How to be a Record Breaking Jumper w/ Peter Nestler

Welcome to another exciting episode of the Collide Kids Podcast! Today, host Christen Clark sits down with Peter Nestler, a seven-time world champion jump roper and holder of 12 Guinness World Records, to dive deep into the world of rope jumping and self-discipline.

Peter’s inspiring story begins in second grade, where he transformed early struggles into a driving force for success. From not making the jump rope team to becoming a world champion, Peter exemplifies how perseverance and self-discipline can lead to extraordinary achievements.

Throughout the episode, Peter shares his unique training methods, starting with his weakest points and gradually building strength. His unique approaches to training included, training for months underwater, and crafting a custom metal jump rope. Peter’s journey emphasizes the importance of embracing weaknesses and finding joy in the process of self-improvement rather than just focusing on outcomes.

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"Life on the Road": "And so we were just driving place to place to place. And when you're living a life on the road, just going from school to school, it gets a little boring, um, just because you're doing the exact same thing every day with not a lot of sleep."
— Peter Nestler [00:06:20 → 00:06:33]

Viral Topic: "The Challenges of Jump Roping Underwater"
"So what I would do is I would drop down, hold my breath as long as I could, jump as many times as I can, and then stand up, and then you take a breath, and you do that up and down."
— Peter Nestler [00:11:09 → 00:11:17]

"Developing Discipline": "So just having that routine and just basically picking something that you can do every single day."
— Peter Nestler [00:14:49 → 00:14:54]

"Overcoming Stereotypes in High School Sports": "I had this one kid that was in my school, and he would sit behind me in one of my classes and he would just say, jump ropes, a girl sport. And it was just so annoying and kind of embarrassing at the same time. Until one day it kind of struck me."
— Peter Nestler [00:19:42 → 00:19:55]

"Master the Basics": "The reality is, if you don't get the basics down really well, nothing else is going to work."
— Peter Nestler [00:24:07 → 00:24:12]

Jump Rope Techniques for Consistency: "You should be very quiet when you're jumping. Use your knees as a little bit of a shock absorber, but just staying on the ball of the foot."
— Peter Nestler [00:24:27 → 00:24:33]

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Transcript

Christen Clark [00:00:29]:
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Christen Clark [00:01:39]:
Baby Believer primers help parents teach their children the central tenets of the Christian faith
that they may never know a day apart from the Lord. Well, listen, I am so excited for you guys to
hear from our guest today. His name is Peter Nestler. He is a seven time world champion rope
jumper and has broken 12 Guinness World Records. He travels around the world performing in
schools and churches with his unique jump rope and unicycling program. You guys are going to
be inspired and encouraged by this conversation with my friend, Peter Nestler. Well, Peter
Nestler, I am so excited to have you on the Collide Kids podcast today.
Peter Nestler [00:02:27]:
Well, I'm excited to be here.
Christen Clark [00:02:29]:
Yeah. This is so fun. Our friend Yancey connected us and told me I definitely should talk to you.
Would you just tell everybody what it is that you do?
Peter Nestler [00:02:39]:
I am a professional jump roper, which I know sounds like a very unusual job and it is. I travel
around the world doing jump rope and unicycling programs. I do a lot of School events. I do a lot
of school assembly programs. We do a lot of church events, and we literally go all over the
world. I was just over in Dubai and not too long ago doing some shows, and literally everywhere
in the world doing jump rope stuff. And then with all of that, I have seven world championships
that I've won. And I've also broken 12 Guinness World Records.
Christen Clark [00:03:09]:

