{"id":30281,"date":"2014-07-28T07:15:21","date_gmt":"2014-07-28T11:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=30281"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:18:25","slug":"crossfit-workouts-double-unders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/crossfit-workouts-double-unders\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Master CrossFit Double Unders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If the last time you touched a jump rope was in grade school, it\u2019s time to get back into the swing of things. A trusted training method for boxers like Muhammed Ali, jumping rope<\/a> improves stamina and conditioning while building speed and agility. But even if you\u2019re coordinated and fit, there\u2019s a learning curve to mastering any new movement. Plenty of CrossFit devotees and jump rope lovers struggle with double unders (two rotations of the jump rope per jump), a skill featured in several WODS<\/a>. And since messing up means literally whipping oneself with the rope, practicing can become frustrating fast.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s kind of that freak-out moment with the double unders,\u201d says Shane Winsor, a jump coach at CrossFit Cadence<\/a> and head coach of the RPM Fitness<\/a> competitive jump rope team. \u201cPeople are comfortable with single bounces [one revolution per jump] but then something spazzes out with the feet and their body goes crazy when they attempt double unders!\u201d We asked Winsor, World Record holder<\/a> for the most double unders in 60 seconds (164!), to share some of his tips for correcting common newbie mistakes. Let\u2019s hop to it, and start jumping like this<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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