which one is better 30 minutes of cardio or 30 minutes of skipping rope to lose body fat not weight i dont care about how much i weight as long as i have a good amount of body fat so around 7-10%
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Thread: skipping rope vs cardio
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01-18-2007, 06:46 PM #1
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01-18-2007, 06:51 PM #2
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01-18-2007, 06:53 PM #3
um, skipping rope IS cardio, right??
Anyway, i skip once in a rare while but i'm not a big fan of it because its really tough on my knees for some reason. Its a good warmup exercise though imo.
I do stair climbing (real stairs, not a machine) for my cardio now and it is def the most superior cardio i have ever done
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01-18-2007, 07:16 PM #4
yes, jumping rope IS cardio. I wouldn't reccomend jumping rope too much because it is a very repetitive motion and can be hard on the joints of the legs--especially if you are carrying extra weight. I think jumping rope is good once in a while, but I probably wouldn't do more than 20 minutes at a time. Its always best to mix up what you do for cardio.
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01-18-2007, 07:34 PM #5
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I jump rope at least 5 times a week, most before I lift and a bit in between sets, but only for lengths of time 1-1.5 minutes straight. But.... I go mach 90, so I can bank over 1,000 jumps with ease. I have built my muscles on my body to handle that because of starting in the sporting arena as a child and then focusing mainly on basketball and leg muscles.... and believe me, they weren't built strong with squats that's for sure!!!!
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01-18-2007, 07:55 PM #6
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01-18-2007, 08:25 PM #7
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01-19-2007, 04:49 AM #8
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01-19-2007, 05:39 AM #9
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If you want to vary your skipping routine some try some of these:
Crossovers
Double Jumps
Triple Jumps (BLOODY HARD)
One leg at a time (Good for the calfs)
Backward skipping"The hardest part in lifting, is NOT to lift..." - Me
First meet results:
Squat 140kg (+15kg PR)
Bench 130kg (+10kg PR)
Deadlift 185kg (+25kg PR)
Second meet results:
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Deadlift 210kg (+5kg PR)
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01-19-2007, 05:47 AM #10
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01-19-2007, 06:41 AM #11
30 min of jump rope is pretty tough.
30 min of other kinds of cardio can be very easy or very tough.
I like both.
60 minutes of modest cardio every day (about 80% maximum heart rate)
and then twice a week I do 3x3minutes of jump rope.
I'm hoping to eventually do 3x5 minutes of jump rope.
But its tough. The shirt is almost as wet from 9 minutes of jump rope as it is from 60 minutes of modest cardio.But those who fight for right must remember St. Augustine's sage words,
"right is right even if no one is doing it...and wrong is wrong even if every one is doing it!"
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01-19-2007, 06:46 AM #12
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01-19-2007, 02:03 PM #13
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01-25-2007, 09:04 AM #14
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01-25-2007, 11:07 PM #15
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12-18-2008, 11:48 PM #16
skipping rope
Actually skipping rope improves joint health if done properly. And by done properly that means; you do them on a semi soft surface, you do'nt jump too high, and you use proper jumping form. As far as its advantages... how about 16 calories a minute burnt. That's about the same calories burnt if you were to run at the pace of 8.5 minutes a mile, but you never have to leave your living room.
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