Ooh. Okay, I'm really excited to talk to you about this. But before we do that, because this is a
show for kids, I always ask my guests to tell me a joke. So do you have a joke for us today?
Peter Nestler [00:03:20]:
Yes. I had to find, like, a jumping joke.
Christen Clark [00:03:23]:
Okay.
Peter Nestler [00:03:23]:
Sort of fit the mood here. So can a frog jump higher than a house?
Christen Clark [00:03:29]:
Mm. Can a frog jump higher than a house? I don't know.
Peter Nestler [00:03:33]:
Well, of course it can. A house can't jump.
Christen Clark [00:03:37]:
That's true.
Peter Nestler [00:03:38]:
I didn't say it was good, but I did say I would find one that's good.
Christen Clark [00:03:41]:
I was thinking, like, could it. I don't know. We have a lot of frogs in my yard. Cause we have a
pond outside. So I'm thinking a few of them probably could. But you're right. Houses cannot
jump. Okay, well, let's get into your story, because I just find this fascinating.
Christen Clark [00:03:54]:
You broke a lot of records. You won all these championships, but how did you get started in
jump rope? What made you excited about jump rope?
Peter Nestler [00:04:02]:
So when I was in elementary school, we had a jump rope team come in and do a show. And my
PE Teacher was really into not just doing sports. He's like, hey, if we're going to do it, let's do it
really well. So we decided, let's start a jump rope competitive team. And so I got on that team,
and we ended up winning world championships starting from my year three, third grade. And we
won seven years in a row and had a lot of really great opportunities with that team. And he
decided. Decided, well, instead of just being competitive, just practicing all the time, he's like,
let's go travel around.
Peter Nestler [00:04:34]:

So we got to travel around the world doing shows through elementary, middle, and high school. I
was doing. We did stuff in Australia, Sweden, Denmark. We did NBA halftime games. We were
doing stuff at Disneyland, Disney World. So we're literally going all over the place. And I'm from
a real small town in Alaska, so we're just a tiny little town up here. And we had probably one of
the best jump rope teams in the world.
Christen Clark [00:04:57]:
Wow. That's amazing. That's really cool. And I'll start with your PE teacher. Like, we're going to
do this, right?
Peter Nestler [00:05:03]:
Yeah, exactly. So it was that mentality of, well, if we're going to do this, let's, let's be good at it. I
don't want to go all out. Yeah, exactly. So that's, and that's actually really been a part of my life.
And something I definitely picked up from him was, well, if you're going to do something, let's do
it the best we can instead of just, you know, you know, half hearted doing something.
Christen Clark [00:05:21]:
So is it something that like, once you started trying it, you picked it up immediately or is it
something you had to practice a while to get the hang of?
Peter Nestler [00:05:28]:
Oh, I was pretty bad when I first started. So yeah, I definitely took a lot of practice to get good at
jump roping.
Christen Clark [00:05:38]:
I think that's interesting to know that when you started it wasn't just a natural thing. You're pretty
bad at it and now you've broken all these world records. So how did you go from being not very
good at it to breaking all these records? How did you get into all the record breaking stuff?
Peter Nestler [00:05:53]:
The record breaking thing actually was after I was already performing professionally, so we won
all the world championships when I was in school. And then after I graduated, I started
performing professionally and my first job, I was 17, I went to Chicago and I was performing
there with a friend of mine who was doing some shows. And so right after my wife and I got
married, uh, we got hooked onto doing a school tour. So we were doing about 400 schools a
year around the United States. And so we were just driving place to place to place. And when
you're living a life on the road, just going from school to school, it gets a little boring, um, just
because you're doing the exact same thing every day with not a lot of sleep. And so during that
time I was looking for things that could kind of, you know, sort of shake things up a little bit for
me as far as like my workouts. And I.
Peter Nestler [00:06:42]:

