Weighted Jump Rope Recommendation

[Herr Kutz]

I just discovered weighted jump ropes the other day and would like to give one a try, but there are a million different options on Amazon so I cannot decide which to purchase. Does anyone have any recommendations? My prime membership ran out so I'm also willing to go to a local place like Academy if they have something decent.

 

[deadlyapp]

Are you looking for a legitimately weighted rope, or just a thicker/heavier rope?

I have an RX thick rope that I like a lot, but it's exhausting for long sets of jump ropes and I don't use it any longer. The handles are what matters and they had fantastic bearings. It wasn't a heavy rope though (only approx 4oz).

If you already have a good set of handles you can probably just go to a hardware store and buy some high quality steel cable and crimp on attachments for your handles.

 

[Herr Kutz]

Well the ones on Amazon seem to have weights in the handles themselves. If you check out the more expensive places like crossrope they seem to have thicker, heavier ropes instead of weighted handles. What are the pros and cons between the two?

Edit: Would the thick ropes be bad for floors? I'm planning to jump rope indoors.

 

[deadlyapp]

Well the ones on Amazon seem to have weights in the handles themselves. If you check out the more expensive places like crossrope they seem to have thicker, heavier ropes instead of weighted handles. What are the pros and cons between the two?

Edit: Would the thick ropes be bad for floors? I'm planning to jump rope indoors.

There are two different types of weighted ropes - weighted grips, or weighted rope, or a combination of the two. A weighted grip forces you to still maintain the flick and speed to get a lightweight rope around, but fatigues your shoulders and wrists more due to the weight of the handle. A weighted rope will come around easier due to the inertia of the weight, but long sets will be extremely fatiguing due to maintaining position. A combined rope does both.

Heavy rope: http://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-heavy-jump-ropes
Combined rope: http://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-pro-jump-rope
Evil rope: http://www.roguefitness.com/outlaw-120-ropes

Thick ropes shouldn't be an issue depending on the surface. They recommend to use rubber flooring, but non-abrasive concrete would be fine too (might get cool sparks too if you have an uncoated rope!).

If you get a reasonable set of weighted handles you can always get additional wire to swap out what type of rope you're using.

 

[Herr Kutz]

There are two different types of weighted ropes - weighted grips, or weighted rope, or a combination of the two. A weighted grip forces you to still maintain the flick and speed to get a lightweight rope around, but fatigues your shoulders and wrists more due to the weight of the handle. A weighted rope will come around easier due to the inertia of the weight, but long sets will be extremely fatiguing due to maintaining position. A combined rope does both.

Heavy rope: http://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-heavy-jump-ropes
Combined rope: http://www.roguefitness.com/rogue-pro-jump-rope
Evil rope: http://www.roguefitness.com/outlaw-120-ropes

Thick ropes shouldn't be an issue depending on the surface. They recommend to use rubber flooring, but non-abrasive concrete would be fine too (might get cool sparks too if you have an uncoated rope!).

If you get a reasonable set of weighted handles you can always get additional wire to swap out what type of rope you're using.

I may have to stay with a weighted handle version with a thin pvc type rope because I need to be able to use this indoors on laminate flooring.

 

[deadlyapp]

I may have to stay with a weighted handle version with a thin pvc type rope because I need to be able to use this indoors on laminate flooring.

Start with that then. Might be a good idea to invest in a horse stall mat, you probably only need a 1/4" thick one, just to jump rope and prevent damage to your floor. A thin one probably costs less than $25 or so.