Skipping Vs Running

[white devil]

Sijo Bruce Lee mentionned in his book (Bruce lee's fighting method volume 2,the blue one) that 10 minutes skipping is equivalent to 30 mins jogging...So I wondered why bother running? i know this sounds stupid considering the fact that he did both but i dont understand why..What do you guys think?

[Khun Kao]

They are two entirely different exercises. You cannot compare the two. 10 min's of skipping may give you CERTAIN results that you would acheive by 30 min's of running, but that doesn't cover all your bases.

[white devil]

that totally makes sense..i guess thats what he meant ..thanks dude

[danfaggella]

I like skipping, and I do it all the time.

I'm sure running works different muscles, probably more of the upper-leg.

Skipping does make most people break a sweat much faster than running, plus you can do it while watching a movie!

[aseepish]

I can skip for twenty minutes, and then work out, but if I run for an hour, that's it for me. For the rest of the week.

I'll repeat what one of the trainers in Chiang Mai kept repeating - doing your roadwork (long runs AND sprints) is the best way to build up your legs to take kicks. Skipping and pad work will increase your stamina, pad work probably better than running for stamina since it's broken rythym, but for Muay Thai, running is vital.

This sucks because I hate running.

[Tom Yum]

This sucks because I hate running.

Do it until you love it.

I hated running; last year I probably ran no more than 20 miles total. I covered over 30 miles in January, but started running in mid December. The first few weeks of running were hell on my legs. Once the legs got adjusted, then it was the lungs.

Once you break your previous record, then it hits the legs again.....then the lungs...but atleast you feel good afterwards.

[chalambok]

First of all, jogging and running are 2 different exercises, and should never be confused. Skip rope for footwork and agility. Jog for mental conditioning (which is why you should jog early in the morning). Running is for aerobic conditioning, current theory is run 6 miles as fast as you can, trying to get into the 30s (minutes). Also in the running category, and possibly on an every-other-day basis, is wind-sprints. People are still divided on 10X100s or 4X880s. 400 meters (440s) seem to be irrelevant, I do not know why, my speculation being they are too long for the quick burst needed to finish a round yet too short for the length of a whole round.

[B.Y.O.B.]

Well jumping rope builds rhythm and running builds stamina.