Jumping rope??

😆 I relate to this. I used to jump rope regularly and getting to 5 minutes was freaking hard, it took a while to get to 15. Same with slogging it out on the elliptical. I had to tell myself that 2 minutes was better than no minutes. I then challenged myself to add to that time each session, sometimes a minute at a time, until I worked up to 70 minutes on the elliptical. I don’t put in that much time regularly but it was a good mental and physical challenge for me.

Maybe try to reframe your approach, a mental rather than physical challenge?

I feel that if you have to jump rope for an hour, then your diet needs attention. Assuming, well to get buff. I have jumped plenty of rope in the past and working up to 15 - 20 mins was enough for me to realize the benefits. Plus I'm a 100kg guy and it was putting too much strain on my lower back and clalves from bouncing up and down.

I was a boxer in my youth and used to jump rope for around 20-30 mins at a time. That alone will wear most people out to total exhaustion. Now, even after getting back in shape, I would be lucky to do 10 min at a time. NO WAY FOR AN HOUR!

SnifterPug wrote: »

I simply cannot see the point, but then I am not a believer in doing any single thing for a very long time. I won't even plank for more than a minute. Yes, we are building endurance, but what for? I can understand endurance in things like running, or rowing or swimming or cycling. They are all skills which a human could feasibly need to have to endurance level.

There are overall benefits to long, slow, endurance training that can carry over to your other workouts. It really depends on how you want to approach things.

For example, while I am not training at any performance level now, I still want to continue to progress and improve via my workout routine. So different types of workouts, designed to further my goals, have their place. And that includes 60 minute workouts doing one thing (planning to do that this morning while I watch the latest episode of Mr Robot).

Jumping rope is too high-intensity to serve as an endurance workout, so I am unsure why anyone would recommend doing it for an hour, even if you could. (Unless, of course, you were training for a rope-jumping endurance competition).

ReenieHJ wrote: »

For an hour? Seriously?
I was watching some youtube videos and these buff dudes were saying to get the most out of jumping rope for exercise, you should work up to an hour. Are they for real? I don't do any one thing for an hour. Except maybe sleep.
Why do I get so discouraged before I even start something. I figured I'd do well to make 5 minutes.

Stop watching YouTube videos of bros.

I know a lot of people who jump rope as part of their workout...I know zero people who jump rope for an hour.

ReenieHJ wrote: »

For an hour? Seriously?
I was watching some youtube videos and these buff dudes were saying to get the most out of jumping rope for exercise, you should work up to an hour. Are they for real? I don't do any one thing for an hour. Except maybe sleep.
Why do I get so discouraged before I even start something. I figured I'd do well to make 5 minutes.

Why does it matter what some guys on YouTube are doing? Being on YouTube really only means that you have a video camera (aka cell phone) and an internet connection.