Skipping soreness

mickmac

Sadly this isn't some helpful advice about avoiding pain, it's to do with the slight tiredness and ache I've started getting in my knees since i started incorporating skipping into my training (I'm doing it for kickboxing).

The sensation isn't cripplingly sore by any means, just a niggle at the moment but I thought I'd ask if anyone with greater skipping experience (never thought I'd use THAT phrase on-line...) had any advice on the matter with regard to stretching before or after or what it actually feels like to be just heathily knackered from skipping.

Cheers

I love skipping.
But it doesn't love my boobs so I've had to give up.

If anyone has any tips on super strength underwear I would be much obliged.

Hail 2 Da Chimp

What surface are you skipping on? I used to skip on concrete and after 2 weeks or so my knees were in bits and started to get shin splints.

Piste

Moonbaby wrote: »

I love skipping.
But it doesn't love my boobs so I've had to give up.

If anyone has any tips on super strength underwear I would be much obliged.

Yeah my boobs are demanding a sports bra too, but they're so horrible looking I can't bring myself to buy one!

On topic: OP why don't you try to change the surface you're skipping on to one that's a bit softer. If you're skipping on concrete or tarmac at the moment try switching to grass or astroturf.

Roper

Bare foot or in trainers? On mats or on wood floor? Are you jumping or shuffling? Any impact exercise could cause knee soreness. Skipping should be low enough impact as you should really only be lifting your feet enough to let the rope pass under.

mickmac

I usually train in my bare feet on a wooden floor with a good bit of give (my attic).

After about two weeks I've half gotten the hang of the shuffling half hop thing I think you're talking about. I try and vary the pace and type of jumping I'm doing but is the standard, schoolyard two footed hop not ideal technique?

Khannie

mickmac wrote: »

is the standard, schoolyard two footed hop not ideal technique?

More impact-y IMO than the side to side. Try to use your calf muscles to lessen the impact too. As others have said, the surface is important. I've never had sore knees from skipping though tbh.

mickmac

Cheers for the advice folks.

Roper

Aside from technique, put some trainers on and see how you get on. Other than that, go foot to foot not two footed and try not to jump too high.

joker77

Surprised nobody has asked - but how long on average do you skip for?

I've been skipping on and off for years, I mostly do the side-to-side (2 bounces on each foot), just bringing my foot up enough to get the rope under. What kind of rope to you have? I find that the plastic 'speed' ones are the best - I use the Henry Cooper Taurus one, got it in the shop on the corner of Capel / Mary street.

I would normally do 10-15 minutes at the start of my session before stretching, to warm up, then stretch, hit the bags, do some floor work, then do another 10-15 minutes at the end.

This isn't a whole lot of skipping though, are you doing like 30+ minutes in 1 go? As Roper said - I think a pair of runners would be the way to go, could solve the problem.

cowzerp

wear runners and problem solved.

mickmac

Usually warm up for about 10 minutes then do sets of 2-3 minutes to break up bag work, stretching, abs and pressups.

The more I think about it, the more it sounds like my body is just getting used to doing something new. I'll give the runners a try though. It makes sense that shock absorbtion of any kind is far from a bad thing.

Cheers again.