We were actually watching the news one day and there was this video about this girl breaking a
jump roping record on a unicycle. And I saw that and I was like, well, I could do that. And then I
was like, it's not.
Christen Clark [00:06:55]:
A normal thought that Peter, that people have Peter. People were like, whoa, that's amazing.
But you thought I could do that?
Peter Nestler [00:07:00]:
Yeah, I could totally beat that. So I started training and then I was training for that and I was like,
I wonder what other records there are. So I started looking them Up. And I was like, oh, I can
hop a mile on one foot while jump roping. Oh, I could jump rope underwater for an hour. And I'm
going through all this stuff and you know, like I said, most people are just like, that's not normal.
And I'm just like, this sounds awesome. So I started training for all these different records and at
one, you know, certain points of time, I was actually training for like three or four records at
once.
Peter Nestler [00:07:28]:
And so it just allowed me to kind of work on something different while I was waiting around for
kids coming in and out of assemblies. And so I'd just be in the back jumping on my unicycle or,
you know, practicing hopping on one foot or, you know, all sorts of random things.
Christen Clark [00:07:41]:
Do you have like a person that's training you like a coach or was it something you were just
learning yourself?
Peter Nestler [00:07:46]:
Most of the stuff I did just by myself at that point for all the records. Having been on the jump
rope team and having all those coaches for all those years, I had a lot of really good discipline
and things kind of figured out on how to develop training plans and how to like, work towards
specific goals. Um, so with the records, I knew like, this is what my target is. This is what I want
to reach. So then I was able to kind of look at that and say, okay, well, where am I really weak?
And then I would start. I always start with my weakest point and say, okay, these are the things
that I need to work on the most. And I would train those. And then while I'm doing that, it helps
my better side get, you know, improve as well.
Peter Nestler [00:08:21]:
So I would, I never actually really had a specific coach for those records, but knowing the
technique and I'm really self motivated and disciplined.
Christen Clark [00:08:29]:
So yeah, I think that's interesting because I'm a, a voice and a piano teacher. And so I talk to my
kids when I'm teaching them about, like, if there's a part of the music that you keep messing up
on, you're like not good at your week at. That's your weakest point. Keep going over that part

over and over again until you get it, and then you keep building from that. And so that's kind of
what you did. You find that part like, okay, this part I'm good at, but this part I've got to work on
and you focus on that and that's how you get better.
Peter Nestler [00:08:55]:
Yeah, and that's actually, for me, everything I do, I always start with basically just taking an
itinerary of like this is my worst spot. And I basically focus on all the worst spots. And a lot of
people, when they do that, they'll just see they're like, well, I'm bad at this and this and this. And
they'll say, okay, well, I'm obviously pathetic, or I need help, or they're like, this will never
happen. And I'm the opposite. I'm just like, okay, well, I know where my weak points are now. I
know what I need to work on, and I allow those to kind of drive me to get better versus letting it
sort of just tear me down and just be like, well, this will never happen. So it's a lot of.
Peter Nestler [00:09:30]:
It's just the mentality and the mindset of how you approach where you're weak at.
Christen Clark [00:09:35]:
Yeah. And I think that's good, too. For us to remember that when we're going through anything
in life, whether it's sports or music or school or whatever, is when you find those things that
you're not good at. It's okay to admit that you're not good at those things. But then there's also
that discipline that we need to have that drives us to make those things better and improve.
That's how we're going to grow.
Peter Nestler [00:09:55]:
Oh, precisely. Growth always comes from improvement. And if all you're ever focusing on is
your, you know, sort of your strong side, at some point those weak points are going to show up
and they're going to be glaringly bad if you never actually worked on them.
Christen Clark [00:10:09]:
Yeah. So tell us a little bit about your training method. So, because I don't think any of us are
training for jump rope records, so what is that like? Like, how. How often do you practice? Do
you have, like, a certain workout regimen or anything that you do to get really good at jump
rope?
Peter Nestler [00:10:24]:
Well, it all depends on which record I'm working on. Uh, so if you've ever looked through
Guinness, uh, and I was. I always like to tell kids this when I'm performing is. I'm like, you'll
notice that pretty much every record is a little weird. Guinness, they have some normal ones,
but it seems like they're just sort of known for these, like, oddball records. Like, oh, we got the
longest fingernails or weird things. So for me, it's like, okay, well, when you're walking in, it's like,
okay, I'm not just jump roping. It's like, I have to jump rope while juggling a soccer ball, or I have
to jump rope on a unicycle, or I have to Jump rope underwater.
Peter Nestler [00:10:57]:

