can jumping rope replace running for cardio???

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My question is will jumping rope help me replace running for cardio. I started a new job and don't have time to run in the mornings anymore. how long should i jump rope to build up my cardio?
 
sex can replace running for cardio if you can keep your heart rate going long enough.

Cardio = ~1 hr at ~130-150 BPM

cardio is cardio, doesnt matter what you do,
 
Apples and Oranges, skipping will help, but it won't be a complete replacement. How much you need will depend what level you're at and what you are looking to get from it.
 
Its a lot harder to control your HR by rope skipping. Unless your like Ross
 
All these years of the Conditioning Forum and STILL people don't want to run. lol
 
i agree with sinister on this one i tell all my guys that NOTHING REPLACES RUNNING....Its a piece to the puzzle for sure and its how you put it all together that counts so the guys can see progress....
 
One thing is that people always try and compare things to running in terms of technical aspects like heart-rate, joint maintenance, etc. But LSD running is about more than that, it puts through the paces your mental focus and endurance. I find the people who have the hardest time with LSD running are those with short attention spans, and those people also tend to have problems focusing in sparring or Fighting. Sprints, cycling, swimming laps, skipping rope, these things are all fantastic...but I find nothing tests the mind and body simultaneously quite like running distance.
 
Sinister said:
One thing is that people always try and compare things to running in terms of technical aspects like heart-rate, joint maintenance, etc. But LSD running is about more than that, it puts through the paces your mental focus and endurance. I find the people who have the hardest time with LSD running are those with short attention spans, and those people also tend to have problems focusing in sparring or Fighting. Sprints, cycling, swimming laps, skipping rope, these things are all fantastic...but I find nothing tests the mind and body simultaneously quite like running distance.
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I love distance running. It's good to get the endorphins running.

I was just in Vegas last week, how on earth you run in that heat is beyond me.
 
Sinister said:
One thing is that people always try and compare things to running in terms of technical aspects like heart-rate, joint maintenance, etc. But LSD running is about more than that, it puts through the paces your mental focus and endurance. I find the people who have the hardest time with LSD running are those with short attention spans, and those people also tend to have problems focusing in sparring or Fighting. Sprints, cycling, swimming laps, skipping rope, these things are all fantastic...but I find nothing tests the mind and body simultaneously quite like running distance.
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Not arguing with you but I want to quit swimming long before I want to quit running. Swimming kicks my ass.
 
Sinister said:
One thing is that people always try and compare things to running in terms of technical aspects like heart-rate, joint maintenance, etc. But LSD running is about more than that, it puts through the paces your mental focus and endurance. I find the people who have the hardest time with LSD running are those with short attention spans, and those people also tend to have problems focusing in sparring or Fighting. Sprints, cycling, swimming laps, skipping rope, these things are all fantastic...but I find nothing tests the mind and body simultaneously quite like running distance.
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People just need to stop being f'n babies and man up... running is far from the worst thing ever and if you're too much of a pussy to put in some time and miles then that is your own problem.
 
Sinister said:
All these years of the Conditioning Forum and STILL people don't want to run. lol
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well apparently he has a new job and has [snicker] NO TIME to run...it's not that he doesn't want to run [snicker], but he has no [snicker] time to run...
 
Machete Juarez said:
well apparently he has a new job and has [snicker] NO TIME to run...it's not that he doesn't want to run [snicker], but he has no [snicker] time to run...
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Yeah, come on man stop making excuses for not running. You don't have ANY time at all before or after work? What about on weekends? You seem to have enough time to jump rope. Why not replace 5-10 minutes of jump roping with 5-10 minutes of sprinting around block?
 
I don`t get it. You don`t have time for running but you have time for skipping?
 
Sonny said:
I love distance running. It's good to get the endorphins running.

I was just in Vegas last week, how on earth you run in that heat is beyond me.
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The heat never really bothers me here, actually. I run early morning or around 8 pm and theres usually a really nice breeze by then.

it's been pretty cold here lately.
 
And by cold you mean... 70 degrees? Normal temps for the rest of the country lol...
I like running, but hate it when we do cadence runs and my partner slows down. The faster you go, the sooner it's over...
 
AZ103 said:
Not arguing with you but I want to quit swimming long before I want to quit running. Swimming kicks my ass.
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not to knock you, but that's just because you are not efficient at it.

besides, Cardio is not supposed to kick your ass. its called Long Slow Distance for a reason.
 
Compared to some of the drills my instructor has put us through, some LSD would feel like a gift from the gods.
 
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