Jump Rope Training (Paperback)

~ (Author) "The sports training potential of rope jumping has long been under-estimated, and jumping has been used to its full potential in only a few sports:..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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"Buddy Lee's rope and training program has helped me to be quicker and more explosive. Thanks for teaching me how to stay in tip-top shape. Now I am training better than ever!"

Kurt Angle
Olympic gold medalist, freestyle wrestling

"If you want to improve your speed, quickness, and overall performance, Buddy Lee's system is simply the best. The difference will change the way you train! He is the wizard of the rope!"

Nancy Lieberman
Basketball Hall of Fame member, ESPN analyst

"Buddy Lee's jump rope system has helped me stay in shape, focused, and helped me to recover from all types of injuries. His ropes are by far the best on the market."

Rulon Gardner
Olympic Gold Medallist, Greco Roman style wrestling

Product Description

Develop greater quickness, agility, balance, strength, power, and endurance—all from one portable training source! In Jump Rope Training, former Marine and six-time U.S. national wrestling champion Buddy Lee shows you rope-handling skills, jumping techniques, and much more to supplement your training for fitness and performance.

Workouts and progressions are included for warm-ups, cool-downs, fitness components, and sport-specific training, with sample programs used by elite athletes. Lee’s system has been used by 25 U.S. Olympic teams in 1996 and 2000 and by several national teams, including the U.S. figure skating and U.S. wrestling teams.

If you want to get in better shape and seek greater variety and results from your workouts, Jump Rope Training is a proven way to improve both your fitness and performance.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (April 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736041516
• ISBN-13: 978-0736041515
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,308 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Motivation, December 10, 2003

By	Robert J. Streifel (Puyallup, WA USA) - See all my reviews

Buddy Lee gives great motivation to use a jump rope to get in shape: agility, quickness and balance, verified by olympic athletes and others using the program. The book was easy to follow and has great pictures and descriptions. The workout plans are well thought-out. I learned the basic techniques well enough in a few days to get a great work-out with very little frustration.

27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A helpful guide..., May 8, 2004

By	__ Alessandro __ (New York City) - See all my reviews

Ever read someone's CV or résumé? That's how Buddy Lee's book starts out, unfortunately. He describes, in moderate detail, the different high-level atheletes who have used his system in their training regimen as a way of demonstrating the benefit and versatility of the jump rope for aerobic and anaerobic training. While Lee himself is unquestionably an accomplished athlete and one of the world's best rope jumpers, this presentation of testamonials sometimes borders on self-aggrandizement and self-promotion (of his line of high-speed ropes, which I do recommend, by the way).

Be this as it may, the book is a wonderful introduction to various jump rope techniques for the purpose of improving general fitness and athletic performance. The first half of the book works on mastering basic and advanced jump-rope techniques. The details of your practices at this stage are left largely up to you, although Lee provides some recommendations. In the main section of the book, Lee describes in detail various conditioning program aimed at increasing endurance and performance, and specifically one's Quickness (reaction time), Speed, Agility and Explosiveness (strength/power). The book concludes with a brief presentation of sport-specific recommendations.

In summary, Buddy Lee's book is an excellent presentation of various jump rope techniques for athletes and novices alike. Jumping rope remains a time-proven method for increasing performance and endurance in all sports, not to mention general cardiovascular health. Anyone who dismisses the jump rope as an unnecessary or 'inferior' method of training is truly doing himself a disservice. So buy a high-quality jump rope (<$35) and, in the words of Buddy Lee, "Get a jump on your training!"

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Look no further, this has the stuff you want, November 20, 2008

By	Nicholas Alexander Dragon "Lone Wolf" (St. Petersburg, Florida USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Searching for a book to provide me a variety of jump rope routines, this was a purchase well worth it. As one reviewer has pointed out, yes the prefix does detail Buddy's background, but what person doesn't solidify their expertise in a subject? Reading his accomplishments, I was highly impressed. It doesn't 'border on self-aggrandizement and self-promotion'. If anything, it lets me know Buddy isn't blowing smoke. He's the real deal.

From mastering the skills of jumping to increasing your aerobic capacity to specific workouts targeted to your chosen sport or if you just desire to lose weight, this book contains it all. And, as Buddy states on page 9, combining these workouts with a proper diet and rest will produce a noticeable outcome in a very short period of time. Remember, the proper nutrition is part of it. Working out does not give you the entitlement to eat whatever you want, and as much as you want.

This book is an easy read, yet very well detailed and prepared to take your fitness goals beyond their current levels. The only thing missing is the commitment from you. Make this book and its techniques part of you. The end result of a better body, a better conditioned body is worth the purchase and the effort.