Power Ropes and Box jumps

People are always looking to improve their conditioning. Battling ropes and box jumps are great conditioning exercises. They combine really well because one is focused on the lower body and the other the upper body.

Combining upper and lower body exercise allows you to accumulate metabolic biproducts in one area then allowing that area to recover when performing the other exercise.

During battling ropes your forearms are likely to be the limiting factor and during the box jumps it will be your legs. By going back and forth between these exercises you will really work your heart and lungs because they will not rest.

You can start off with intervals, for example 30 seconds on of box jumps, 30 seconds off, 30 seconds of battling ropes and 30 seconds off.

As you get better you could perform your reps in a descending ladder 20 is a good number to start off with eg. 20, 20, 19, 19, 18, 18, 17, 17, 16, 16……