Weighted jump roping

[JoKing]

I heard doing jump rope with weights adds some amd size to your calves. however the same people say that its bad for your ankles and that docotrs say not to do. Well iw ant ot know how long you can do it at a time, what weight and how often can you do while being safe.

[papi93]

With your stats and age, I would recommend looking at your diet first. Are you, honestly, taking in enough calories?

If not, you would not need any creative exercises to increase calf size. The basics should do fine.

[fork]

I think that you are very light for your size, and without eating a whole lot your body is going to conserve calories for its basic functions and not make your mscles bigger

[JoKing]

yea I actually get that alot. thing is I do! i eat 200 grams of protein and 3,500 cals a day. This may be hard ot belive but heres the catch. 6 months ago I was 18 pounds lighter! So i am eating right I jus appear light since I used to be even lighter. Thankz for your concern though. Any answers to the questions i posted?

[I dont work at Ballys]

the weight of the jumprope/handles wont affect your calves it will work shoulders and wrist flexors/extensors...

[JoKing]

My bad. I guess I wasnt specific...at all lol. I mant ankle weights! thanx though

[I dont work at Ballys]

My bad. I guess I wasnt specific...at all lol. I mant ankle weights! thanx though

oh cool, yeah put some 2 1/2 on your ankles and have fun. jumproping = the only cardio you'll see me do INDOORS.

[JCVP]

Weighted Jump Rope works your pull muscles in your upper body, with little emphasis on push, and works your calves slightly. It mainly depends on the weight of the rope. I have a 4lb weighted rope, and I typically do 50 rep sets with 1-2 minutes rest between. I total about 6 sets a day and call it quits. Remember, weighted cardio should be based off of workload and not duration. It hybridizes both cardio & strength training, just not to the extremes that dedicated lifting or dedicated cardio would yield result-wise.

I say do it 3x/week for starters, 6 sets of 50-60 reps a day. Then, if you don't feel weak (assuming you also lift weights), you can up it to 5 days. Doing it everyday would only be advisable to those who don't do as much dedicated lifting since you don't want to interfere with rest times.

[papi93]

yea I actually get that alot. thing is I do! i eat 200 grams of protein and 3,500 cals a day. This may be hard ot belive but heres the catch. 6 months ago I was 18 pounds lighter! So i am eating right I jus appear light since I used to be even lighter. Thankz for your concern though. Any answers to the questions i posted?

You are only 15 years old. I know you probably don't want to hear but you need to have patience. Calories are more important for you right now. I was 15 years old once too so I can speak from personal experience. Whatever you decide, good luck with your training.