So, some of you may or may not know that I’m working out at a CrossFit gym (CrossFit H.E.L.). There we do pull-ups (kipping pull-ups* more often than dead-hang pull-ups) pretty often. Yesterday I did 45 along with a plethora of other activities as part of our morning workout. Crazy. (keep in mind that I didn’t do them all at once, but that’s still a ton of pull-ups).
Today our gym posted this video on their website. It’s frickin’ crazy. A couple of urban workouts performed on kids playground equipment, doing things I’ve never seen. Well, I’ve never seen it because I’ve never gotten to see video of myself pulling these moves off that is…
* A kipping pull-up is a gymnastic move, description taken from here.
“Short version: Kipping allows more work to be done in less time, thus increasing power output. It is also a full-body coordination movement when performed correctly, which applies more functionally to real-life application of pulling skills. Last, but not least, the hip motion of an effective kip mirrors the motion of the olympic lifts/kettlebell swings, adding to it’s function as a posterior-chain developer.”
I wish I was black.