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chunkywizard May 2020 7:37pm, 27 May 2020 7,938 posts	Quote Pin chunkywizard I use a Garmin app called Plyometrics for timing intervals
Nellers May 2020 8:38pm, 27 May 2020 36,381 posts	Quote Pin Nellers Little steps forward. I did the 3 x 1 minute thing again tonight. On both the first and second minute I had an early tangle then got going. 92 both times when the clock ran down. Stayed disciplined and didn't push it. Anyway, 92 is a new PB and I did it twice so it's not a fluke!
Nellers May 2020 10:39pm, 28 May 2020 36,390 posts	Quote Pin Nellers I did skipping as a station in my circuit tonight. 6 rounds and each included 30 skips. I did set myself the proviso that they had to be unbroken and stuck to that for the first 5 rounds. Only had one where I cocked up and that was very early so just started again. The last round I ballsed it up on 25 twice and was pretty knackered by then anyway so just called it! Still, quite a bit of successful skipping done there I think.
Ultracat May 2020 8:11am, 29 May 2020 12,836 posts	Quote Pin Ultracat Pretty good progress Nellers. I am managing the full minute once or twice in a session, strength of wind is a factor.
jennyh May 2020 10:34am, 29 May 2020 4,433 posts	Quote Pin jennyh Well done Nellers and UC, good going. After missing two days I did day 6 today, another 3 x 1min with 1 min recoveries. As I was trying to count the reps I'm not sure how many seconds it was on the occassions when I got the rope caught, but in the first minute I got to 57 before I caught the rope, straight back to it and managed 113 in the minute. Second minute I managed a whole minute without catching the rope of my foot and managed 118 reps, on the last minute caught my foot early on 22nd rep, but managed 112 in the minute. I forgot to make a record of how many I was doing in a minute at the start, but I think it was just over 100, so it looks like there is an improvement. Used the Garmin again, mostly for the timer, but it measured 10 reps for the first minute, 81 for the second and 8 for the last, so clearly way out on what I'm getting. I saw someone had suggested the Plyometrics+ app, so I got that from the Garmin Coonect store the other day, and tried it out at the end of todays session. Did 10 skips, it measured 0. Tried again, moving the rope a bit quicker and jumping a bit higher - recorded 9 out of 10 this time. Tried another 10, it recorded 6. Not sure if this means I'm doing it - the skipping - wrong, maybe I should be jumping higher or turning the rope a lot quicker?
Eynsham Red May 2020 1:56pm, 29 May 2020 5,898 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red Day three was a bit of a disaster, but today I seem to have found a bit of a rhythm. Right or wrong, I’ve discovered that doing a little bounce between jumps helps. I’ve still got been able to get over 37 on the trot, but as Silvershadow said, it will get better.
Silvershadow May 2020 6:02pm, 30 May 2020 1,476 posts	Quote Pin Silvershadow Whooo hooooo! I did it. Day 30 1000 skips and it took me 9:26mins I’m going to carry on and see if I can get to 1500 by the end of June. fetcheveryone.com/blog/3937/2020/05#406911
jennyh May 2020 6:03pm, 30 May 2020 4,442 posts	Quote Pin jennyh Well done Silvershadow, that’s fantastic!
Lip Gloss May 2020 6:18pm, 30 May 2020 40,825 posts	Quote Pin Lip Gloss I never did start in May so ready to go on Monday
Nellers May 2020 6:51pm, 30 May 2020 36,405 posts	Quote Pin Nellers That's fantastic work Silvershadow.