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ChoYongGi
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Post by ChoYongGi »

When you jumprope, you work out your whole body. Does this mean like your working out with bodyweights/weights? Is this the same thing like playing basketball, soccer, football, etc..?
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i wouldn't put in the same full body workout class as a deadlift by any stretch...i use it as a conditioning exercise and part of a circuit
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will this have any affect on growth? even 1 percent?
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muscle growth? not even 1
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Post by ChoYongGi »

not muscle growth i meant like your body growth as a kid. when u get taller etc..and btw swan is jump roping like playing basket ball and all those other sports?
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Post by swanso5 »

nothing stunts your growth, you'll grow as tall as you are meant to genetically...skipping is a low level plyometric exercise, a medium level plyo exercise would be box jumps and a high level plyo exercise would be depth jump to name a few...playing basketball would be mostly high level with some medium levl involved but far more strenuous than basic skipping
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Post by Boss Man »

Growth stunting would be attributed to things like Dwarfism, Spinabifida etc etc, certain genetic conditions.

Weightlifting won't do anything like that Cho, so don't worry about it.
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Post by FireRed »

I have a friend who jump roped his way to success. He would jump rope about a half hour every day and was on some insanely strict diet, resulting in a loss of about 25 lbs in a month. It was crazy.
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I personally think it's one of the best overall exercises. People were staying in shape by jumping rope long before fitness clubs and expensive machines.
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Post by Boss Man »

25lbs a month is silly and unhealthy. You probably knew that Fire, but clearly he didn't, or chose to ignore that. Not being rude but nobody needs to lose weight that quickly.
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