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in my prime as an amateur (novices finalist) i always had great footwork. Could dance and pivot. But although I could skip I could never maintain it due to a fundamental problem with my wrists/hands not being able to rotate the rope.

This is a fault that to this day I cant remedy even though I am fat and old now.

Well going on the feedback so far i have a new question!Do you think you have to be good at skipping to be a top boxer?

I have never been able to skip, i just can't get the timing right.
and what does it do anyway? i know it warms you up, but is it just something that has just lasted years as something that old timers used to do.

Old bones Ian wrote:I have never been able to skip, i just can't get the timing right.
and what does it do anyway? i know it warms you up, but is it just something that has just lasted years as something that old timers used to do.

its nice to know im not the only one!Lol

Old bones Ian wrote:I have never been able to skip, i just can't get the timing right.
and what does it do anyway? i know it warms you up, but is it just something that has just lasted years as something that old timers used to do.

doing 20 mins of skipping, i've found, is just as good, if not better, than running a couple of miles. always made me feel fitter. it's not just for warming up, because you can do it at different speeds. you can easily get the timing right by sticking with it for a couple of days.

Autobarn wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:I have never been able to skip, i just can't get the timing right.
and what does it do anyway? i know it warms you up, but is it just something that has just lasted years as something that old timers used to do.

doing 20 mins of skipping, i've found, is just as good, if not better, than running a couple of miles. always made me feel fitter. it's not just for warming up, because you can do it at different speeds. you can easily get the timing right by sticking with it for a couple of days.

Went back to an amateur club for a few sessions recently, i discovered that i still can't skip, have no stomach muscles anymore, and throwing punches now is like punching through treacle.

Footwork is still good though, but i am 38.

Only recently picked up a rope, but can't skip for shite. I managed 2 rotations, but then I walk like a 3 legged donkey. I want to crack it for the challenge though, but feel a pudendum trying to in front of people I am that bad at it. Seems like a decent calf workout too.

carlbcfc wrote:Only recently picked up a rope, but can't skip for shite. I managed 2 rotations, but then I walk like a 3 legged donkey. I want to crack it for the challenge though, but feel a pudendum trying to in front of people I am that bad at it. Seems like a decent calf workout too.

carlbcfc wrote:Only recently picked up a rope, but can't skip for shite. I managed 2 rotations, but then I walk like a 3 legged donkey. I want to crack it for the challenge though, but feel a pudendum trying to in front of people I am that bad at it. Seems like a decent calf workout too.

I'm exactly the same. Everyone else in the gym has worked it out... half the the problem is that we do it at the end of the session and I seriously am that tired I cant jump - and im too ungainly to just bounce on my feet.

Autobarn wrote:doing 20 mins of skipping, i've found, is just as good, if not better, than running a couple of miles. always made me feel fitter.

Statement of the obvious, but it totally depends on what you're doing during that 20 minutes, as there's a huge variety you can perform in terms of pace etc.
As a general rule though, no single exercise beats running for developing your CV - the key is not just to do steady state runs or jogs, but to have a constant variety - hill sprints, shuttle runs, interval training etc. Even if you did the most intensive form of skipping, such as constant 'double-unders', you'd be hard-pressed to get your heart-rate up in the way a run can.
Honorable mentions for rowing and cross-country skiing (though the latter's not exactly easy to practice properly outside Scandinavia!).

Old bones Ian wrote:I have never been able to skip, i just can't get the timing right.
and what does it do anyway? i know it warms you up, but is it just something that has just lasted years as something that old timers used to do.

its the fact that you have to coordinate hands and eyes- or thats the theory haha- that makes it so useful.

Counter-puncher wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:I have never been able to skip, i just can't get the timing right.
and what does it do anyway? i know it warms you up, but is it just something that has just lasted years as something that old timers used to do.

its the fact that you have to coordinate hands and eyes- or thats the theory haha- that makes it so useful.

That is true,to be honest though my overrall hand-eye coordination is good but for some reason i cant skip for shit!Lol

same here mate, bugs me, it does.

deadpan wrote:I live in Heeley Mr McNeilly. It even rhymes. The bromance beckons.
Do you still go there? I see a chap there regularly in boxing t-shirts - Peter-Toney 2, Hatton Promotions and the like. But I've never spoken to the chap.

Is this getting creepy???




Would you like it to??

Nope, that isn't me (fortunately by the sounds of it). Aye, I live in Abbeydale and work in Heeley. Small world, eh? Good place, Sheffield.

i don't like it in sheffield. a lot of them talk thick, in that dreamy way where words just seem to trail off at the first vowel. it was better at university, with the mixture of accents.

Robinson, Mayweather, Duran, Leonard can't skip for sh*t

DazBoxingFan wrote:Robinson, Mayweather, Duran, Leonard can't skip for sh*t

DazBoxingFan wrote:Robinson, Mayweather, Duran, Leonard can't skip for sh*t

Is that true?!I have to question the Duran one though in particular as ive seen footage of him youtube and he's skipping like some crazy man!He certainly could skip

lefty wrote:

DazBoxingFan wrote:Robinson, Mayweather, Duran, Leonard can't skip for sh*t

Is that true?!I have to question the Duran one though in particular as ive seen footage of him youtube and he's skipping like some crazy man!He certainly could skip

Lefty, are you serious? You question if they could skip?! These mentioned are the finest skippers ever...Have you not seen footage of Robinson,Mayweather and Leonard skipping? Even if you haven't surely you wouldn't think these great fighters could not skip, what with there fine footwork?! DazBoxingFan is just having a joke!...Please tell me your having a wind up!

1southpaw wrote:

stujones wrote:Steve Collins refused to skip when interviewed on the Jack Docherty show (very early channel five). He said he was rubbish at it.

collins never run eather all he done was sparring and circuit training

Is that true? Really? Never did Roadwork at all?

Des1 wrote:

lefty wrote:

DazBoxingFan wrote:Robinson, Mayweather, Duran, Leonard can't skip for sh*t

Is that true?!I have to question the Duran one though in particular as ive seen footage of him youtube and he's skipping like some crazy man!He certainly could skip

Lefty, are you serious? You question if they could skip?! These mentioned are the finest skippers ever...Have you not seen footage of Robinson,Mayweather and Leonard skipping? Even if you haven't surely you wouldn't think these great fighters could not skip, what with there fine footwork?! DazBoxingFan is just having a joke!...Please tell me your having a wind up![/quotehahs

Haha thankfully someone is getting the sarcasm...

Ha thanks des1!

All boxers can skip, it's the law!

Skipping is easy. I don't find it as good as running at all. Running f**ks you up, skipping doesn't.

ArtOfWar wrote:Skipping is easy. I don't find it as good as running at all. Running f**ks you up, skipping doesn't.

I hate running unless there's a ball involved somehow. Don't mind skipping but can't do it because I've got achilles tendon bother. Piling on the pounds at the mo!