Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Kipping Pullups!


There is ALOT of information on the web on how to perform/how to coach the kipping pullup. Is it a strength move....no. Do nothing but kips and see how you do when performing regular or weighted chins/pullups......you will be weak and will have to fight the urge to throw your hips to "kip up" the load. Does that mean I do not like kips? No! Kips are a blast and provide a great "power" type move to use as a metcon workout addition or as a stand alone exercise. The problem that I am seeing on the net (especially with many crossfit videos) is that the kip is breaking down into a "leg swing/chin stab at the bar" move. Many of these vids are being posted by crossfit games contenders or seminar attendees. It looks like the "chest to the bar" standard is out the window, but really the kip is not that hard to get right. Don't worry about your time....get the exercise right. Have a powerful kip, chin over the bar, and then have a purposeful, controlled eccentric (not slow, but controlled!) and set up for the next rep. These goofy videos of trainees performing something that "looks like someone doing the worm" on a chinning bar have got to stop.

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