I am trying to get my knees lower in the Kip. It feels like I am but does not look like I am

Hi @Travis Ewart 😊 Program going well so far. Just one thing I seem to be wholly incapable of doing yet: donkey kicks. In particular, back-to-wall donkey kicks. Cannot even begin to get my feet up to the wall. I keep thinking this may be because I have such long legs, but I don’t know. I know everything is programmed for a reason, but is it ok to utterly suck at these and just keep trucking? 😂 Cheers! Kendra

Hi Travis, for those of us doing both handstand walk and functional gymnastics should we do the handstand walk days of both?

@Deborah Muncy Welcome to the FGA community! I'm happy that you have joined us :) Your profile says you're from Anchorage, AK! Are you training at a CrossFit box up there, or at home? I hope the winter isn't too brutal :) What are you training that brings you to the group? Any skills in particular? You're welcome to post here anytime you'd like. I love watching you guys doing your work and am happy to lend a hand if you need any help! Just make sure to tag me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can 🤓 I hope this message finds its way to you and finds you well, and welcome again!

It's not always best practice to train a full T2B if you cannot connect the reps. Doing more reps under lighter load will help you learn to establish rhythm (of the torso swing) and ROM (of the legs) that will serve as the foundation of your kipping T2B to come! If your plan is to do a T2B that is less than the full thing, you are eliminating some of the ROM from the leg swing. ROM takes time, so by lessening the ROM you are in fact lessening the amount of time it takes for your legs to swing from behind you to the bar (and back down). Body proportions do affect the tempo of a swing (short torso and arms means faster swing tempo, and the inverse is true as well), but as a general guideline for Half T2B + you should be aware of where you are jumping and how it should match your ROM as a shorter ROM should also have a faster tempo (swing of the torso). Check out this magnificent drawing (I'm kidding). If you know what your goal "Highest Point" of your leg swing is going to be, adjust your starting position accordingly! This is added in the First 4 T2B program on Week 6, Day 3. If you need some help learning your First 4 T2B reps (the foundation to building consistent volume in T2B), try my program for 5 days for FREE -> https://goat.fitr.training/p/first4t2b