So how you train is dictated very much by the specific record. So for I actually did jump roping
underwater for an hour, which, you know, you can't hold your breath that long. So what I would
do is I would drop down, hold my breath as long as I could, jump as many times as I can, and
then stand up, and then you take a breath, and you do that up and down. Well, the challenge
with that is jumping underwater is a really good shoulder workout. So I had to do a lot of training
to develop my shoulder strength and then also my wrist strength, because you're moving a rope
through the water. And then the majority of the problem with that was actually finding what kind
of rope works underwater. So I ended up using a. Like, a metal jump rope that we sort of built.
Peter Nestler [00:11:39]:
We found this banding iron that was kind of really thin, but wide, so it would cut through the
water really well. So that was actually a big challenge was finding that. The other part is, when
you're jumping underwater is it's like, okay, if I just hold my breath as long as I possibly can, and
then stand up. And you spend all this time at the surface before you go back down again. Well,
you just wasted a minute or two minutes or whatever, just catching your breath again. So
developing sort of a routine where I could say, okay, how long can I stay down without having to
spend a lot of time on the surface breathing afterwards? So it was kind of finding that sweet
spot. And so you're sort of just figuring out what's the most effective way to do this to maximize
my time underwater.
Christen Clark [00:12:21]:
Mm.
Peter Nestler [00:12:22]:
And then just then doing that over and over and over again for months on end until you could do
it consistently for an hour. So when I did that record, I was trying to beat 900. I ended up doing
1,871. So I more than double in the end.
Christen Clark [00:12:36]:
Yeah.
Peter Nestler [00:12:36]:
Yeah. I was really happy with that.
Christen Clark [00:12:38]:
Now, did you do this, like, in the ocean or at a pool or Where. Where did you do your practicing?
Peter Nestler [00:12:43]:
At the time, I was living at a townhouse complex, and they actually had a pool. So thankfully, I
could just go over there and practice. Everybody thought I was nuts, because I.
Christen Clark [00:12:52]:
Was gonna say, what do your neighbors think of that?

Peter Nestler [00:12:54]:
Well, most of them are, like, 70 or 80. So they just see this guy walk out there, and they're like,
why does he have a jump rope?
Christen Clark [00:13:01]:
The jump rope guy's back.
Peter Nestler [00:13:03]:
Exactly. He's got a weight belt, and I'm just down there, like, you know, in the deep end, up and
down, up and down. And they're just like, okay, that was weird.
Christen Clark [00:13:11]:
Let's talk a little bit more about this whole, like, discipline track. And like, I know that you said
that's part of your personality. You're just a very disciplined person. Is that something that you
developed as you did jump roping, or is that something that's kind of always been in you?
Peter Nestler [00:13:25]:
Well, one thing that I like to think about with this is that what actually is discipline. Because a lot
of people, they'll look at somebody like me and they'll just be like, well, you're disciplined,
therefore you can do it. I don't have that discipline. Well, a lot of times it just depends on what
are you disciplined in. I mean, if discipline was, can you eat a cookie every single day for your
life?
Christen Clark [00:13:46]:
Yes, I could do that.
Peter Nestler [00:13:47]:
Okay, well, you can be a very disciplined cookie eater. Okay. So it's just, I am. Congratulations.
But the thing is, generally you're not going to be automatically disciplined at something that you
actually want to accomplish. It's usually something that you don't want to do. So the trick is sort
of figuring out habits where you can say, how can I motivate myself to do something to get the
result that I want on a consistent basis? And that is basically what discipline is. So for me, I
would just say, okay, well, I have to work out every single morning.
Peter Nestler [00:14:23]:
I don't allow myself to not work out. So I work out seven days a week. I'm in the gym every
single day. I never take a day off. Because for me, it's that habit, that routine of doing it. Now
when you first start doing it, it's not a lot of fun. But once you get kind of into that routine, it feels
weird when you're not doing it. And that to me is when something is like clicked in as I am
disciplined doing this is if I don't do it, it feels weird.
Peter Nestler [00:14:49]:
So just having that routine and just basically picking something that you can do every single day.
And so some of the ways to do that is because people are like, how do I start with that? Is

