Fran is the ultimate workout, the exercises are CrossFit to the extreme

[jjpalmerful]

kipping pull up: technical term for not doing an actual pull up

[pcsoprano09]

LOL that the girl was the only one doing a real pull up

[Mv181293]

You have to look to the form of others, cause you can't see all your own mistakes. The guy called 'animal' in the video, try to squat a bit deeper. (and the girls/guy on the left side) And as said in the video finish those thrusters ^^.

But that are things to work on, right? You all nailed it, good work!, Keep on working :D

[thundertung]

hardly anyone is going to correct depth with their front squats

[mattybee1856]

@thundertung Thrusters not front squats.

[m3g1]

i just tid this for the first time today ;)

thrusters 110pounds

kipping pull-ups

21-15-9

time 07.38.. i was gasping for air like shit ;)) really helps out with my mma and thai training =D this is awesome! FAST AND EFFECTIVE =)) got alot of time to spare at home after this.. thats what i like most about this training! =D

[joeltheasshole]

lol at the lady at 3:06 getting snapped in the face.

[MrBigpopsonswoll]

get it in guys and gals.

[tipsy3T]

I'd like to see how many REAL pullups they can do.

[mattybee1856]

@tipsy3T kipping pull ups.

[ElephantRage]

@tipsy3T in 2011 still bitching about kips... goddamn man get the fuck out of the cave you've been living in

[chebra36]

nice work out guys. Having done the Fran myself, I feel your pain lol

[blanco337]

thanx for the free lesson...i triyed doing these pull ups, and i see what you are talking about, it gives me a full cardio workout, as for building arm and upper body strenght i find that my boys cheat when they swing there legs...thanx...keep pushing..

[GenghisKhan22]

i dont understand how people get this strong ive worked out most of my life and cant lift 90 over my head once

[philipbtz]

@GenghisKhan22 stop working out like a bodybuilder ;)

[Christopher484]

If you take the time to watch people giving it their all and then bash them on the internet for it, you need some self esteem. Do it, don't do it, keep it to yourself. Nice workout guys.

[blanco337]

was good wit those half ass pull ups?

[code2high]

The girl in green on the chin up bar (with rubber band) has the PROPER form and most likely will NOT suffer any SPINE DAMAGE like the two guys! LOL

[Robert317able]

For Men,anything can come easy,But for a woman to do the same thing as a Man is Beyound words!

[CaPtainCman25]

why is everyone commenting so negative? If you do it better post it!

[fourwalls2007]

I think the guys lifting the bar off the ground have shit technique, especially the second group. I thought CF was really strict on this? Good way to stuff your back up.

[iKnockturnal]

Fran a fucking bitch

and you people that say the pullups suck go fuck yourself and try the workout 

[Lucaa4229]

i've been doing crossfit for quite a while and i have to admit, his kipping pull-ups aren't how they should be.

[MrJohn434]

i dont understand why they swing their bodies when they do pullups?

[Skydt87]

@MrJohn434 i just started at this a few week back, but i think there are ways to make it harder and easier... if u just started u cant do this.. the women use those elastic to help them get up.. when they done that many times they will be able to do it without the elastic.. and i guess its why they swing,.. if its to easy, i bet some will use some extra weight on there feet.. just a guess.. as i said im just started;)

Cheers from Denmark

[jefferydawson777]

oh yeah, filthy 50's is awsome! total butt kicker..

[jefferydawson777]

hmm, the fran i did was alot different..i guess u can make up a workout, add or subtract exercises and call it fran? i dont get it, but i like these workout and will continue with them, i lift weights in the morning and bike..then afternoon i do crossfit and swim..i love it..and ill 5k train as well..cross fit is good. Good stuff.

[MyVideoStream1]

@jefferydawson777 Fran is 21-15-9 of thrusters and pull-ups for each round. What "fran" did you do?

[270270wsm]

nice pull ups, why bother

[mudvaynestool]

one thing i have seen in like every single crossfit vid is that they always seem to have crapy form...... like with the thrusters putting knees over their toes...........

[fedexmol]

kipping pull ups... you should give them a try instead of criticizing about how inproper they are... quit being ignorant, I bet you these guys could do more regular pull ups then you can by just practicing kipping pull ups. The point of the kip is to put more muscles into work and not isolating the bicep/back like a regular pull up. I see that with these pullups these guys are working their core and explosiveness as well...

[AhhWang]

@fedexmol your argument doesn't make any sense. you are saying a person who does kipping pull ups can do more pull ups because they are not just isolating bicep and back but other muscles as well. A person who just does regular pull ups be able to do more because they are isolating it, making those muscles stronger allowing them to do more regular pull ups than a person who does kipping pull ups for the whole body?

[herBallist15]

pullups look like shit!

[mudvaynestool]

@herBallist15 they are kipping pull up ... think explosiveness and cardio... cross does strick L pulls ups as well. And i read an artical where people who did kipping pull ups could do more pulls ups than people who did not... each of the pull ups have there palce......varity

[nikeswoosh79]

@herBallist15. Look, Im not here to defend Crossfit, but those pullups are called "kipping" pullups. They are not supposed to be "strict form" pullups. Which is what most people are used to seeing. Although, I wish more Crossfitters would stop resorting to them for everything. it should be strict form more often.

[MrVewj]

@herBallist15 kips bro.

[lazz60]

12 people tried out crossfit. 5 didn't

[trambollo]

Whats the name of the song?

[varsitycatcher08]

terrible pull ups. learn how to do them without swinging your whole body into it.. and without using your legs.

