Product Review: RX Jump Ropes

RX Jump Rope: "Inferno" (Tactical Series) - My Jump Rope of Choice

I never liked the jump ropes provided by my CrossFit box.  They have a heavy, thick plastic rope and the handles are too large for my hands.  Despite my distaste for them, I worked up to stringing together maybe 5-8 double-unders (DUs) using these ropes, but always wondered what the fancier ropes felt like that I saw everyone else was using.  At a local CrossFit competition I went to soon after I was able to string a minimal amount of DUs together, I visited the RX Jump Ropes booth and asked to try out a rope.  Standing awkwardly on a grassy slope with a thin rubber mat, I attempted and nailed 10 straight DUs on my first try!  I was so shocked that I had hit 10 DUs that I immediately stopped jumping and started talking purchase.

Product Review: Kinesiology Tape

Kinesiology Tape Worn by Brick CrossFit's Competition Team (2011 CrossFit Games)
(photo credit source: www.crossfitintrepid.com)

Kinesiology Tape is the often brightly-colored tape you see stretched on athlete's shoulders, knees, back, etc.  What follows is summary information about the product, its claims and uses, and how it may be something that could work for your needs.

So what is Kinesiology Tape?

"KT Tape [brand name] is a revolutionary sports medicine solution for treating and preventing common sports injuries such as ITBS, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, knee pain, and more.  Ultra-light, elastic, an strong, KT Tape is highly effective at providing pain relief, stability & support, and faster recovery for injured or sore muscles and joints- without sacrificing comfort or freedom of movement." -source: www.kttape.com