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ChoYongGi · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 45

When you jumprope, you work out your whole body. Does this mean like your working out with bodyweights/weights? Is this the same thing like playing basketball, soccer, football, etc..?

swanso5 · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:47 pm Post subject:

i wouldn't put in the same full body workout class as a deadlift by any stretch...i use it as a conditioning exercise and part of a circuit

ChoYongGi · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 45

will this have any affect on my growth? even 1 percent?

swanso5 · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:27 am Post subject:

muscle growth? not even 1

ChoYongGi · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 45

not muscle growth i meant like your body growth as a kid. when u get taller etc..and btw swan is jump roping like playing basket ball and all those other sports?

swanso5 · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject:

nothing stunts your growth, you'll grow as tall as you are meant to genetically...skipping is a low level plyometric exercise, a medium level plyo exercise would be box jumps and a high level plyo exercise would be depth jump to name a few...playing basketball would be mostly high level with some medium levl involved but far more strenuous than basic skipping

Boss Man · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject:

Growth stunting would be attributed to things like Dwarfism, Spinabifida etc etc, certain genetic conditions.

Weightlifting won't do anything like that Cho, so don't worry about it.

FireRed · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 25 Location: Hollywood, CA

I have a friend who jump roped his way to success. He would jump rope about a half hour every day and was on some insanely strict diet, resulting in a loss of about 25 lbs in a month. It was crazy.

Fit_Friend · Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Posts: 9

I personally think it's one of the best overall exercises. People were staying in shape by jumping rope long before fitness clubs and expensive machines.

Boss Man · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject:

25lbs a month is silly and unhealthy. You probably knew that Fire, but clearly he didn't, or chose to ignore that. Not being rude but nobody needs to lose weight that quickly.