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@mayesh Those are both fantastic ways to manage the impact. Simply coming down slower will produce a better exercise with less impact at the bottom. When someone is unable to do a significant number of HSPU this is when the coach needs to step in to ask the athlete to scale. There are great HSPU...

@dawn16 Alright I reworded it. I hope it makes more sense to you but if not I’m sorry bud just think on it.

@dawn16 No problem let me give it a go.

@dawn16 I don’t have any delusions that everyone agrees with me. It’s why I ask for the disagreements. I have had some good arguments but nobody has had a counter I find fully convincing. While snatching and running can definitely bear risks, the risk to reward comparison in kipping handstand...

@dawn16 We went from working out smart and hard af to banging our heads on the floor and charging $1,000 for a 2-day intro program for coaching.

@garrettholliman2001 I love you so fuckin much right now, man. I’m reading right next to the girl who encouraged me to become a coach years ago and we are both reading your post, nodding our heads. It’s true! We have gone from being health freaks to self-destructive macho man Randy Savages. We...

@steve8524 You’re a man for admitting that buddy. I just don’t think the reward they offer is greater than the risk provided. Plus a lot of people hide those “small” injuries like kinks in their neck.

@emilysmith It is! But it’s when you realize this that you begin to compare the risk to reward for each movement.

@emilysmith I like them because this is controlled and you aren’t repeatedly touching the ground with your head. The impact is very low. Plus being inverted occasionally is great for circulation.

@designer1985 If you put your knees on a box (for your height I’d say 20/24in box) and walk your hands close to the box with your butt in the air you can do pseudo-HSPU like that. The big difference is that your lower body weight is supported by the box and your hands hold up your upper body...

@littleunknown I can see your case for it and yes a lot of people probably shouldn’t do it. As for kipping pull ups I have no beef with them though. I’ve seen more issues caused with the HSPU than pull ups but knock on wood! As coaches and educated athletes we need to teach people when to kip...

@remiirekiigbe Good call man and I love Josh Bridges but I also love HSPU but only the strict ones. I find it to be a highly rewarding exercise when performed correctly so I keep it. Therefore I will keep them but only to be used once a week or so and under control.

@olaomole2000 Amen I need to edit my post. Haha!

@christtubot I believe part of it is the high activation of your upper trapezius but I’m happy you made that decision man. It speaks highly of your lack of ego.

@celticghirl I agree. Kips are seen as a scale up to a movement and not as an advanced skill within the movement to be cultivated after the initial exercise. I just feel that when someone bends their knees to come down and “chamber” for their kip, it causes more force coming down on their head...

Hey everyone! I’m prepared to take flack for this but I’ve got to say it. I’ve coached CrossFit classes for a long time (since 2013) and I have seen a growing trend towards putting kips into handstand push ups. If you couldn’t guess it by the title, I really do not like this trend. I am...