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conditioning
Jump Rope
Search GoogleJump Rope is a beginner conditioning exercise using jump rope. It primarily trains calves. Use a repeatable setup, a pain-free range of motion, and a level of resistance that preserves the intended position.
- Primary
- calves
- Secondary
- shoulders, core
- Equipment
- jump rope
- Mechanic
- compound
Setup
- — Prepare the jump rope and clear the movement area.
- — Set your stance, grip, and starting position before beginning jump rope.
- — Begin with a light load and increase it only while every repetition stays controlled.
Execution
- — Use small quiet jumps while the wrists turn the rope.
- — Reverse the movement smoothly and reset your position before the next repetition.
Breathing & coaching
- — Inhale during the easier or lowering phase.
- — Exhale through the working phase of the conditioning.
- — Use small quiet jumps while the wrists turn the rope.
- — Keep pressure and tempo even from side to side.
Safety & common mistakes
Progressions
- — Loaded or slower-tempo jump rope
Regressions
- — Supported or reduced-range jump rope