[davidflck]

@varsitycatcher08 Hey man theyre called butterfly pullups..I agree with doing '' normal'' non swinging pull ups but i guess thats how they all seem to do it in crossfit..When I do this workout i just do the normal pull ups..makes it a harder workout to be honest

[jcmusic]

@davidflck - It won't make it harder, it will only make it longer. Intensity is what is paramount. Intensity is all about how fast you can get a set amount of work done. Try it all you'll see what I mean.

[jcmusic]

@varsitycatcher08 - there are many types of pull-ups. Strict pull-ups are not even close to the hardest ones. Try L-pullups, chest-to-bar- pull-ups, or weighted pullups. The kipping pull-up is a greater expression of power because of the speed and will help to develop pull-up strength faster than a strict pull-up will. And FTR, the guys who can really knock-out kipping pullups will destroy you at all of the above.

[biggamejames79]

The funniest part of this video is when the guys flop around doing a kip up and STILL don't get their chins above the bar!

[CxOxLxE]

@biggamejames79 you know what is funny? is that you would DIE doing this workout in the pace that some people do

[Cameleon8890]

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Please contact me to mail: cameleon88@interia.pl

Thanks a lot! :)

[skaul316]

Someones always got something to say about somebody else's choice of workout and some reason why its crap or not. Yeah there's always someone not squatting all the way down or not pulling all the way up on the pull up! Thing is, who care's least their not sitting on their fat asses all the time, least their doing a bit so stop worrying about everyone else's form and concentrate on your own!

[wpsmith62]

@skaul316 Well said !!!!! these keyboard fitness dudes are just wankers...end of

[beautyblind1]

thumbs down for slamming the weights! I hate the crossfit guys that do that! not impressive at all and dangerous to everyone including yourself... and kipping pullups are a joke! they might make your core slightly stronger but the injuries they invite are worth the risk... thumbs up to the lady that did pullups with the strap! at least shes doing something benefical... plus i love how all the guys bitch out and the ladies rock it! Im a dude and Im ashamed of the guys

[eyepanic]

2 questions: Why is this called Fran? Is that a puke bucket on the floor by the pullup station?

[Cyc1on3]

@eyepanic the guy who created crossfit made this work out then named it after his girlfriend or ex girl friend. Thats what i was told haha. Yes that could be a puke bucket it happens like all sports.

[eamonob84]

@Cyc1on3 actually he named all the workouts with girl names after women he trained. then there's the hero workouts, named after soldiers, police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.

[MrWolverine696969]

A pull up is not an isloation exercise it is a compound exercise and even a standard pullup or machine pull down it is still compound. 2 or more joints moving.

These pull ups will give an awesome explosive workout like all crossfit but yes the stress on the joints is absolutely crazy and the risk of injury is high, very high.

[paoktvtoumba]

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[jjray1214]

For all those uneducated people....A pull up is a isolated movement, one joint movement. A Kipping pullup is a muti joint movement and hits a lot more muscle groups then a pull up. Pull ups are great don't get it wrong but so are Kipping pull ups.

[chrismurphy333]

@jjray1214 and how much impact is it on your ACP and the rest of your shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints? Dont seem to hear anyone complaining about that with a real pull/chin up.

[biggamejames79]

@jjray1214 - pull up is a compound movement, not isolated. That's hilarious that you said that right after saying "For all those uneducated people..."

[jjray1214]

Ouch! Who owns this gym? Are they LV1 cert? Wow! Form is awful...Someone make corrections! Mechanics> Consistency> Intensity in that order. It doesn't matter what time they have if they are not doing it correctly or get hurt doing it wrong...Fix it! CrossFit is great if done right. Come on! Weight on the heels, chest up, crease of the hip below parallel, head through.

[Phi16180]

i fucking hate crossfit pullups..so useless.

[nadagain]

@Phi16180 How are they useless?

[audioguitar04]

@Phi16180 you mean kipping? hell no do a muscle up c if you can do one without practicing kipping

[vennieman1989]

@Phi16180 they're not "crossfit pullups." they are kipping pullups and they're not useless. The speed and motion at which they are perform builds up the tendons and ligaments in the shoulder girdle and builds up fast-twitch fibers in the latissimus dorsi, trapezius, and biceps. Ownd

[Phi16180]

@vennieman1989 you cant build up tendons and ligaments. you can only wear them down.

[vennieman1989]

@Phi16180 You're a trolling clown. You ever heard of physical therapy or prolotherapy??? Ever heard of gelatin?? You're wrong bro, it's not a terrible thing to admit it. You can build up tendons and ligaments.

[Phi16180]

@vennieman1989 nope ive never heard of gelatin

[chrismurphy333]

@vennieman1989 owned? really...? Your fighting a silly battle my friend.

[chrismurphy333]

@Phi16180 yesssssssss THERE IS another person with a brain  i hate them - and all that they stand for....thank you

[G0dF0ther]

LOL

thrusters

squat

press bar stand up drop bar to shoulders

[ODshadowkat]

I spewed on my monitor when the "Great Thrusters!" came up on that second heat. None of those guys was going deep enough or finishing. Bad form.

In the first heat the guy with the 7 min + Fran didn't get over the pull up bar for most of them.

[stirge]

@ODshadowkat generally from what I have read crossfitters are more interested in intensity than technique, or maybe i should say it's easier to teach technique than it is to teach intensity.

[Jonwenglo]

There suppose to be thrusters not push presses.

[dannyo09]

those might have been the worst thrusters I have ever seen, someone should teach them the right form or they are going to hurt them selves.

[dwpettey]

Anyone got the name of this song?

[H2OFaery]

I have been working out at compound crossfit in chesapeake va for about 7 mos now, and we have done Fran like once--nice to see it again