OK, I admit I'm not much for dryland in most cases. On occasion I'll do some pull-ups or push ups after practice, but usually I get out of the pool, shower and go home. Anyway, yesterday I was doing some pull-ups and my coach came over and said he had something new for me to try: jumping rope with a weighted jump rope. Anyone else ever try this? I did 5 sets of 40 reps on 1:00. Usually it took about 30-35 seconds to complete the 40 jumps, and let me say the rest was much needed after that! I'm not sure how hard it would be when fresh, but after a pretty tough swimming workout it was definitely challenging.
I had never seen a jump rope like this before. It was a 4 lb solid rubber rope. It's a whole different experience than using a regular jump rope.
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That does sound tough.
A couple of things I started doing in my dryland workouts recently are inverted rows and rack chins. The basic concept is the same in both of these: you pull yourself up to a bar in a power rack or smith machine with your feet resting on the floor or on a platform.
Inverted rows
Rack chins
These are a lot harder than they look. The difference from regular pull-ups is that you can't use any body motion to squirm your way to the bar. After a certain number of reps, your arms and back will be just too tired and you can't move at all.
That does sound tough.
A couple of things I started doing in my dryland workouts recently are inverted rows and rack chins. The basic concept is the same in both of these: you pull yourself up to a bar in a power rack or smith machine with your feet resting on the floor or on a platform.
Inverted rows
Rack chins
These are a lot harder than they look. The difference from regular pull-ups is that you can't use any body motion to squirm your way to the bar. After a certain number of reps, your arms and back will be just too tired and you can't move at all.
