Can skipping rope build muscle?

Everyone is very familiar with the sport of skipping rope. It is an exercise that we often do in our lives. It not only has the effect of losing weight, but also makes our body stronger. Moreover, skipping rope is also a very convenient sport. As long as you have a skipping rope, you can do it anytime and anywhere. So, can skipping rope help you build muscles? Let’s take a look at it below.

Rope skipping is a relatively good aerobic exercise for weight loss. Skipping for 30-40 minutes can consume 300 kcal of calories, while a bowl of white rice contains about 250 kcal of calories (the human body needs to burn about 7700 kcal of calories to lose one kilogram of fat). When jumping rope, all the fat in the body will be consumed, so the parts where fat is accumulated, such as the abdomen, limbs, etc., will become thinner accordingly.

Jumping rope can not only reduce fat, but also exercise muscles, because multiple groups of muscles in the body need to work continuously when jumping rope. The muscles that need to be exercised include calf muscles, quadriceps, thigh muscles, shoulders, back, arms, and of course abdomen. Because when you jump up and down, your abdominal muscles must remain tense in order to maintain the stability of your upper body. Also, when you jump up, you also need to accumulate strength and exert force through your waist and abdomen.

Which abdominal muscles can be trained by skipping rope?

When you jump rope, you work your rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, internal obliques, and external obliques, which are all part of the abdominal wall muscles. The rectus abdominis is the main part of the stomach, the internal and external obliques are located on the sides of the stomach, and the transverse abdominis is in the middle of the stomach. These muscle groups work together to pull the abdomen inward. If you breathe heavily while jumping rope, you will get a greater workout for your transverse abdominal muscles.

Through the above introduction, we now know that skipping rope can exercise muscles. It is also a kind of exercise that is good for the whole body. When we lose weight, it can achieve the effect of slimming the whole body. At the same time, while improving our physical fitness, it can also play the role of muscle training for male friends, but it requires our long-term persistence.