whatever you're trying to be good at, or you develop that habit or that discipline, you want to
pick something and make it as easy as possible to do. You don't want to have to have a 37 step
process before you can start something. For instance, like if you were to, I don't know, we'll just
go say with going to the gym, just as I'm already talking about that. So instead of saying, okay,
well, If I got to go to the gym, it means I have to wake up three hours earlier than I actually want
to wake up. It means I have to, you know, drive 37 miles to get there and just have this huge,
you know, set of problems that you have to overcome. You just want to make it as simple as
possible. So basically, you set your clock for, okay, if I wake up at this time, you have your
clothes laid out.
Peter Nestler [00:15:38]:
So when you wake up, you don't have to think about it. You just put your clothes on, get in the
car, you drive. Hopefully you want to pick someplace that's close to you. You get in there, you
already know what you're going to do that day. And so everything's just as simple as possible.
So that way, when you show up to do it, you actually can do it without having to really process
and think through and overcome a lot of difficulties. So that's usually the biggest starting point, is
just trying to make it as simple as possible to actually get in the habit of doing whatever activity
you're trying to do.
Christen Clark [00:16:07]:
Yeah, I think that's good. I think another thing is learning to love the journey and not just waiting
for the result to be when you're happy and excited about what you're doing, but learning to love.
Like, we're talking about working out or like the process of training and disciplining yourself. And
if you learn to love that, that's going to be a lot easier to get into it than just waiting for it to be
completely results driven.
Peter Nestler [00:16:30]:
And the funny part is, having broken all these world records, one question people always ask is
they're always like, oh, how does it feel when you break a record? The reality is it's often a big
letdown. You've been training all this time. I know I can break it. You go out and you do it and
you're just like, I thought I would feel something more with that, but you're just like, well, I guess
I'm done. Now what?
Christen Clark [00:16:56]:
Right?
Peter Nestler [00:16:57]:
Back to the.
Christen Clark [00:16:57]:
Back to training.
Peter Nestler [00:16:59]:

The funniest one out of all of them was there was when I did that underwater record. It was like,
I'm jumping underwater for an hour, and when I got out of the pool, they're just like, how does it
feel? And I looked over and I was at this ymca and they had this big sign above the pool that
said, do not pee in the pool. And they're just like, how's it feel to break a record? And I was like,
give me a minute, I'll be right back. So so like, the reality, I'm like, that's all. I felt like I just had to
go. And it's just like nothing to do with the record any way, shape or form. And so if your focus is
like, once I get there, I'll finally be happy. If that's how you think life is going to actually make you
happy by accomplishing things, it's not usually the case.
Peter Nestler [00:17:41]:
The journey really is where happiness comes from. And it's kind of that struggle and that
constant kind of push where you're kind of pushing yourself a little bit more and more every day.
That's actually where happiness is found. It's like you can't really keep satisfaction. It's
something you can have for small moments through a struggle and through a journey. That's
actually where happiness is there. And then once you get it, you can't really keep it. There's no
way of just holding onto it.
Peter Nestler [00:18:07]:
Be like, okay, now I'm going to be happy for the rest of my life. That's not how it works. You're
going to have it for these fleeting moments. It's usually during the struggle where you're going to
feel that happiness and that joy. And then once you've won, it's like, okay, cool, now what? And
that's where I'm like, for me, I'm like, okay, that's why I keep doing records. It's like, well, I need
another challenge because that's where you find that happiness.
Christen Clark [00:18:26]:
So I love this idea of you talk about. I think this is something you get to talk about with the
assemblies and schools and things like that is about owning your identity. What? What is it
about owning your identity that's important for you to convey that as a message?
Peter Nestler [00:18:41]:
Oddly enough, this started when I was going through the Ten Commandments. So you sit there
and you read through the Ten Commandments, and one of them is, do not take the name of the
Lord thy God in vain. If you go with the old King James version. And a lot of times people are
just like, well, you just can't cuss and say God's name, which obviously shouldn't do. But I don't
think the commandment has anything to do with that. It's actually more about owning an identity
that if you're saying, I am a follower of God, that means that your lifestyle should reflect what
you're owning. And so my example, just from the way my life has gone, is being a jump roper. I
could either be embarrassed of that or I can really own the fact that that's who I am.
Peter Nestler [00:19:20]:
And it really stuck out to me when I was in high school because I had this being in elementary
school and on the jump rope team, okay, you can be kind of cool. You get to middle school,
they're like, are you still doing that? And they get to high school, and people seriously think
there's something wrong with you. They're just like, oh, you should be on the football team or

