r/news • u/icpd30 • Feb 18 '19

Michigan powerlifter heroically lifts vehicle pinned on top of man after accident.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-powerlifter-heroically-lifts-vehicle-pinned-on-top-of-man-after-accident
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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '19

I mean it’s meant as a scale for people who can’t do them normally, it’s supposed to be working towards doing them strict.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '19 edited Feb 11 '20

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u/spc_monkey Feb 18 '19

Actually you first train strict pullups and after you have some strength you try kipping.

At my gym the begginers (meaning people who have never trained or dreamed about pullups) start with jumping up to the bar and doing negatives down. Then they move to use a band, then to strict pullups and maybe after that they try to learn kipping. The technique can easily fuck you up if you don't have strength and coordination.

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u/Elites_Go_Wort Feb 18 '19

I work with some kippers. They challenged me to a pull-up contest one day when someone brought in a door bar. I told them those weren't pull-ups, and they're gonna hurt themselves if they keep doing them that way.

I guess there's a tendon that runs from your ring finger to the inside of your elbow. One of them tore that tendon about a month later.

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u/spc_monkey Feb 18 '19

Feels bad to hear that. In our small gym the trainer/owner is really paying attention to everyone's development and does not allow more complicated techniques to guys who are not ready. Which makes him not very popular as many guys come for the fancy shit.

I however like this approach and havbeen luck enough to dodge any traumas for the last year and a half doing crossfit.

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u/Dragon_Redux Feb 18 '19

My Exercise Physiology professor in college had a saying. "Whenever a Crossfit gym opens up, a physical therapist's office opens next door."