Listening to JJ Racaza on a shooting podcast, he told a story of how he went to a "speed camp" with a bunch of other sprinty type folks. As part of their training they had them jump rope 10 min a day.
I don't do a lot of PT that emphasizes sproinginess, and at age 49 have seen a little of my jump type speed go away, so I thought what the heck, I'll try it. I ordered some vinyl jump ropes from Amazon.
So, I have been jumping rope as a 5 min cardioish finisher after weight days.
What have I noticed:
I suck so badly. It has taken a few weeks to get up to 100 reps straight.
100 reps maybe 150 and I am done, at least for that set. 500 total in a session is plenty.
It's kind of fun. Certainly way more fun than a rower or treadmill.
Anyone Jump Rope and care to share tips/tricks?