Kate "Killer" Rawlings - doing CrossFit's "Man Fran"

[TheJohnnyb19]

this video was shot in 1952 before crossfit was invented

[BetinaBean007]

Is there a standard as far as racking the weight in between sets of thrusters vs. cleaning?

[alonzwad]

i rx'd fran today at the girls weight (65lbs) at around 11:45. ive only been doing crossfit for about 6 months but this girl is impressive and she has defiantly inspired me. bravo!

[butcherboy767]

@ghostb72 they are kipping pullups all good in crossfit

[DemonDog6661]

@butcherboy767 they look ridiculous

[deltafoverdeltax]

@DemonDog6661

Never mind how they look. They're good for endurance.

[DemonDog6661]

@deltafoverdeltax And it doesn't even isolate the muscle group like it should. It defeats the entire purpose of a pull-up. I don't even want to call that thing a pull-up

[llllsmithllll]

@DemonDog6661 CrossFit doesn't try to isolate a muscle group. The emphasis is on full functional movement that recruits several muscle groups. With the kipping pull-up you use your core muscles as well as upper body. Because the kip is more efficient than a strict pull-up, you can do more pull-ups in a given period of time which means greater work output. Strict pull-ups and L-Pullups are also used in CrossFit.

[DemonDog6661]

@llllsmithllll I'm just going to end this and say that it's not a gym for me.

[poolplayer2093]

@llllsmithllll how do you figure the kipping pull up is more efficient than a strict pull up? you can do more because they're less effecient.

[gor5kibrohuck]

@poolplayer2093 not true. you can do more because you are using more muscles in your core to complete the movement and create the explosion needed to execute the pull up. the result is a better total body workout, a more explosive core, and the achievement of true exhaustion in the biceps, lats, traps, rhombs, and delts; where straight pull ups will get you too tired too quickly. you do not get stronger by benching 75% of your max all of the time for less reps, you do 55% for a medium amount.

[poolplayer2093]

@gor5kibrohuck it doesn't make any sense. you're not doing more because they're more effective. you're able to do more because you're using momentum to take the stress off the muscle group used to do pull ups. sur eyou're working your core more but you're cheating the muscles used to do the actual pull ups

[gor5kibrohuck]

@poolplayer2093 I'm sorry it doesn't make any sense. I'm a kinesiology/fitness training major. If it still doesn't make any sense I dare you to go out there, learn how to do kipping pull ups the right way, and try them for yourself. In a week come back and tell me they're easy, I dare you. In 2 months come back and tell me they don't get good results.

[poolplayer2093]

@gor5kibrohuck i've done them before. strict pull ups are way harder. when you get tired you have to kip to get above the bar. kipping pull ups are way easier. i'm out of shape now but i can do about 16 regular pull ups but kipping i can do 21-22

[gor5kibrohuck]

@poolplayer2093 the body physics of a kipping pull up equates it to doing more reps with less weight. it is the same thing. all this means is that kipping pull ups will work your muscles to exhaustion more than straight hang pull ups will. this means you tear more fibers thus building stronger muscle. it is also a more total body focus. even logically: in real life you will never need to do a straight hang, because kips are more efficient. it would make logical sense then to practice these.

[poolplayer2093]

@gor5kibrohuck You have to do strict pullups in the marine corps. PFT. in real life you don't hve to do anything you do in any workout but we do it because we want to be fit.i can see how you would get more endurance and a total body work out doing it but you're cheating the actual musciles that do the pulling up. if your goal is to want to do real pulls ups and max out w high reps then strict pull ups are the way to go.if burning calories is your goal then maybe kipping is the way to go

[gor5kibrohuck]

@poolplayer2093 the fact is that kipping pull ups and straight hangs do the exact same thing. it's like benching high weight low reps versus low weight high reps. there is no difference in how your muscles will be built. that's just the facts of it

[Cha0sLord93]

@gor5kibrohuck Of course, I mean the motion of kipping pullups won't fuck up your shoulders and elbows surely.. And the fact you're essentially cheating makes thm a fully functional exercise that you can brag about being able to 50 of flopping around like a fish out of water hanging off a bar..

[gor5kibrohuck]

@Cha0sLord93 I am guessing two things. 1. You know nothing about how muscles work. 2. You do not understand the importance (or definition) of functional exercise or technique. If you do kip ups the wrong way, they will surely screw you over. USE CORRECT TECHNIQUE. Also, 50 kip ups is in no way an impressive amount. It's not about impressing people, it's about building strength. In the case of kip ups, you are building strength more functionally and effectively. Understand? Later bro

[Cha0sLord93]

@gor5kibrohuck This video and people like you are the reason people who exercise properly don't take crossfit seriously.. U mad bro?

[gor5kibrohuck]

@Cha0sLord93 nah i'm chill, honestly i just think it's funny that you resort to insulting me over youtube when i've clearly proven you wrong. next

[ShaLLoWBaYzerg]

@gor5kibrohuck how is it more functional?

[gor5kibrohuck]

@ShaLLoWBaYzerg when are you ever going to do a strict dead hang pull-up in real life without any explosion? it's inefficient use of the muscles if you do.

[ShaLLoWBaYzerg]

@gor5kibrohuck

i partly agree, and i see the point in swinging when you're starting to get gassed, but when are you going to do a full butterfly kip in real life?

[gor5kibrohuck]

@ShaLLoWBaYzerg i have friends that do parkour, as well as gymnastics. personally, i simply like kips better for the cardioo aspect as well as the wrokout specificity. (more reps less weight is a better workout than less reps more weight because it works your muscles to exhaustion more specifically)

[ShaLLoWBaYzerg]

@gor5kibrohuck it depends, i don't think you can objectively call anything a 'better workout'. it all depends on your goals. i'm also not sure why not just separate your strength training (pullups) from your cardio training (intervals, tire flips, kb swings, whatever you feel like really). it seems to me like there are better ways of bettering your cardio, and that doing pullups like these is just halfassing both types of workout. maybe that's just an opinion.

[gor5kibrohuck]

@ShaLLoWBaYzerg I challenge you to workout for two years trying to only do power exercises. You will have absolutely nothing if you do not supplement with endurance exercises. Kips are a way of turning pull ups into an explosion/endurance exercise. The point is: some would consider knee-pushups halfassing. I would too, but not if that person was doing them till exhaustion. 200 knee-pushups is just as good of (if not a better) workout as/than 60 normal pushups. I know from experience.

[ShaLLoWBaYzerg]

@gor5kibrohuck I agree, doing knee-pushups until exhaustion can be a valuable training tool. I can also tell you, from a military background, that knee-pushups and kipping pull-ups are not accepted on any sort of fitness test. It is entirely possibly, if your goal is to gain power, to do so with proper periodization of a strength training program. I know from experience. In the end, I don't want to resort to a for/anti- Crossfit argument, as the topic is worn and weathered.

[deltafoverdeltax]

@DemonDog6661

Not isolating the muscle group is the whole point of the modification. You're using momentum to counteract the resistance of your bodyweight. It's basically higher reps, less weight. Perfectly reasonable thing to do.

[ghostb72]

aren't those called kick pull ups tho

[strangelitlgrl]

That's amazing. Talk about an inspiration.

[p1q0]

Who is that man? He's fit!

[voodazz]

Well I feel weak(er)

[salix1970]

amazing!!!

[maxcapgain]

Fantastic effort!

[jdg51adf]

Wow!