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Great podcast! I started handstands 1 year ago and started doing forms of freestanding HS pushups few weeks ago. It's definitely possible to start after 40.
Hey, my father was in the marines probably 20 to 25 years ago, he hurt his shoulder doing pullups and never got it checked out. It still hurts(depending on how long he worked his shoulder out) to this day at the gym. In the case he tore something a while back, would this, or any other shoulder therapy help him? Thanks, I know this might be a dumb question
Not a dumb question. There definitely are some exercises that can help depending on the damage. But without knowing what specifically the damage is, we cant really say what would help. We definitely recommend seeing a physical therapist to start, so that you can have a more clean idea of what the issue is. Hope this helps!
Hi Dave. Would you mind explaining why people should do this instead of putting time into false grip and controlled ring muscle up? Is it like a crossfit thing? Thanks in advance!
Great question. Its really not one or the other. The strict muscle-up (that you called "controlled"), should absolutely be trained, and is a separate skill from the kipping muscle-up
I think these serve its own purpose which is what a lot of people get messed up with These look to be for just more reps but it wont build muscle as well as a strict and controlled pull up which requires more strength which is why strict is used for military training
Yup! We would never replace a strict pull up with a kipping or butterfly variation. These are intended only for competitive purposes, and should absolutely only be performed if the athlete is capable or doing strict pull-ups.
This is the most detailed crossovers tutorial I’ve ever seen here on RU-vid! Yay! 🤩 Thank you for imparting your knowledge. 🙏🏼Hoping to unlock this soon 🤞🏼
Butterfly pull-ups are a common movement done in competitive CrossFit to cycle reps quicker and increase overall intensity. We like to encourage our general population clients to stay away from this movement and stick with strict and kipping work to maintain shoulder health and longevity. However, if you are going to perform this movement, it is important that you have strong shoulder adequate mobility, AND the ability to control them well throughout the entirety of the movement...thus this drill. Hope that helps, we love the question!🙏🏼
Its focus is on gymnastic ability and metabolic conditioning with some light work for the back muscles. If someone only wants to work out strength and volume, definitely this is not the type of pullup for them.
I'm teaching a friend to do a headstand. He says he feels dizzy & thinks look different when he eventually makes it upside down. What is a good gymnastic mumbo jumbo way to tell him he's weird. Because everything looks/feels the same to me.
Geezus. I wonder what he was thinking the first few minutes - "I think i'll try that new Sushi place." Or, "Did I pay the mortgage this month?" Lol. Dave, you're a legend man, thanks for all your work and all the vids you create for us dreamers.