the basketball team, and you're still jump roping and you're in high school. And I'm like, yeah,
but it's awesome. And they don't see it that way. Well, I had this one kid that was in my school,
and he would sit behind me in one of my classes and he would just say, jump ropes, a girl sport.
And it was just so annoying and kind of embarrassing at the same time. Until one day it kind of
struck me.
Peter Nestler [00:19:56]:
I was like, you know, jump rope is a girls sport. That's not a bad thing. Because here I am, one
of the few guys doing it. And so I'm like, you know, when I'm traveling, I'm traveling with a bunch
of girls. They smell better than guys do. They're a lot prettier than guys. And we're getting this
opportunity to travel around the world with a bunch of girls. And then just the fact that we.
Peter Nestler [00:20:14]:
There were just so few guys doing it at the time, we had opportunities to travel that most people
wouldn't get to go. Because anytime somebody would call our team up, they say, hey, we want
your team to come down, but we really want you to bring your boys. Because we want to show
people that it's a sport for both boys and girls. And so me, my best friend, and a couple other
guys, we had, like four really good jumpers on the team. We had opportunities that came up just
because we were different than everybody else. And by owning that identity and just sort of
saying, okay, you know what? I am this person. I am a jump roper. I would get the opportunity to
go travel and do so much more than somebody that would be kind of embarrassed of that same
position.
Peter Nestler [00:20:54]:
And this plays out in so many different areas in life. If you're a person that looks at yourself and
you see yourself as kind of a, you know, a loser who's quiet, and you're just sort of all down on
yourself all the time, that's going to reflect how you interact with other people and how you
interact with the world. Your identity is owned by this. You know, I'm just a quiet person that can't
accomplish anything versus somebody who is, you know, just like, you know what? This is how
God made me. This is my personality. This is my talent pool. This is what I'm good at. And they
own the fact that this is who I am.
Peter Nestler [00:21:28]:
They're going to be a lot more confident in going out and trying to accomplish things.
Christen Clark [00:21:32]:
Yes, I think that's so true. And I think it's really interesting to always consider how God made
you is the most important thing, not what other people say you are. Because if we're always
relying on other people to tell us who we are, we're not going to get very far. We're not going to
do the things that God created us to do. He created us.
Peter Nestler [00:21:51]:
And we're all made so differently. I mean, everybody's got a different skill set. And I think so
much time is spent, like, especially you go through, like, middle school and high school kids. It

seems like they're so focused on saying, I don't want to stand out. I want to fit in. And all their
effort is put into trying to be just like everybody else. But the reality is, whenever you meet
somebody, what is it that you remember about them? You remember the unique qualities.
What's different about them? You don't just walk up and be like, wow, they're wearing clothes.
Peter Nestler [00:22:20]:
So do I. This is amazing.
Christen Clark [00:22:23]:
We're the same.
Peter Nestler [00:22:24]:
Yeah, we're exactly the same. I mean, the thing you remember about people is always those
unique things. You're just like, wow, that guy's got a really interesting haircut. Or, you know, or
that girl's earrings are really different. And you just. You remember the unique parts about
somebody. And once I kind of grasped that with myself, I was like, you know what? This is who I
am. I'm like, I am very unique.
Peter Nestler [00:22:42]:
I'm very different. And. But that's cool.
Christen Clark [00:22:45]:
And I think it's good, too. If we're all the same, then we're not going to accomplish very much.
But if we all have different gifts and talents and abilities, I think you can do so much more,
especially for the kingdom of God. You know, we've all been given different spiritual gifts and
different abilities that God put in us. And so we all have different jobs to do and different
purposes. And so if we're all the same, we're not going to get a whole lot done.
Peter Nestler [00:23:07]:
There was a bumper sticker in Texas that said, you know, if the two of you are exactly alike,
then one of you is not needed. So, you know, it's, we all are different, and the Reality is we're
going to connect differently with different people and, you know, trying to reach people, you
know, just sharing the love of God with people. It's like I'm going to connect with some people
very differently than somebody else. You know, who's going to reach this person? It might be
me. It might be, you know, somebody that's really into yo yos. I mean, who knows? I mean,
they're just, you know, how people connect and react. It's just, you know, we're all important. We
all have an aspect and a part to play, you know, in this journey and especially trying to reach
people for Christ.
Christen Clark [00:23:43]:
So talk to the kids listening today who are interested in jump rope and they're like, okay, I think I
want to try this out. What advice would you give those kids?
Peter Nestler [00:23:53]:

