Your CrossFit Plan: Laying One Brick at a Time
There’s a lot to be learned from this quote: “A remarkable, glorious achievement is just what a long series of unremarkable, un-glorious tasks looks like from far away. No one ‘builds a house.’ They lay one brick again and again and again and the end result is a house.” – Tim Urban, waitbutwhy.com What’s your CrossFit […]
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6 Keys To The Best Bar Muscle Up Progression
For quite awhile, just the mention of bar muscle ups nearly had me running out of the gym. So if you’re entirely new the BMU’s, don’t be like me and let them intimidate you. The key is working on the correct bar muscle up progression, and making sure that you understand the movement. Let’s […]
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Slow Motion Video Analysis: Why Every Athlete Needs It
Whether you’ve been CrossFitting® now for several years or several months, I think that we can all agree: fitness is a never-ending cycle. What do I mean by never-ending? The opportunity for improvement never stops. Which is a beautiful thing, in my opinion. You can improve one skill, then start to work on another, yet can […]
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The Ring Muscle Up Progression You’ve Never Been Taught
Let’s talk ring muscle ups. Everyone wants to be able to string them together, yet getting there safely (keyword) can take some time and discipline. We’re here to help. At WODprep, we really try to stress the importance of first learning a strict ring muscle up progression before you start stringing kipping muscle ups together. […]
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Handstand Walk: A Progression That Actually Works!
Imagine the following. You’re at the gym, and you and your friend decide to practice handstand walking. Your friend does the following – Kicks up into a perfect handstand, walks 100 feet, and gracefully lets their feet fall back to the floor. “Wow, that was easy – and that was my first try!” (Said no one ever.) […]
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Why Double Under Jumping Form is More Important Than You Think
Let’s face it – there’s a lot more that goes into double unders than just swinging a rope around and jumping. So I want to take a second to talk through something that may seem simple, but is super important… Double Under Jumping FormWhen most people string together their first few unbroken reps, they default to […]
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