Finding Freedom in Jump Rope with Geraldo Alken (#32)

“I’m experiencing so much joy from this, I want to give other people the same experience I have. Why not inspire as many people with it as I possibly can?” — Geraldo Alken

Geraldo Alken is probably one of the fastest growing jumpers I’ve seen, and after a brief phone call offline I knew I wanted to have him on the podcast. In addition to jump rope skill, Geraldo has a huge amount of business and marketing knowledge. And that is the focus of this show because I know a lot jumpers selling either ropes or coaching services who can directly benefit from what he has to say. If you’re not into business, don’t worry because we still cover a lot of Geraldo’s history and mission with jump rope. And if you are a jumper that has a business, get ready because this episode has a lot of tangible action steps you can use.

You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Overcast.

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Show Notes

1:15 How Geraldo Started Jumping

1:49 How Geraldo Found the Online Jump Rope Community

2:57 How Have Your Workouts Changed?

6:02 Other Hobbies In Addition to Jump Rope

7:20 Geraldo’s History with Business

17:25 Why Business Inspires Geraldo

21:10 Was Learning Digital Marketing Easy?

23:03 What Tips Would You Give to Jumpers That Own a Business?

26:01 Why Geraldo Started Selling Jump Ropes

35:29 Tips to Grow Social Media Following

38:44 What is Jump Rope to You?

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👉 Side Swing Stall
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👉 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.)

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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

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

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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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