Anybody Jump Rope?

Kevo

Legend
I was wondering if anyone jumped rope as part of their fitness routine. I injured my back at the beginning of the year, and I only recently have been able to jog and jump.

I've noticed that in just a few short sessions I have already increased my lung capacity, and I currently am limited by my back more than my lungs now. I have a friend that I do some work for occasionally and I found out that he has been jumping rope regularly for some time as part of his soccer training. He recently showed me his jumpfit log on his phone of a 17 minute jump session with about 2000 jumps and 250 calories burned.

He really inspired me to try to incorporate jumping into my routine. I can't help but think that my tennis would be much better if I had that level of cardio fitness. So far I am only up to 5 minutes.

If you jump rope regularly, I'd like to hear about your results as it relates to your tennis play. Thanks.
 
Jumping rope can be a simple, great addition to cardiovascular fitness with obvous direct translation to tennis play. The only problem is not further stressing your joints if you are already playing tennis frequently.
 

albino smurf

Professional
In the off season I do, but when I'm paying a lot of tennis I tend to feel like it over works my calves that need rest more than exercise. That said it is a great addition to the old workout routine.
 

cesarmo03

Rookie
Charliefedererer: i hope you read this, like i said in the post above me, i been jumping the rope for 2 weeks i think i have shin splints, the problem start when i begin to jump the rope i am a skinny guy 74 kg or 163 lbs, 21 years old really athletic, why is this happening? what can i make to make my shins more strong? at the beginning i thought that the pain kind of was for having little muscle mass on my shins but the pains have stay there.
 

maverick66

Hall of Fame
Charliefedererer: i hope you read this, like i said in the post above me, i been jumping the rope for 2 weeks i think i have shin splints, the problem start when i begin to jump the rope i am a skinny guy 74 kg or 163 lbs, 21 years old really athletic, why is this happening? what can i make to make my shins more strong? at the beginning i thought that the pain kind of was for having little muscle mass on my shins but the pains have stay there.

Ice your calves after working out also stretch and look into a foam roller. I had them terrible years ago and once I got consistent with a foam roller and stretching it went away.
 

jswinf

Professional
I jump rope for a few minutes a couple of times a week. One reason is that several years ago I noticed my feet not seeming to move as much on the tennis court and I think rope jumping helps.
 

Kevo

Legend
I think if you do it right, jumping rope should be less stressful than running or jogging as far as impact goes. At least that's what I've read. I wonder how high you're jumping or what kind of surface you're on if you're getting shin splints from it.

In any case, you don't want to abuse your shin if it's in bad shape. Avoid anything that's painful and let it heal.
 

FastFreddy

Semi-Pro
Record

My all time record for jump rope is 2hrs 10 mins I hit the rope 3 times after the first hour. I can jump non stop and not hit the rope for one hour most of the time. This was when I was in top JR A hockey shape. I would jump rope every day my hr was only 136 and my rope speed was like 130 if I remember right. Have not jump roped in the past 11 years I guess I od on it same as running.

Just into spinning bike and weights not really hitting the last two years since my cuff tear. I started jumping rope for hockey but after injury and hockey was over I got into tennis in College. I would jump rope for 1 hr before my tennis matches. For hockey I would cycle for 20-30 miles then lift before games I liked to really be pumped up and a little tried so to relax and be mentally ready to play. Kinda always been a slow starter.
 

kiteboard

Banned
My all time record for jump rope is 2hrs 10 mins I hit the rope 3 times after the first hour. I can jump non stop and not hit the rope for one hour most of the time. This was when I was in top JR A hockey shape. I would jump rope every day my hr was only 136 and my rope speed was like 130 if I remember right. Have not jump roped in the past 11 years I guess I od on it same as running.

Just into spinning bike and weights not really hitting the last two years since my cuff tear. I started jumping rope for hockey but after injury and hockey was over I got into tennis in College. I would jump rope for 1 hr before my tennis matches. For hockey I would cycle for 20-30 miles then lift before games I liked to really be pumped up and a little tried so to relax and be mentally ready to play. Kinda always been a slow starter.

Anybody who have ever jumped rope knows how difficult this is. Wow.
 

OKUSA

Hall of Fame
i cant even jump rope for 20 minutes

feel like my calves are going to blow up along with my heart 2 hours sounds like a cardiac arrest in a wheelchair
 

Kevo

Legend
2 hrs. is very impressive. I think once you get to about around 30 mins, it's probably more productive to do some variations that might challenge you in more areas.

Of course, I am just looking to get to 10 mins right now, so I'll let you know how it goes after I get that far.
 

Gemini

Hall of Fame
I do a total of 20 mins varying speed and duration with a few breaks. I suffer from shin splints as well so I try not to overdo it. Usually 3 times a week.
 
I love jump rope, definitely my favorite exercise. Check out freestyle jump rope on youtube for ideas on how to change up your routine, lots of it is really advanced, but just look at one of the simpler moves and try to get it going. I try to learn a new move every week or two to tie-in with my routine. It's a blast, my lateral movement in tennis is really good from moving laterally while breaking the rope on the sides. I jump for an hour three times a week. Doing 2h10m with 3hits is really damn good, I probably have around 30minutes before hitting the rope for a best, never actually counted it though.
 

coyfish

Hall of Fame
Training for soccer and tennis are 2 different things. Tennis is 100% intervals. Stop and go stop and go. Soccer is also intervals but more constant with less breaks. RARELY do you exceed even 15 seconds of continuous activity in a tennis match. Ideally a combination of everything would be ideal but if your looking for the best "bang for the buck" way to improve your tennis fitness it would be intervals. You can use jump rope, running, etc.

Doing steady state cardio has its place but you would be much better off investing your time elevating and relaxing your HR. This will simulate match play and allow you to "catch your breath" and recover more quickly.
 
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