By Monroe Miller - CrossFit Coach • Oct 15, 2024
When I first started participating in CrossFit in 2010, the ability and technique components of the workouts immediately drew me in.
The workouts captivated me because they encompassed both abilities and techniques. Over the course of time, my interest in CrossFit continued to slowly rise further and farther. Because I had never been interested in lifting weights or participating in athletics before beginning CrossFit, I would not say that I was the person who was the strongest or the fastest before I joined CrossFit. I would say that I was the person who was the most capable of lifting weights. To further complicate matters, I wouldn't claim to be the fastest among them. On the other hand, the notion that I could actually teach myself to move more effectively and exercise my abilities, which would give me an advantage over other people, sparked my attention and made me want to learn more about it. Because of this, I started to take an interest in the subject matter.
After school, we would hold weekly mini-competitions to determine who could complete the most double unders without breaking even one of them.
The goal of these competitions was to determine who could do their best.
During that period, I was regularly working out at the gym with a few of my friends, and we would organize these competitions after school. One particularly vivid and unmistakable memory comes to mind. Despite my constant competitive mindset, the ropes available for use at the gym at that time were of low quality. Despite my inherent competitive nature, this situation still came to pass. The very first jump rope that I ever bought was a CustomFit Rx Smart Gear rope, which was one of the earliest lines of jump ropes that were available. I purchased it with the intention of using it for my own purposes. Furthermore, it was among the items I purchased. Over the course of my program, which consisted of working out on a daily basis, I eventually reached a point where I was able to execute more than 200 double unders on any given day. This was a significant accomplishment for me. I consider this to be a major accomplishment on my part.
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I had always loved jumping rope as a talent, and every time a "new" version entered the CrossFit community, I felt compelled to try to master it.
I had always made the jump rope my preferred choice. I had always been a fan of jumping rope, and I still am. From the beginning of my life to the present, I have never deviated from this resolve. Recently, we expanded the range of exercises to include crossovers, heavy ropes, triples, and drag ropes. These are all examples of the most recent additions.
After having spent ten years perfecting my open position, the crossed posture appeared to me to be completely foreign.
I was able to achieve this accomplishment because I had spent ten years refining my open position. I struggled with crossovers the most, finding them more challenging than any other jumping rope skill or technique. Overall, I found that jumping rope was a really challenging activity.
As soon as I grabbed a FreVo rope, I immediately began practicing.
As soon as the procedure started, I began working on it. I was able to string together a maximum of fifteen to twenty crossover singles, and I could probably tie together two or three crossover double unders that were continuous. The maximum number of crossover singles that I could string together was between fifteen and twenty. On the other hand, the execution of these crossover singles was somewhat challenging. For some reason, I was able to arrange these songs together in a way that makes sense. Eventually, I was able to participate in a coaching call with Dave, and it was at that moment that I started to acquire a more profound understanding of the activities that I was carrying out. Dave explained the rope's proper length and demonstrated several exercises to improve my position. He specifically instructed me on how to lengthen the rope correctly.
I was able to regain my long-lost passion for jumping rope by using a rope that was substantially shorter and by gaining an understanding of how the crossover worked.
Both of these factors contributed to my success in regaining my enthusiasm for jumping rope. This unique event provided me with a new challenge during the warmups, allowing me to practice and compete with my friends. As of right now, I am able to execute sets of crossover double unders with a consistency of 10-15 and sets of crossover singles with a consistency of 50-100 without taking any rests in between. I perform both sets of exercises without any breaks. Both sets included exercises involving crossovers. For my standard double unders and triple unders, I have been focusing on getting more efficient and continuing to polish my technique. I have also been working on improving my technique. I've been able to do this with shorter ropes. I have also been focusing on expanding my technique. Due to my extensive involvement in this activity, I have been striving to improve my efficiency to meet the demands of this undertaking.
One of the most exciting components of CrossFit training, in my opinion, has always been the potential to learn new talents and improve upon ones that are already there.
Throughout my experience, the circumstances have remained the same. I was under the assumption that I had mastered the jump rope at one point in time; nevertheless, the truth is that I did not actually possess such a skill. I was under the impression that I had mastered the jump rope. The motivation behind training is the individual's aspiration to get better at what they do. This is due to the fact that there is always something new to learn, something new to practice, a method to be a bit more efficient, and the constant goal of getting better, which is what training is all about. This is why training is so important. Improving one's performance is the purpose of various forms of training.