Defining Jump Rope “Coaches,” How to Use Social Media, and the History of Skill Names with Celina Furman and Chris Walker (#81)

“The other thing is to not compare yourself to other people, that jump rope is your journey. You are seeing highlights of other people. You are seeing what they are choosing to share. You are not seeing for most people, their practice, the amount that they practice, their frustration, their aches and pains, their training.” – Celina Furman

Celina Furman and Chris Walker are two of my favorite jumpers to hang with and talk all things jump rope. I’ve done separate podcasts with Celina and Chris individually, but I thought it would be fun to have them both on together, and it was indeed a blast haha.

Celina is a lifelong competitive and performance jump roper, with an extensive history in the sport. She also was a founding member of the A2 jump rope club at the University of Michigan.

Chris is a jump rope coach and owner of the Jump Rope Company, making some of the best ropes out there. He’s always doing work to support the growth of adult recreational jump rope

This is a fun episode because Celina comes from the competitive sport side of jump rope, and Chris comes from the adult recreational side, which made for a VERY fun, mixed conversation.

We get into a lot in this episode including defining what a jump rope coach is, the differences between coaching and giving tips, undoing bad jump rope habits, whether or not jump rope is bad for your knees, the best surfaces to jump on, a brief history of how long jump rope skills have been around and where their names came from, the reason why we don’t need new names for these skills, how to use social media to help your jump rope journey, and a lot more!

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Show Notes

02:01 What Is A “Jump Rope Coach?”

06:02 How To Choose The Right Coach

10:08 The Importance Of A Coach’s Knowledge

16:41 Knowing Your Goal With Jump Rope

26:46 Celina’s Injury

28:45 Changing Bad Form

35:58 Is Jump Rope Bad for Your Knees?

38:48 The Best Jumping Surfaces

43:44 Jump Rope Skill Name History

52:39 New Methods Of Jump Rope Coaching

01:05:59 How To Use Social Media Effectively

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Using the term “Leg Over” is more preferable to “Krouger,” “Cougar,” “Crooger,” or any other variation of this name.

Kroogar is a bit more popular, but it’s a very non-specific name.

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1️⃣3️⃣ LEG OVER COMBO1️⃣3️⃣
👉 Leg Over
👉 Leg Over Swing
👉 Mic Release
👉 Single Under

📝 A note on jump rope terminology…

Using the term “Leg Over” is more preferable to “Krouger,” “Cougar,” “Crooger,” or any other variation of this name.

Kroogar is a bit more popular, but it’s a very non-specific name.

Granted, you can do whatever you want, this is the internet after all haha. But if you’re looking to understand jump rope more clearly, adopting the “Leg Over” terminology is a bit more descriptive and can help when testing out related skills and combos (like the Leg Over Swing, Leg Over Release, EB Leg Over Swing, etc.)

AND if you want even MORE Leg Over combos, check out this page:

😮natekg.com/leg-over

Looking for even more combos? Search through 750+ of my posts using this page here:

🔎natekg.com/search

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1️⃣2️⃣LEG OVER COMBO1️⃣2️⃣
👉 Leg Over
👉 180 Turn
👉 Crossed Texan 180
👉 Leg Over
👉 Basic Cross

📝 A note on jump rope terminology…

Using the term “Leg Over” is more preferable to “Krouger,” “Cougar,” “Crooger,” or any other variation of this name.

Kroogar is a bit more popular, but it’s a very non-specific name.

Granted, you can do whatever you want, this is the internet after all haha. But if you’re looking to understand jump rope more clearly, adopting the “Leg Over” terminology is a bit more descriptive and can help when testing out related skills and combos (like the Leg Over Swing, Leg Over Release, EB Leg Over Swing, etc.)

AND if you want even MORE Leg Over combos, check out this page:

😮natekg.com/leg-over

Looking for even more combos? Search through 750+ of my posts using this page here:

🔎natekg.com/search

#nateflix #natekg #jumprope #skipping #skippingrope #pushup #ropeskipping #ebcross #micrelease #jumpropechallenge #jumpropeworkout

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1️⃣1️⃣LEG OVER COMBO1️⃣1️⃣
👉 Side Swing
👉 EB Cross
👉 EB Leg Over Swing
👉 Leg Over
👉 Side Swing
👉 Basic Cross

📝 A note on jump rope terminology…

Using the term “Leg Over” is more preferable to “Krouger,” “Cougar,” “Crooger,” or any other variation of this name.

Kroogar is a bit more popular, but it’s a very non-specific name.

Granted, you can do whatever you want, this is the internet after all haha. But if you’re looking to understand jump rope more clearly, adopting the “Leg Over” terminology is a bit more descriptive and can help when testing out related skills and combos (like the Leg Over Swing, Leg Over Release, EB Leg Over Swing, etc.)

AND if you want even MORE Leg Over combos, check out this page:

😮natekg.com/leg-over

Looking for even more combos? Search through 750+ of my posts using this page here:

🔎natekg.com/search

#nateflix #natekg #jumprope #skipping #skippingrope #pushup #ropeskipping #ebcross #micrelease #jumpropechallenge #jumpropeworkout

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