Jump Rope Cross

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It’s fitness season! What? Is there actually a season for that? Gauging how full the gym becomes for the next 2-3 weeks, it must be. In case you have a fitness goal of learning how to jump rope, I want to help you learn how to do a jump rope cross (or criss-cross, cross-over, whatever you want to call it). Why the jump rope cross? After the basic bounce, this would be in the running for the most widely seen jump rope skill. Check out the video below for our 60 second version of how to do it. For the video impaired, you can checkRead More →

Jump Rope Videos Shoot

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Every muscle in my body hurts! I can’t stand up or sit down without my quads screaming at me. I’m excited about the pain…why? Because I just finished shooting some new jump rope videos on single rope! I got to stare into some very bright lights for 3 days. We have over 250 gigabytes of raw jump rope footage I was able to rent my all time favorite studio in Tulsa, OK (Little Mountain Productions if you are in the are and are in need of one to rent). I’ve used their facility multiple times over the years, most notably when I shot Frozen. TheirRead More →

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Hopping (or jumping rope) on one foot for 2 minutes per day may reduce the risk of hip fracture. Today they published a study that followed some over 65 year olds for one year to see how hopping on one leg would impact their bone density. They only had them hop on one leg for the year so they could measure the difference between the hips. They found “Bone mass increased by up to 7% in parts of the exercised hip’s outer shell or cortex. The results also showed increases in the density of the layer of spongy bone under the cortex. These effects wereRead More →

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Every once in a while I get requests to do TV interviews. It’s always interesting to see the different takes people have on what I do. Last week I did one of the longer interviews that I’ve done with Explore Tulsa (Oklahoma). I’m based in the area so it was a nice change to do a local interview where I wasn’t rushed. We discussed some of my history, Guinness World Records, etc. We filmed the Explore Tulsa spot over at Fast Fitness in Tulsa, OK. They have a great gym that I would recommend checking out if you are in the area! If you’re inRead More →

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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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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 →