Back to Basics

Sun, 02/19/2012 - 21:20 |

You may have heard me say this before - if you've got to 60% of the way you're ready to move onto the next step, but always come back to revisit the basics and practice until you get a solid foundation. Well this week, we're going back to the basics with the Bar Pull Up and the Kip. KStar and I had discussed the Pull Up recently on the MobilityWOD from the faults perspective, so let's go over it again in some detail as many of you had questions about what is proper. Then we'll talk about the Kip on the bar, a skill that is pretty universal in translating to all kinds of other movements and skills:

More Freestyling! In the last couple of weeks we showed you how to get to your feet off your belly efficiently using the Burpee, this week we'll do the same off your back using the Candlestick Roll:

Freestyle in the Field with the Candlestick Roll Pt.1

Thanks!
Coach Carl

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Permalink Submitted by Doug (not verified) on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 11:10.

Love this site and the videos

Love this site and the videos. Carl, you say that you don't want the legs to be loose and dangling. What do you do if you are a taller guy and the only pullup bar you have is one in a door way? L Sit pullups?

Thanks,

Doug

Permalink Submitted by Doug (not verified) on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 07:45.

I went home yesterday and

I went home yesterday and tried to do pullups with the hollow position. I can do it in my doorway, but the hollow is a bit more exaggerated. I'm guessing it probably isn't ideal, but it will work. Need to make myself an outdoor pullup station that is about 9' high or so.