Jump Rope Training in Track and Field with Professional Athlete Chari Hawkins (#15)

“When you really don’t put your worth on how you do but instead on how you respond to how you do… Wow! Think about how much more fun everything is!”

— Chari Hawkins

Chari Hawkins (IG: @_charihawkins) is a Team USA Heptathlete competing on an international level. As she describes during our conversation, Rachel’s drive to pick up a rope really started with utility. Chari uses jump rope for her training, but she’s primarily focused on her sport, so we spend a little less time on jump rope specifics. However, Chari brings a lot to the table with fitness knowledge and mental strengthening, and she definitely delivers in this episode. We discuss a lot, including 7 hour workouts, using jump rope for volleyball training, the importance of recovery, pursuing progress vs perfection, and more.

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Show Notes

1:26 Chari’s Athletic History

4:14 Chari’s Competitive Accomplishments

5:12 Using Jump Rope for Volleyball Training

7:47 What is Jump Rope to You?

11:33 Using Jump Rope During Warm Up for Track and Field

13:44 Training as an Elite Athlete

15:50 7-Hour Workouts

19:01 Managing a Healthy Relationship with Food

24:02 Why Chari Wants to Compete in the Olympics

29:54 The Importance of Recovery

36:38 Career as a Professional Athlete

38:54 Pursuing Progress vs. Perfection

44:44 Overcoming Anxiety During Competition

53:06 Creating Goals Instead of Hopes

1:01:19 How Chari Maintains Her Drive

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Here’s what you should be doing during the Swing

Doing a Running In Place Cross to a Swing Transiti

Doing a Running In Place Cross to a Swing Transition is a classic pattern that’s great for cardio & is just really cool to do! Here’s how you do it correctly:

👉 The top hand in the Cross is the side that you are going to swing to first. This is critical because it feels like your hands are just opening up next to your body

👉 But when you put your hands in that position, the hand that is farther from your body ends up being the dominant hand, pulling the rope over to the other side of your body

👉 If the dominant hand stays on top for the second Swing, it’ll be super easy to get back to a regular Single Under

👉 And if you mix up these hand placements, it’s going to be a lot harder haha so look at exactly where my hands are, because getting those hand positions done correctly means you’re going to be able to do this whole sequence nice and easily!

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The Inverse Leg Over to a Cross is kind of the wei

The Inverse Leg Over to a Cross is kind of the weirdest leg crossing skill haha here’s how you do it:

👉 The leg you lift should moves across your body. You’ll probably need to need to turn your torso a little bit to actually make that leg get over to the other side

👉 Your hand should go underneath your knee next to the outside of your thigh. When you do this hand placement, it’s very easy to block the path of the rope. So placing the handle right behind your knee so the rope will be wide enough to actually pass over your body!

👉 And once the rope does come around, just let your hands drop down into a Cross. Use your leg to push your hand down next to your side into that crossed position

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