
Chari Hawkins
@_charihawkins
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OLYMPIAN 🇺🇸 Team USA Track & Field 🇺🇸 USA Gold Medalist 🥇5X All-American ✨
San Diego, CA
Joined November 2011
ON MY WAY TO PARIS! ✨ I'm beyond grateful to represent Team USA at the Olympics. 🇺🇸 It's a dream come true! Thank you for all the love & support, it means the world! ❤️ Can't wait to soak in every moment of this incredible experience! What is your favorite part of the
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I love this drive drill for so many things when it comes to my speed: ✅ Quickness off the ground ✅ Core and hip activation ✅ Range of motion speed
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While cadence is only one aspect of speed, it's a fun one! ✨ My top cadence for 200 meters is around 245 SPM. For reference, Usain Bolt's cadence was near 260 SPM, that turnover with his strides is incredible!🔥
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This is what I think about when I start to get tired while running! Give it a try! 🙌
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Running is natural. Let's take it back to the basics with a few tips to help with your running form!✨
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Embrace the boring! ✨ I was feeling bored during my Olympic training and asked how to get the fun back! My sports psychologist said "Work can be boring, embrace it and do it anyways." So I did, and learned to love the mundane as a sign of progress. What ‘boring’ work do you
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A-Series ASMR warm up anyone? 🙋♀️ Such a great start to your workout! 🙌✨ balance, rhythm, strength, conditioning, stability, and muscle memory. Drill before you wheel (I dunno it makes sense in my head) 😂 What’s your favorite drill?
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What’s more important for speed if you could ONLY choose one? Stride Length or Cadence?
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Do your feet swell during long distances??? And at what distance should people start sizing up?
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It’s almost back to school, so let’s do some MATH ✅👏😉 . I think one of my favorite things about combining drills to make other drills is how much it helps for APPLYING the drills to running! . So many people really struggle with the B drill series, and so maybe give these a
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I straight up spent an hour doing drills the other day. I had so much fun too 👏😂🙌 . I always emphasize drills because they improve form and muscle memory, but the truth is that they are also really helpful to improve fitness, and I implement longer warm up’s to help me “get
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Something about a dynamic movement for real 🙌✨👏 Benefits: 🔄 Prepares the body for movement 🧠 Improves range of motion 🏃♀️Improves power, speed, and agility ⚠️ Reduces risk of injury 🧘 Promotes better movement patterns I always feel better when I’m incorporating it into my
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“Okay but why am I doing these??” LETS TALK ABOUT IT! ✅❤️✨ I remember the day I learned that drills are not just fancy ways to warm up- it changed so much for me. Just like in life, knowing your WHY for the drills you do allows you to be more purposeful in every step. Do I
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A forward lean in running is such a simple concept, but one that we might not do right if we don’t fully understand it , so I want to help illustrate it better 🫶✨ Quick tip: lean at the ankles, not the hips ✨💪✅ . Now go try it out on your next run and let me know if it was
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One of the quickest ways to get faster- POWER SKIPS 👏 ✨They force you to push off the ground quickly ✨They activate the fast muscle fibers (don’t do this drill cold) ✨They put your feet underneath your hips ✨They build up the fibers to handle both speed and power I love
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Remember, you’re the only one who can get YOU closer to your goals.🫶👏 Today’s Challenge: ✨30 minutes of working out ✨20 minutes of being outside ✨10 minutes earlier to bed ✨5 minutes of breath work ✨4 things to think of that you’re grateful for ✨3 friends that you text
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Today’s lesson is this: NEVER be the one to underestimate you.
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A Running Analysis- fast running form vs. slow running form 🙌🏼
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