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The Art of Learning Jump Rope with Malini Majithia (#18)

When people say to me, ‘Why do you jump rope? Why do you play so many sports?’ […] My answer is very simple. It is because I can.” — Malini Majithia

Malini Majithia (IG: @jumpingmalini) is a London-based jumper who leverages her systems-oriented mind to learn jump rope skills effectively. The topics are wide-ranging in this episode, and include Malini’s training regimen for the London marathon, the long-term benefits of a disciplined approach to jump rope, building intuition for new jump rope skills, the difference between an athlete and a coach, training skills on both sides of the body, and a whole lot more.

You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Overcast.

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Al Douglas

Declan McCarthy

Mike Fry

Bobby Starsky

Marius Amundrød

Deana Pena

Jimmy Reynolds

Adrienn Banhegyi

Avery Ansah

Zac Tomlinson

Porter Ballard

Dave Newman

Devin Meek

Mimi Youss

Show Notes

1:17 Where Malini is From

2:20 How Fitness Plays A Role in Malini’s Life

3:09 Malini’s Running Journey

5:15 Developing Inquisitiveness and a Curious Mind

7:25 Feeling Frustrated with Jump Rope

9:24 Unlocking the Switch Cross Skills

12:06 Training for the London Marathon

15:42 Avoiding Injury

16:11 Mental Strategies

22:39 Normal Training Schedule

25:15 Training Pull Ups

29:50 First Picking Up a Jump Rope

31:59 Malini’s First Meetup

34:44 Changing the Approach to Jump Rope Training

35:18 People Malini Follows

36:12 Jump Rope Community Inclusiveness

36:54 Malini’s Jump Rope Research

37:58 The Benefits of Discipline

43:44 Doing Skills on the Opposite Side

47:50 Jump Rope Benefits for the Brain

52:19 Systematic Learning for Jump Rope

56:30 Coaching vs. Jumping

58:55 Building Athletic Intuition

1:05:27 Why Health is Important to Malini

1:12:21 What is Jump Rope to You?

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