Interesting enough paper that my jump rope showed up yesterday. I think my plan is to add it to lifting days.
I’m working through a real training plan for the first time, trying to be pretty good in a sprint and Olympic triathalon and break my 5k PR this year. It’s not a plan where jump roping is going to be the hardest workout. If anyone can think of a way to unpick those data sets I’m happy to change up the plan a bit.
I’ve done this in the past as active recovery between gym sets; just pretend I’m skipping without the rope, with the hands down low and wrists rotating. Mainly because I couldn’t find the rope!
With the rope I often go shorter duration because it’s either caught my foot or struck a bicycle or garage door. I suppose the missing benefit sans rope is the coordination part.
You should be a prospector with all this speculation.
Hopping around without the rope would almost be like pogoing, which I would often do back in my club days
