How to Jump Rope in 2023 (#78)

“Just because a skill looks crazy doesn’t mean its impossible. It comes down to patience and doing the right drills while practicing the right mechanics ” — Nate K-G

The jump rope community has grown tremendously over the last few years as a result of the pandemic. So what better way to start off the year than by a massive episode that details nearly every frequently asked question about jump for all skill levels? So that’s what we’re doing today my dear jump rope friends!

(I’ve also created a new, FREE beginner program with everything you need to get started correctly)

This episode is divided up into a few different parts, starting with Beginner topics like the best gear and the correct skills to practice – all the stuff you might be curious as a new jumper!

From there we’ll get into some intermediate jumping topics, then intermediate “plus,” which is just my way of saying “tough, not tough to the max… tough that’s still doable.”

After that we’ll rock out some advanced topics and then we’ll finish up with some thoughts on Mindset and Trends in the jump rope community.

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Show Notes

01:26 Free Beginner Course

02:27 Nate’s Coaching History

04:19 The Best Jump Rope For Beginners

05:34 Correct Jump Rope Sizing

07:08 The Worst Jump Rope For Beginners

07:45 Should You Use Heavy Ropes As A Beginner?

10:08 Best Shoes For Jump Rope

10:35 Best Surfaces/Mats To Jump On

12:08 Can You Jump Every Day?

13:42 How To Avoid Shin Splints & Knee Pain

15:43 Learning Relaxed Single Under Bounds

16:19 Side Swings vs. Southpaws

17:21 Learn To Jump During Side Swings

18:48 Speed Step Training

21:54 Style Versus Mechanics

22:48 Learn To Jump Slowly

23:25 Spend Time On Efficiency

24:45 How To Structure Freestyle Sessions

26:13 What Are Gogos?

27:04 Gogos vs. Step Throughs

29:38 How To Do The TJ Triple Under

31:09 How To Practice Triple Under Combos

32:35 How To Practice Strength Skills

35:26 Stop Posting For The Algorithm

37:46 Don’t Jump Extremely Fast

38:01 There Are Enough Jump Rope Brands

39:36 Don’t Make New Skill Names

41:02 Coaching vs. Just Giving Tips

43:49 Don’t Limit Yourself

44:37 Don’t Compare Yourself To Others

45:40 How To Measure Your Progress

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Here’s each step of this combo: 👉 Swing 👉

Here’s each step of this combo:

👉 Swing
👉 Leg Over Swing
👉 Arm Wrap + Release
👉 Unwrap + Regrab
👉 Swing
👉 Basic Cross

Make sure you keep your hands really close, even as you’re doing all of this wrapping. Keep a smooth, even rhythm without speeding up the rope aggressively. Doing this will prevent handle from flying away from your body haha

And definitely don’t power through this combo with your entire arm. You want to use your wrist to rotate the rope and get that nice, smooth motion for this combo!

#jumprope #skippingrope #athomeworkout #ropeskipping #jumpropetricks

The Split Bound Handstand is where your feet split

The Split Bound Handstand is where your feet split apart (like a front straddle) right before bounding into the handstand position!

Remember: DON’T TRY THIS IF you haven’t already learned how do a Stepping Handstand Pull Through.

If you’re ready to try this, use your front leg to push off the ground to bound into the air.

Once you’re in the air, your back leg swings to rotate you into the handstand position.

This one is intimidating at first, and I would definitely recommend NOT full sending it right away! Take it slowly and only do small bounds into that handstand position at first 👌

#handstands #jumprope #skippingrope #doubleunders #handstand #athomeworkout #ropeskipping #jumpropetricks

This combo is: 👉 Toad Cross 👉 Toad Swing

This combo is:

👉 Toad Cross

👉 Toad Swing

👉 Elephant Cross

For this to work, you MUST use both hands to turn the rope! That might sound a little bit obvious, but it’s really easy to forget to use the hand that’s underneath the Toad leg.

As you go from the Toad Cross into the Toad Swing, use that Toad hand to rotate the rope as you transition into that Elephant position.

Make sure you go slowly so you don’t jump too early for the Elephant. If you wait until the rope comes all the way down to the ground before jumping, it’ll be way easier to do the Elephant Cross!

#jumprope #skippingrope #athomeworkout #ropeskipping #jumpropetricks

The Swing, Swing, Open, Open Quad is a classic ski

The Swing, Swing, Open, Open Quad is a classic skill!

You start this with a Swing, and then use the hand that’s farther away from your body to transition over your other hand to the other side.

Then pull the rope back to an open and finish with one final open rotation!

This one’s definitely tough, but the most important important thing to remember is to make sure your hands are really really efficient at doing that swing transition movement!

Your hands must be able to transition from one side to the other with very minimal movement in order to get this done. You could still complete the skill without efficient movement but it’s going to be a lot harder haha so keep all of these tips in mind as you try the SSOO Quad!

#jumprope #skippingrope #doubleunders #tripleunders #quadrupleunders #athomeworkout #ropeskipping #jumpropetricks

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