is all the girls say I have a nice a** now) I wanna get rid of it tho, and any excess body fat that I can.

intervals? Does that mean like do 10 minutes early morning, then 10 minutes at noon, then 10 minutes at night?
 
TO BURNCYCLE

Enter "interval training" into yahoo and check out the various material. Your guess as to what intervals are was a little off the mark.

In my research, for optimal fat loss and maintenance of muscle high intensity periods of 20 to 40 seconds appear to give optimal results. One caveat, your heart rate must return back to 60% of max for intervals to be effective.

Max heart rate is equal to 220 minus your age.

I walk briskly on the treadmill at about 5.4 k/hour and sprint at about 15.5k/hour. What ever gets your heart from 60% to 85-90% within the 20 to 40 second "interval."

Wouldn´t recommend doing this any longer than 20 minutes at a go (at first) and always a day´s rest between sessions.(trust me) Its very strenuous and as such, quite effective.(for me anyhow)

Anyone else on this subject?
 
LEATHER

The_Mexican said:
ok im just wondering... im 5'11 should I buy a 7' rope or 8' rope? And is leather better than plastic?
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Dunno about the length, try using each size first and see which is more comfortable.

Dont even bother with a plastic one, sure its cheaper but the leather one is better quality ++++++++ it lasts a hell of lot longer :)
 
Thanks everybody!

I've found that after a while (like 200-300), I can't do more than 5-10 before I screw up. I guess this means I'm getting tired. But every day I can probably do about 50 more before I start screwin up so I'm getting used to it :)

I've started doing them 5 minutes a time, 4 times a day, once I get completely used to it, I'm going to go up to 10 minutes a day 3 times a day, and then after that I'll try to do it longer.

Should I also run every other day to help? I don't like running anymore, lol, but if it'll help significantly, I'll do it
 
One more thing:

Yeesh I did it for about 40 minutes yesterday (was in the mood) and my calfs are sore as heck!!!

A question in general (and about this): If I'm sore the next day with any workout, do I continue to work out even when sore, or do I wait until I'm healed/not sore anymore before I continue?
 
Burncycle360 said:
One more thing:

Yeesh I did it for about 40 minutes yesterday (was in the mood) and my calfs are sore as heck!!!

A question in general (and about this): If I'm sore the next day with any workout, do I continue to work out even when sore, or do I wait until I'm healed/not sore anymore before I continue?
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I still wonder about that,,, but you're probably best off taking a rest and letting your muscles heal,,, you'll be that much stronger during your workout
 
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