+1. I ensure to get a 90+ minute walk/jog every Sunday, and a 30min walk with a moderate KB towards this endZone 2 training, regardless the tool (skipping, running...)
+1 I do my best to get in a 45 minutes interval or tempo run that zooms in and out of Z5.Z5 work will improve Z2 training and Z2 will improve the ability to recover between Z5 bouts.
the other 2or3 days are 30-50min dedicated to this type of work. and now includes some skipping. I clearly remember touching into Z5 in heavy skipping moments (double unders or whatevery they're called), but that was never sustainable for me 2 years ago...as opposed to running where I can sustain z5 for quite a while...simply a matter of skills because I could not do more than 3or5 reps of double unders, but I can run without falling for as long as I want.Working mostly on "intervals" (even if we are talking A+A) is kind of "sub optimal"
What’s the “9 min challenge”?my Workout Of the Decade was these 5 moves
skipping
swings
weighted lunges
weighted push-ups
weighted rows
but everything got turned higgledy-piggledy when I discovered the 9-minute-challenge and sandbag shouldering so now I don't know what I'm doing with my life.
Anyways, I'm babbling: skipping is amazing and it's one of my core exercises.
What’s the “9 min challenge”?
Try to be respectful…if you’re not actually adding anything keep it to yourself. That being said, your post is stupid. 75% of runners get injured every training cycle and proper running form is a high skill ceiling.Skipping in boxing is done for the foot work. Skipping for conditioning is stupid. Running and jogging have a lower skill requirement, and a more sustainable for conditioning.
Been looking at these lately, pricey, but look like they're worth it.Try to be respectful…if you’re not actually adding anything keep it to yourself. That being said, your post is stupid. 75% of runners get injured every training cycle and proper running form is a high skill ceiling.
Best used for HIIT though IMO.
Ive had a ball bearing one before (that fell apart eventually) but never weighted. Dude at the calisthenics park would always have one and let me use it. They’re legit, those are expensive but id rather get a good one than another cheap one that will eventually fall apart.Been looking at these lately, pricey, but look like they're worth it.
And they make some heavy suckers.
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I have jumped rope as a cardio activity for 30+ minutes - and I found it stupid. I am adding my personal experience.Try to be respectful…if you’re not actually adding anything keep it to yourself. That being said, your post is stupid. 75% of runners get injured every training cycle and proper running form is a high skill ceiling.
Best used for HIIT though IMO.
This is what you should have wrote the first time. Context, background, actual advice from experience.I have jumped rope as a cardio activity for 30+ minutes - and I found it stupid. I am adding my personal experience.
The amount of runners in the world (amateur and professional) is overwhelming. That might be the cause of injury statistic.
I have also jogged for 10 years, also sometimes with injuries. No, running is not a high skill activity. Every child can do it.
If you are talking competitive running - I agree. That can be a skill. But I wounder how many of us on this forum are competitive runners.
Also - we can examine why we run. If we are running to make a certain distance in a certain time - form matters. If we are just keeping our heart rate up - it does not matter that much. It can be jogging, walking on the treadmill, or elliptical. All of those would be better than a jump rope. Mostly, because it is easier to sustain consistent effort for a long period of time with a low impact repetitive motion.
Interesting, when I used (use) it for HIIT I can always pin my HR. I sometimes have to berate myself for not keeping my knees high.Jump rope is nice but like Pavel.K said, it can be quite challenging to push intensity. That's also my experience. I used to jump rope a lot when playing soccer - as a part of conditioning for my ankle + ability to move on the ball of the feet quickly (goalkeeper).
At first you can easy push the heart rate but after awhile you get better so each strike cost less energy. If you use it as hiit/other high intensity training the benefits withdraw quickly. But if you use it as overall conditioning tool (like another way to put you in zone 2 and stay there) then it's good
Hmm, probably because I don't use the high knees or any exotic version (I'm in an apartment). Most of the time mine is double under. When I try to push the speed I will hit myself with the ropeInteresting, when I used (use) it for HIIT I can always pin my HR. I sometimes have to berate myself for not keeping my knees high.
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And they make some heavy suckers.
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It's not hard to hit 30-45 minutes of Zone 2, though I guess it depends how one defines it. I wear a HR monitor and do however many (40-60) at the top of every minute and adjust the reps as the minutes go by. It's not a CONSISTENT HR (I bounce between, say 120 and 135 every minute), but it works (again, depending on one's definitions, I suppose).+1
Pretty hard to hit 30-45 minutes of Zone 2 via skipping.
Also hard (at least for me) to hit Zone 5 at all using skipping.