Double trouble

Jävla, helvetes, satans, skit, dumma, elaka, frustrerande doubleunders!!!!!

Att det ska vara så himla svårt, jag har försökt lära mig det i över ett halvår nu, dock inte förrän senaste tiden jag gått in seriöst för det. Problemet är bara det att jag måste kunna det till tävlingen på lördag. Hur mycket jag än tränar blir det inte bättre. Försöker träna på lite olika sätt, stabila/snabba singel hopp, varannan dubbel/singel, bara öva handlederna. Får massa tips hela tiden men inget går in och inget gör det bättre!

Sluta stressa (hur ska jag kunna göra det när jag måste kunna det på lördag?)

GAH ville bara få ut lite frustration

Såhär ser jag ju definitivt inte ut när jag övar!

Double Trouble
-Anthony Dayrit
One movement that that I’ve seen frustrate both new and experienced Crossfit athletes alike at our box is the double under. While the movement appears simple at first glance, it takes solid technique and coordination to do double unders, and even additional work to do them proficiently in the middle of a workout. Here are a few tips and cues on how to improve and work on double unders—I realize that a written explanation won’t be completely sufficient, but as always, please feel free to ask me or the other coaches when you want to work on this skill.
I must preface this article by stating that when I started Crossfit in August 2009, I had jumped rope pretty consistently since I was six or seven years old—and did not have double unders. I could do the single-double-single jump all day, but when I tried this technique during my first few months at CFC I wound up fatiguing my shoulders and using up precious time. One of the goals of our workouts is to learn how to complete the work required as efficiently as possible, so I made a concerted effort to practice double unders on a daily basis—I bought a rope, went to Bally’s every morning, and included the practice in my warm-up. After about three months of 10-15 minutes a day and numerous failed attempts (with the rope marks over my legs and arms to prove it), the movement finally clicked.
Single under practice. This may sound elementary, but before you can do double unders, you should be able to do single jumps in your sleep. When you practice single jumps in preparation for learning double unders, start by keeping your feet relatively close together during the jumps. Arms should be relaxed at your sides, and all of the momentum for the rope turn should come from the flick of your wrists, not your arms. Most of all, try to establish a steady rhythm, which will help in terms of staying relaxed and maintaining consistent timing.
Single-Double-Single. I don’t advocate getting too comfortable with doing the single-double-single jump progression, but it helps in terms of finding out how high you need to jump as well how fast you need to turn the rope. The most common problem I see with athletes who use this technique and have difficulty transitioning into regular double unders is that the single-double-under tends to result in the athlete “winding-up” for the double-under—the rhythm of the rope turn for single jump is slower than the double, which makes it challenging to get comfortable with doing two doubles in a row. It’s difficult to describe in words how to time consecutive double unders, but think of it as jumping a little bit before you would normally for a single under—the rope will be coming back around faster, which results in a faster jump.