jump roping and thighs

LKjourney
LKjourney Posts: 40 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Heard this is a great portable way to get in some cardio. Really want to give it a try but I hold a lot of fat on my lower body. Will jump roping make my thighs even more bulky??

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited October 2016
    Nope. But your thighs will look nice when you shed the layer of fat off them. Yay!!
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    No.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,082 Member
    Jumping rope works your calves more than your thighs. And you'd only bulk up if you were in a calorie surplus while bearing more weight progressively while you jump rope.

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  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    Nope, I don't even think I notice it in my thighs. Like ninerbuff said, feeing it my calves. I have to make sure I stretch them well after jumping rope for more than a minute or two.
  • LKjourney
    LKjourney Posts: 40 Member
    Thanks for the replies! I went 2 minutes on and 1-2 minutes off for about 30+ minutes. I feel it mostly in my ankles but it was okay. Going to try it again but without the breaks
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    lolakraven wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies! I went 2 minutes on and 1-2 minutes off for about 30+ minutes. I feel it mostly in my ankles but it was okay. Going to try it again but without the breaks

    Careful with joint pain. It can get worse if you try to work through it. :+1:
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    Bulky? Nah, women don't get bulky unless they eat to gain weight while lifting very heavy weights. Even then it is difficult without a little "help". . You may get water retention in your muscles when you start, but that's temporary.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    How would that happen? Just curious on your thoughts.
  • LKjourney
    LKjourney Posts: 40 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    How would that happen? Just curious on your thoughts.

    Just the constant jumping motion? My sister plays college basketball and all the girls on her team are very bulky and they do a lot of jumping so that was the direction my thoughts were going in...

    Sorry if it is a dumb question lol my mother always tells me I was born a blonde :)
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    lolakraven wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    How would that happen? Just curious on your thoughts.

    Just the constant jumping motion? My sister plays college basketball and all the girls on her team are very bulky and they do a lot of jumping so that was the direction my thoughts were going in...

    Sorry if it is a dumb question lol my mother always tells me I was born a blonde :)

    It's tough being blonde! Lol. You'll be fine!
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    lolakraven wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    How would that happen? Just curious on your thoughts.

    Just the constant jumping motion? My sister plays college basketball and all the girls on her team are very bulky and they do a lot of jumping so that was the direction my thoughts were going in...

    Sorry if it is a dumb question lol my mother always tells me I was born a blonde :)

    I am dying to see what this "bulky" looks like.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    lolakraven wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    How would that happen? Just curious on your thoughts.

    Just the constant jumping motion? My sister plays college basketball and all the girls on her team are very bulky and they do a lot of jumping so that was the direction my thoughts were going in...

    Sorry if it is a dumb question lol my mother always tells me I was born a blonde :)

    Don't apologize. I mean, it doesn't make sense but I was curious on your thinking lol.

    Those girls might not be bulky by other's standards. Also, training for basketball involves more than jumping, and playing basketball for that matter.
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