https://open.spotify.com/episode/6BVLwgkZgwvRZ7o5Rg2AQm?si=2BbH386eRZOECjeHf-8V4w Topics we discussed with some related questions. Would love to hear thoughts here - Yielding isometrics build tendon and muscle. Overcoming isometrics build strength. Same hold time, same intensity, completely different outcome. Are you programming "isometric work" as one bucket, or picking one of these on purpose? - Yielding isometrics have a documented painkilling effect — you can hold a loaded position, feel your knees less on the squats that follow, and not have fixed a single thing. Where's the line between smart pain management and masking a problem you should actually be addressing? - Asked point blank if coaching has arrived at best practices for the CrossFit athlete, the answer was: "No — not even close." Swimming's had 50+ years to refine its methodology and elite swimmers are still finding new PRs. What's the one thing you think CrossFit coaching is still getting badly wrong? - Anything under 5 minutes isn't automatically a "sprint" — a 3-minute AMRAP of legless rope climbs and heavy squat cleans looks nothing like a 3-minute row from an energy-system standpoint, even though both are "short and hard." Is time domain the wrong way we're all classifying workout intensity?

This week Kyle and I started off our conversation talking about the parallels between what Grant House had to say on last weeks Office Hours and what my general disposition is towards run training in the CrossFit space. From there we touch a number of different topics including - Some of the biggest adjustments we have made to our coaching processes - How we use med ball throws and jumps/plyos to develop gymnastics - Why writing a stand alone conditioning session without context isn't good enough Full episode can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KuXNkFTkDOc0VPBmiLJ4v?si=E7HPvwWTRjWzWVVBFvRnZA Please ask questions, challenge ideas or post thoughts that you had while listening to this. We all learn through discourse

Here is another progression I came up with a few years back for developing skill in barbell cycling. It's designed to teach a beginner how to cycle a barbell efficiently but you could use any of the progressions to diagnose and clean up sloppy pieces for an already established lifter.

I filmed this video for some clients today to help them with fixing the tuck position of their kipping HSPU. There are a few keys to having powerful hip drive but building strength in this style of tuck will solve a lot of them as it pertains to the kipping HSPU.