Okay, so the most important thing in jump rope is learning how to do the single bounce, which is
just your basic jump. Now, when I'm teaching people, everybody always wants to start with the
hard stuff. They're like, I want to do a cross, or I want to do a, you know, rope release, or I want
to do something, you know, a little bit more challenging. But the reality is, if you don't get the
basics down really well, nothing else is going to work. So you definitely want to focus on just
doing some of the basic jumping techniques. And so when I'm teaching people, the first part you
always want to start with is how you jump. A lot of people land flat footed. You actually want to
be on the ball of your foot so your heels never touch the ground and you just want to jump nice
and light.
Peter Nestler [00:24:27]:
You should be very quiet when you're jumping. Use your knees as a little bit of a shock
absorber, but just staying on the ball of the foot. And then when you're turning the rope, instead
of using your entire arm, you want to use mainly your wrists and use as little energy as possible
while you're jumping. So you're just jumping really light on the balls of the feet, turning the rope
with the wrists, and just work on that jump until you can do it consistently, you know, fifty or a
hundred times in a row. And then once you can do that, there's a lot of footwork tricks where you
can maybe jump side to side, forward and backward, you know, spread your feet apart and back
together again and then just working on different techniques from there. But I always, always,
always focus on just the basic jump and getting that down so it's really consistent.
Christen Clark [00:25:05]:
That's good advice. And is there like the best, like your Favorite type of jump rope or is it any
jump rope?
Peter Nestler [00:25:11]:
Most any jump rope will work. Usually for beginners, we use what's called a beaded rope. So it's
a little plastic segment of beads that have a string that goes in between them. Those are a little
bit heavier, which gives you a little bit more tactile feedback. So you can actually feel the rope
as it's going around and it helps to know where the rope is and it can help you also see it a little
bit better as you're learning to jump. Um, I use a beaded rope for most of my shows just cause it
also shows up better. Um, but any kind of rope, I mean, I can jump with any kind of rope, but
when you're learning, usually the beaded ropes are one of the best ones for learning.
Christen Clark [00:25:44]:
I remember using those. I think the ones that were like made out of canvas or fabric, whatever
were the ones that always smacked me in the face or didn't always get them over the whole way
over.
Peter Nestler [00:25:54]:
Yeah, and they also that if you're using like a plastic rope or one of the leather ropes, they, they
kink up a little bit easier. And so you'll sometimes have this like windy part right in the middle
that'll whack in the head or hit you in the feet. Um, so once again, the beat, the beater ropes just
spread out a little bit more. Now with all that said, I actually learned using plastic ropes and

