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BUDDY
LEE
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President & CEO of Jump Rope Tech
• US Olympic Wrestler
• Nation's Leading
Jump Rope Training Expert
• Co-inventor and
Patent Holder of the Buddy Lee Patented Speed
Ropes
• Author of Jump
Rope Training
• Motivational
Speaker
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AUDREY
WEISIGER
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1998 US Olympic Coach Figure Skating
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US Figure Skating Assoc. Gold Medallis
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Motivational Speaker
"I
use rope jumping as part of the training and
conditioning program for all my young skaters.
I am particularly impressed with how rope
jumping has increased the 'efficiency of movement'
of my athletes".
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JOHN
PHILBIN
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Founder and President of National Strength
Professionals Association
• 1992 US Olympic
Coach Bobsled· Motivational Speaker
• Author of High
Intensity Training
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GRAY
COOK
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Director of orthopedic and sports physical
therapy at Dunn, Cook & Associates
• Physical Therapist
and certified strength coach
• Reebok's®
first master coach
• Author of Athletic
Body in Balance
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WILLIAM
GIDEON ALSTON
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Professor and Chairman at the Department of
Health, Physical Education, Sports
Management & Sports Medicine at ERSKINE
COLLEGE, SC.
• Consultant on
health, fitness, stress management, and corporate
leadership
•Motivational speaker
• Author
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RAY
TADEMY
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25-year veteran of the United States Marine
Corps
• President of
Virginia Commonwealth University's African
American Graduate Association
• Currently pursuing
a doctorate in social psychology, specializing
in the role of fitness, culture, and
spirituality in optimum mental and physical
performance.
• An avid rope
jumper
• Author
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PAUL
FECIURA
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AAU Jump Rope Youth Chairman
• USA Jump Rope
Virginia State Rep.
• Executive Director
Youth Sports, Virginia Training Center
• Jumping Buddies
Club Manager· Co-inventor and Patent
Holder of the Buddy Lee Patented Speed
Ropes
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ELVIS
MALCOLM
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A technical advisor to Jump Rope Tech
• 15X World Jump
Rope Champion
• Pioneer and creator
of many trademarked, intricate jump rope skills
in the sport of jump rope
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Q: Can rope jumping
build my body mass? Can you suggest any books on
jump rope?
A:
Jump rope is designed to improve body mass or composition
by substituting fat for lean muscle. Rope jumping
can help to shape and tone muscles in the upper
and lower body. It can also tone and shape legs
and calves. In addition rope jumping is excellent
for weight loss. At 120 turns per min., it burns
approximately 12.9 calories per minute for a person
weighing 150 lbs or 68 kilos. (Running burns 13
calories per minute) If you weigh more you will
naturally burn more calories.
The only book
we recommend for jump rope training is Buddy
Lee Jump Rope Training System available
on line and in stores.
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Q: Can you educate
me with regards to "heavy ropes"? This
rope looks to be great and complimentary exercise
equipment.
A:
The heavy rope is designed to challenge more of
the upper body. Hyperformance speed jump rope training
is designed to develop lightning fast reflexes in
both lower and upper extremities. Calisthenics and
weights are most effective for developing upper
body strength for your son. Example: pushups, exercise
tubing, pull ups, light weights.
Heavy ropes
are limited as to producing competitive advantages.
Train with the rope the way you want to move in
your sport. 25 Olympic Sports and 50 Olympic Gold
Medallists have benefited from my program.
To decide whether
a heavy or lightweight speed rope is the best rope
when training for your sport, use my motto: Train
with the rope that allows you to best simulate the
speed, quickness and agility required of your sport.
A lightweight aerodynamic speed rope easily responds
to directional change with minimum air resistance.
Heavy ropes combined with weight training primarily
provide upper body plyometrics workouts but aren’t
effective in increasing quickness of the hands and
feet. The best application of a jump rope training
program is the development of speed, quickness,
agility and explosiveness. A lightweight speed rope
maximizes these and other benefits of jump rope
training.
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Q: What are the
differences between the Aero Speed jump rope for
$35.00 vs. the Rope Master for $25.00. Are they
constructed exactly the same with the only difference
being the 9” handles vs. the 6” ones?
Is the grip the same on both ropes? I notice that
you can replace the rope & swivel bearings,
but what happens if the grip wears out? What are
the advantages of a 9” handle, which jumping
skills could you use for that you couldn’t
do with a 6” handle?
A:
Please see Which Rope Is
For Me?
Q: What is the
best rope to use while learning how to jump?
A:
It truly makes a difference to begin jumping with
an evenly weighted rope that turns at a slower pace
to master the two basic skills and learning how
to coordinate the rope swing with each jump. I recommend
the Magic Speed Rope.
Q: What is the
best jump rope surface?
What are the best shoes to wear?
What is the correct way to jump?
How long should I jump to get benefits?
A:
Please see Jump
Rope Institute.
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Q: I am 6 '6".
Do you sell longer ropes?
A:
We can custom make ropes for athletes taller than
6' 5". Out standard 9' cord is suited for anyone
up to 6' 5".
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Q: I want to get
in good shape and want to know if rope jumping will
give my abs definition and how often I should jump?
A:
Rope jumping will get you in good shape. High Step
is a techniques that especially helps the abs (see
www.jumpropeinstitute.com)
and look under programs). After learning the proper
technique and developing a jump rope capacity (consult
same website), jump 5-15 min. 3-5 days per week.
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Q: I have a 13
year old son ( Collin 6' 2"/ 153 LBS.) who's
very serious about being a top flight athlete. He
amazes me with his zeal and work ethic.
A:
Sounds like me, at age 13 I was doing 1000 pushups
at night and 500 sit-ups 4 days a week, to include
fast pace running and lifting weights for my wrestling
training.
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Q: As a former
collegiate athlete, I've got him thinking about
the benefits of jump roping. I've been looking at
the Buddy Lee products, and have a few questions:
- What jump roping
video tape do you recommend I purchase? Looking
for the "complete" tape. From beginner
to advanced instruction.
- Equipment:
What ropes should I equip my son with - looking
for very good equipment?
A:
When he masters the skill, rope jumping will become
his best training partner and the key to his Basketball
success!
- The "Magic of the Rope
Video" shows you how to master 40 skills
and how to put them into programs for speed, quickness,
agility, explosiveness, ball control, strong legs,
ankles and feet. This video will get him off to
a safe and jumping start. At the same time it
is all inclusive; the jump rope techniques in
video are sports specific and it is the only video
designed for serious athletes.
- The Rope Master is the rope
for your son. It turns with unmatched speed and
control in all directions and is designed to produce
competitive advantages.
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Q: What is the
disadvantage of jumping with a heavy rope?
A:
Besides being too intense for beginners, there is
another disadvantage, the possibility of injury
to your knees and ankles increases because more
force is required to jump over the slower-moving
rope, so more force is created when you land. In
addition the challenge to the arm and shoulder muscles
and joints by the heavy rope may be too much for
the novice rope jumpers. The additional weight can
decrease their arm control and thus increase their
risk of injury.
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