I had to read the directions for this workout a few times...and after whipping myself with the rope then almost taking down my light fixtures, I decided that I would improves and just do the hand motions using an exercise band stretched behind my back to give some resistance. I'll take the skipping to the great outdoors and practise some control. They say most things are like riding a bike from when you were a kids but apparently, not skipping for me. Or I could place some blame on the skipping rope. Oh well another challenge to master. Have fun with this one, my results:
Round 1 left leg 96, right leg 99, 6 1/2 roll overs, 6 roll overs
Round 2 left leg 92, right leg 96, 6 roll overs, 6 roll overs
Round 1 jack jump 52, reverse push-up w/kick 12
jack jump 52, reverse push-up w/kick 12
Round 2 jack jump 54, reverse push-up w/kick 12
50, 11
Does this ever get easier?!?! We don't have a jump rope and our basement ceilings are too low anyway, so we did all jumps with an "invisible rope" Also, I got that doorway chin up bar that you suggested, but it's really high for reverse pushups, so I had to use a step-ladder for my feet, so I'm not sure how good my form was. It still hurt though!
ReplyDeleteRound 1: left leg 108, right leg 97, 7 roll-overs, 6 roll-overs
Round 2: left leg 105, right leg 102, 7 roll-overs, 6 roll-overs
Round 1: jack jump 50, reverse push-up w/kick 18, jack jump 56, reverse push-up w/kick 18
Round 2: jack jump 57, reverse push-up w/kick 16, jack jump 57, reverse push-up w/kick 16
P.S. Are the MeDads who are doing this posting their results?? Craig? Steve? Jody? I guess I could post Jody's stuff...most people would think it's a girl's name anyway. And we're all trying to be held accountable :)
ReplyDeleteJody:
Round 1: left leg 100, right leg 105, 6 roll-overs, 7 roll-overs
Round 2: left leg 100, right leg 100, 7 roll-overs, 7 roll-overs
Round 1: jack jump 52, reverse push-up w/kick 16, jack jump 53, reverse push-up w/kick 10
Round 2: jack jump 54, reverse push-up w/kick 12, jack jump 54, reverse push-up w/kick 10
Quantum of Sweat??? More like PAIN!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's been a looooong time since we've jumped rope (I won't say exactly how long).... Thanks to Jody and Stephanie, Craig feels obligated to post his scores too :)
Me:
Round 1: Using a rope
80 right/60 left/7 rollovers/6.5 rollovers
Round 2:
86 right/69 left/4 rollovers/5 rollovers
Round 1:
61 jump jacks/14 reverse w kick/63 jump jacks/17 reverse w kick
Round 2:
60 jump jacks/13 reverse w kick/65 jump jacks/11 reverse w kick
Craig:
Round 1: Using a rope
69 right/75 left/6.5 rollovers/7 rollovers
Round 2:
54 right/82 left/8 rollovers/7 rollovers
Round 1:
58 jump jacks/19 reverse w kick/54 jump jacks/19 reverse w kick
Round 2:
65 jump jacks/19 reverse w kick/69 jump jacks/15 reverse w kick
As well as me (Steve), I said to Kim, I feel the peer-Dad pressure, and now tonight I will do the work out on the nights I am not playing squash...
ReplyDeleteVery cool...