those are still my all time favorite. But they also turn faster. So if you're learning they, they do
hurt more when you hit yourself with those.
Christen Clark [00:26:18]:
Oh, good to know. Well, Peter, this has been so interesting. I've loved learning about jump rope
and about all the records and the discipline you have. So thank you so much for being here and
sharing all this with us today. How can our listeners find out more about you? Do you have
videos and YouTube videos for people to watch?
Peter Nestler [00:26:36]:
Yeah, I have quite a few videos that I've made over the years. A while back we started off with
just some single rope, just individual jump rope skills. And then we actually I put together all
these like double dutch partner jumping things. And so I've got a ton of different videos that
teach how to do jump rope. So my YouTube channel is under Jump Rope Secrets. So nice and
easy. And then my instructional website is jump ropesecrets.com and on there we have
everything from just an individual thing that you can do to we actually have a full PE curriculum
that we put together that can be used in schools that teach or if you want to start a jump rope
team? We've actually got a lot of information on the Jump Rope Secrets website, but we've got
all that. And then if you're interested in performances, I still do travel around doing jump rope
shows and schools and churches.
Peter Nestler [00:27:27]:
We do school assembly programs, and then I also do ministry events in churches. And the
website for that is jumprm.com for jump rope Masters.
Christen Clark [00:27:37]:
Okay, very cool. Okay, well, good. I hope our listeners will check that out, and we'll be sure to
put those websites in the show notes as well. Well, before I let you go, I always ask my guests
to tell me a memory from when they were a kid. And you said you were going to tell us
something about your PE Teach.
Peter Nestler [00:27:53]:
Yeah, so I told you that I wasn't very good at jump roping. And when I say I wasn't very good, I
was about the worst jumper on the planet. So here I was, second grade, and they decided they
were going to have jump rope tryouts. And so the PE teacher said, hey, if you guys want on the
team, you got to do five jumps and one crisscross. So we had all the kids go out. The first kid
gets out there, jumps across, you're on the team. Next kid jumps cross, you're on the team. I got
out there and just totally bombed.
Peter Nestler [00:28:18]:
Missed. I missed. I missed. And the PE Teacher, he just looked at me very seriously and he just
said, peter, I think you should play soccer. And that was the beginning of my jump rope career,
was my coach telling me I was really bad at it and I should do something else.

Christen Clark [00:28:35]:
Did you make the team anyway, or no?
Peter Nestler [00:28:38]:
Oh, no, I did. I didn't make it all that year. For me, that was actually a good thing because
whenever you tell me I can't do something, it makes me want to do it even more.
Christen Clark [00:28:45]:
There you go. It's like, oh, yes, I can.
Peter Nestler [00:28:49]:
I'm going to show you. Yeah. And so I worked by myself that whole year, and I ended up getting
onto the team when I was in third grade. And so it was a great motivator for me. Um, but, you
know, it definitely did not start out looking that good.
Christen Clark [00:29:01]:
Well, and that's good, too, because the win was sweeter. Like, when you actually got on the
team, it was. It meant a lot more.
Peter Nestler [00:29:07]:
Yeah, exactly. And it also kept me motivated to be like, oh, well, I got on the team. Let's do next.
And so that's where we ended up getting into the. Winning the world Championships pretty
quickly.
Christen Clark [00:29:15]:
That's awesome. I love that. Well, Peter, thank you so much for being on the show today. This
was so fun talking with you and learning about what you do well.
Peter Nestler [00:29:23]:
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Christen Clark [00:29:33]:
That was so interesting. I mean, whether you're into jump roping or not, he gave us some great
advice just about how to practice well and to be disciplined. I love that he shared how he starts
with his weak points in his routine, and it drives him to keep working and get better instead of
focusing on the things he can't do. He also talked about discipline and said what you are
disciplined in is most important. You're not automatically disciplined in what you don't want to
do, but rather something you want to get better at. So you have to create a routine or a habit
around that discipline that helps make it easier each day as you build on that. That's such good
advice. He also talked about something that was very important to him and that is owning your
identity.
Christen Clark [00:30:14]:

Your lifestyle should reflect the identity that you're owning. So own who you are. Be your unique
self, who God made you to be. That's okay if you're different than someone else. Like he said,
the things that you remember about someone is the unique parts of them, something that's
different about who they are or what they look like. So it's cool to embrace the things that make
you different. Well, if you'd like to learn more about Peter or learn to jump rope, you head over to
his website, jumpropesecrets.com you can also find him at the same title on YouTube. Well, now
it's time for the Kids Only segment.
Christen Clark [00:30:49]:
This is the part of the show where you get to be on the podcast. So this is my friend Pippa.
Christen Clark [00:31:02]:
"Okay. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21."
Christen Clark [00:31:08]:
Wow. I love that verse. Overcome evil with good. What a great reminder. Great job, Pippa.
Thank you so much. Hey, if you'd like to be like Pippa and share your favorite quote or Bible
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Christen Clark [00:32:37]:
Hey, if you've never been a jump roper, go find some rope and try it out. See if it's something
that you could do. You might be a world class record breaker too. And in case no one has told
you today, I would love to be the first to remind you that God loves you so much. Thanks for
listening.