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Jumping Rope: How to Do Double-Unders

This probably of little interest to anyone other than me (and perhaps Paul Jolstead), but I wanted to bookmark this video for future reference:

This video describes how to “double-unders”, which is a jump-roping technique common in Crossfit. Instead of jumping and letting the rope pass under your feet just once, you spin the rope so fast it passes under your feet twice per jump.

I can’t do this.

I’ve been trying for months, and I can’t get the method down. I’ve landed a few double-unders, but can never successfully transition to the next jump. But one of my goals for the next few weeks is to learn how to do this. I’ve already done my first pull-up (and almost strung two together), and have finally learned how to kick up to a handstand (which I can hold for 45 seconds), but I can’t do a double-under, and I want to.

And that concludes today’s edition of J.D.’s Crossfit Journal.

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  3. Great video find JD! Thanks! I too struggle with double-unders. I just purchased my own rope so that I can practice at home all the time. I’ll use the progression that Patrick encourages and see if I can start nailing some consecutive DUs.

  4. thank you SO MUCH for posting this video. Watching this was a huge help to get the technique down, and I was able to do double-unders finally for the first time today!

  6. I think my problem with the doubles is that I’m 6 feet tall. Physics works against us tall people. That rope has to go further, faster.

  8. Thanks for posting.. I have been in crossfit for 5 months and I just can’t seem to get it.. I will definitely practice your techniques .. thanks

  9. Great post. I need to conquer the double unders for a CrossFit comp in January. Love the explanation in this video.

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