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am i a grouch? these bug me, i see them in every video now.. i can this being effective in circuits (conditioning)/for some shoulder power, .... dno.. i mean for conditioning, i never see anyone jump roping in videos anymore, it's always UNDULATING ROPES!$@!$

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgaA9_J5qRA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgaA9_J5qRA</a>

I can has undulating ropes??
Is they are good for vert???

Hi Andrew

you shouldn't be so hard on the undulating ropes. I have a set I use with my clients and they are a cool conditioning tool. The people I train like them because it is fun, easy on the joints, and really hard work. For people who have leg injuries, or need to take it a bit easy on the lower body for a while it is a great alternative.

When the weather gets warmer here in Melbourne I plan on doing some conditioning circuits using my prowler (lower body obviously) and the ropes (upper body). I can't see them helping your vert much (unless you need to drop some weight), but for people who need grip strength and general shoulder/upper body strength endurance such as say - an MMA fighter, it would be a good training tool.

That said, I am with you on the skipping rope. I love mine and wish I could get more people using them. I have just ordered a weighted one and am looking forward to having a play around with it.

I am voting for you being a grouch. So is the Thinker.
Jack

hell i don't care, i just jumped on the fact of insulting adarq, i voted yes!

Hi Andrew

you shouldn't be so hard on the undulating ropes. I have a set I use with my clients and they are a cool conditioning tool. The people I train like them because it is fun, easy on the joints, and really hard work. For people who have leg injuries, or need to take it a bit easy on the lower body for a while it is a great alternative.

When the weather gets warmer here in Melbourne I plan on doing some conditioning circuits using my prowler (lower body obviously) and the ropes (upper body). I can't see them helping your vert much (unless you need to drop some weight), but for people who need grip strength and general shoulder/upper body strength endurance such as say - an MMA fighter, it would be a good training tool.

cool, ya they look fun

That said, I am with you on the skipping rope. I love mine and wish I could get more people using them. I have just ordered a weighted one and am looking forward to having a play around with it.

jump rope is legit! I have a weighted rope, I actually find it easier than my non-weighted, because non-weighted spins faster.

I am voting for you being a grouch. So is the Thinker.
Jack

The Thinker hates me because I exposed his squat numbers.

:d

everyone wants to vote me a grouch I see how it is, FSCK ALL OF U!@$!@$

AS I sit here checking in onthe vote count you are getting OWNED. Literally TWICE as many people have voted you a grouch then not. Currently it is 2 to 1.

  The ropes are definitely being overdone since they are one of the newer "fads" in training but I have ropes and they are actually useful, just not overdone.  HIIT circuits for core work with rope slams, side to side rope slams, punch combos with the ropes, etc. but almost purely explosive core work, my ropes weigh over 40 lbs though, those little light weight ropes are pretty useless imo.  But the jump rope is used every single day with everyone in the gym, the ropes make up about .05 % of total training time.  

  These ropes:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBiDETwwPgU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBiDETwwPgU</a>

hah nice, those look heavy duty.