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MOVEMENT TIP: The Strict Muscle-Up

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

The Strict Muscle-Up is an impressive skill by anyone's standards - take a look at this video of CrossFit Seminar Staff member Julie Foucher, demonstrating the strict muscle-up. Not only does this movement require a lot of upper body strength, but it also needs a fair degree of shoulder mobility to move through the deeper than usual ring dip position....

MOVEMENT TIP: The Butterfly Pull-Up

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

Like the kipping pull-up, the Butterfly Pull-Up, demonstrated here by CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart, uses momentum to lift yourself over the bar. The difference with the Butterfly Pull-up is that instead of pushing yourself back from the bar at the top of the movement, you following the momentum of your pulling movement down and forwards under the bar....

MOVEMENT TIP: The Kipping Chest-To-Bar Pull Up

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

Following on from last week's kipping pull-up, CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart demonstrates the kipping chest-to-bar pull-up for us this week. This is pretty much just like the kipping pull-up, except you're working a little harder to create enough momentum to get your chest to the bar instead of just your chin over the bar. Just like the kipping...

MOVEMENT TIP: The Kipping Pull-Up

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

Today, CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart demonstrates the kipping pull-up. The kipping pull-up differs from the strict Pull-up in that it uses momentum to propel the chin over the bar instead of strict arm pulling strength. Before kipping, it is advisable to work on building the following to protect from injury:: - core strength, particularly in the hollow position...

MOVEMENT TIP: The Kipping Toes to Bar

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

The Toes to Bar, demonstrated here by CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart is very often the first kipping movement you come across in CrossFit. Kipping is really just the act of generating more movement through swinging, much like you did on the playground swing when you were a kid. However, one caution when doing any kind of kipping is...

MOVEMENT TIP: The Strict Chest-to-Bar Pull-up

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart demonstrates the strict chest-to-bar pull-up, which is exactly like the strict pull-up, but you need to pullyourself higher, so that your chest can touch the bar, rather than just getting your chin over the bar. It is worth including this extra bit of height when working your supported and negative pullup progressions, so that...

MOVEMENT TIP: The Pull-up

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

A fundamental movement and one on the wish list of many, the pull-up, often known in CrossFit as the 'strict' pullup to distinguish it from the kipping pullup. The strict pull-up, demonstrated here by CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart, is not an easy movement to master and it requires a consistent effort to build up the strength to lift...

MOVEMENT TIP: The Ring Row

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

We are back to gymnastics for our next series of Movement Tips and over the next few weeks we will be looking at pull-ups and variations on the pull-up. The Ring Row, demonstrated here by CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart, is a fantastic movement to help counter the daily hunching over your computer, phone or desk. It helps to...

MOVEMENT TIP: The Pistol

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

The Pistol Squat, as demonstrated here by CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart, is a one legged squat that, like the Overhead Squat, requires a high degree of mobility, that is, both flexibility and strength in those end of range positions. The Pistol is an advanced movement and it is important to develop the requisite ankle, hip and spine mobility...

MOVEMENT TIP: The Turkish Get-Up

16 December 2017   Kaitlyn Sheppard

CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart demonstrates the Turkish get-up. The Turkish Get-up is a fantastic exercise, that you could do with practically any heavy object, although kettlebells and dumbells are mostly used. This exercise provides excellent torso stabilisation and general strength and mobility and is particularly great at addressing any left vs right muscle imbalances. Initially this is a...

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