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Illustration of the Jump Rope Intervals: Fast feet on the work, drop the rope and breathe on the rest.
compound · Cardio

Jump Rope Intervals

Jump Rope Intervals is a compound cardio movement for calves, using Jump Rope. It also works shoulders and forearms. 8 sets of 30s on / 30s off, 1 min rest.

Primary muscle
Calves
Equipment
Jump Rope
Difficulty
Intermediate
Sets and reps
8 × 30s on / 30s off
Rest
45s
Force
push

How to do it

  1. 1
    Set up

    Clear floor and enough ceiling height, timer running.

  2. 2
    The cue that matters

    Fast feet on the work, drop the rope and breathe on the rest.

  3. 3
    Work it

    8 sets of 30s on / 30s off, resting about 1 minute between them.

Muscles worked

Calves does most of the work. Shoulders and forearms take the rest.

Calves exercisesshouldersforearms