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I got home late last night and spent all day getting them done, but we now have a new section of the website called X-Training! Last week I spent a few days in Texas breaking my 11th Guinness World Records title and then filming some cross training videos with my good friend, Dennis Rogers. Dennis is a Grand-Master Strongman and one of the strongest men in the world. So what prompted these videos? Let me explain. While I was training for this last record, I found that I was hitting a wall with my forearm endurance. Since Dennis has such an amazing grip, I thoughtRead More →

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Over the last couple of days I got to visit one of my best friends. Dennis Rogers is easily one of the strongest men in the world (pound for pound he is known to be the strongest man in the world) and one of only 2 living Grandmaster Strongmen in the world today. I asked him about some strengthening exercises for the forearm that would help with rope skipping and we ended up filming a number of videos that will be added to the site as soon as I get back to my computer (early next week). I’m excited to add a new section toRead More →

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With all the travel that I’ve done this year, I haven’t had a chance to make all the updates that I’ve been itching to do. Over the past week I finally got started on some of those changes. I’m not quite done yet, but I have started putting up intro videos for each section. Basically these are some detailed videos that explain what you will learn in each section. All the videos are done for the Single Rope Sections and I’ve started on the videos for Double Dutch and Chinese Wheel. The video is located at the top of each page when you click onRead More →

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From time to time, I think we all suffer from the notion that we can have everything we want, regardless of the contradictions between our desires. When my wife and I got married one of the first things we made a decision on was what our immediate and long-term financial goals would be. As with most young couples, we had the dream of paying off our house, traveling around the world and some other forgotten ideals. Soon after we got hitched, we signed up for an intense school tour where we spent 3 years traveling around the country performing around 375 shows per year. Awesome!Read More →

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Being a Professional Jump Roper has many perks and the one thing that everyone assumes is summed up in the most common question people ask me, ‘You must be able to eat whatever you want, right?’ Sure I can, but it’s not what you think. A few years ago when I started my business, I worked part time as a personal trainer. At the time I was either at the gym training people, jumping rope, unicycling, lifting weights or playing racquetball. I spent about half of my non-sleeping time working out. My body fat dropped into the 4 percent range and to be honest, IRead More →

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Once you have your Double Dutch turning down, it’s time to add a jumper. I do want to stress the importance of working on your turning first, if you can’t turn, nobody can jump. In fact, if you have 2 good turners, almost anyone can jump inside Double Dutch. Not too long ago I performed at a few different special needs schools in the Northeast. When I called up a couple volunteers during the show and said we were going to have them jump Double Dutch, I could see some of the workers grimace thinking there was no way their kids could do it. However,Read More →

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Turning is by far the most important part of Double Dutch, but I find that it is also the most neglected part. This neglect leads to most people having trouble ever getting a jumper in and therefore they quit. So lets break this fundamental skill down into some bit size pieces. Oh yeah…Do all these without a jumper. You need to be able to turn before you can have a jumper in the middle strutting there stuff. Ready? Here are 7 tips to help you turn Double Dutch like a pro!Read More →

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Being able to incorporate different elements and styles is one area that really makes jump rope stand out. Over the years I’ve seen everything from standard ‘boxer style’ skipping to interpretive dance. Some of it looked awesome, some didn’t and some was just plain weird. Whether I liked it or not, none of it was wrong. A jump rope is probably the most eclectic piece of equipment you could ever buy. Most sports just don’t allow the variety and creativity that can be found with a rope. A number of years ago I was involved with one of the first rope related plays that wasRead More →

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I love walking. It’s amazing how much of a workout it can give you and yet so many people miss out on it because they drive everywhere. Imagine the extra calories you could burn if you just took the time to walk somewhere everyday. I’ve seen people drive across the street just to pick up their groceries before driving home to sit and watch TV. Stop being lazy and get out there and walk! I digress, anyway, I was taking a walk one day early in the morning around the neighborhood where my in-laws live. As I was coming up to one of the yards,Read More →

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Some time ago I had a performance in Hayfork, CA. If you’ve never had the opportunity to drive through NorCal, it’s quite an adventure, especially if you get off the interstate and drive along the mountain roads. The roads are quite windy and can become very steep at a moments notice. Most of the drive was spent at about 30 mph as I was pulling a loaded down trailer. One thing I found interesting is that I rarely touch the brake when driving downhill through the mountains, but I found myself stuck behind a guy that practically stood on his brake pedal through every downhillRead More →