Still on the skipping band wagon. Have been playing around with best way to skip for me. Am ultra impressed by all the rotations everyone is doing and feeling lacking. But I tried this morning to do an imitation of Rocky. And stumbled at every single jump. For a lot of jumps. So I went back to what I find works for me. OK, so I only managed 62-63 skips a minute. But I grit my teeth and I keep going. Also if I managed to do 1,000, then I hop 2,000 due to my weird manner of hopping twice for each loop. Tried to do it once and fell over. Plus, if I stop I lose my groove. I can keep on going, pretty hard (for me), as long as I don't stop. Had a drink after 11 minutes which was a mistake. But I reckon that it is what it is, and it is the best I can do.
Am liking the changes to my body. My new cotton trousers from Scotland fell off me today. Bit embarrassing as I was walking down the rod at the time. Think I might be down a size since then. Will update photos in the next few days.
Not liking the extra sets. Think my teeth may have cracked in the process. My arms fell off last night.
Maybe if I paint a sixpack onto my stomach that will inspire me.
I wouldn't worry about your skipping technique if it works for you. It is the time you spend bouncing up and down and not how many times the rope goes over you that I am sure is the important factor.
ReplyDeleteI can only do the sets as 4 minute lots. I am nervous about moving to 5 minutes.
But if you are in the mood for some experimenting, try shifting the focus to your arms and the turning of the rope rather than your footwork. I find this really helps me when I am getting tired and my form is suffering. If you are hopping twice per spin then you are spinning the rope slowly. If you spin the rope double time while keeping your jumping the same speed, then you might find it easier.
Ha, that is funny.... that would require coordination! I will attempt this tomorrow.. Saturday.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking I might get a full body tattoo of a really muscular body. I'll let you know how that turns out!
ReplyDeleteI hear you on the skipping. Really really tough for me too. So, you're not alone. The weird thing is that I feel like I have the energy to just hop in place, but for whatever reason as soon as the rope comes into play I'm tripping up constantly. Anyway, keep at it... it must be working because your pics are showing your effort!