Chest to the bar Pullups CrossFit Oldtown Alexandria VA

http://www.crossfitoldtown.com/
Jerry Hill's CrossFit Oldtown
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria’s First CrossFit Program
CrossFit Games Standard; pullups to the chest

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[TheBoyupstairs]

im not going to debate the merits of kipping pullups. but please if your going to title something 'chest to bar pull ups' then please film people actually doing pull ups rather than chin ups and also doing them on a fixed bar, and include 'kipping' in the title.

[soulofone]

@slyblackdragon If these people are "Cheating" as intracoast said then I guess gold medal gymnasts all around the world cheat on the still rings and the parallel bars etc.

[soulofone]

I love the bars you guys use here they are very innovative I know it's just pipe but man simplicity is excellence sometimes.

[7rug]

i really gotta say, there are a bunch of people that are clearly not in very good shape, but just cuz of the kipping they are fooled to believing that they are doing some major shit, but this video only proves that kipping is really just a different name for cheating. Ya it is a workout in its own way, but just cuz after cheating people end up with their chin or chest to the bar doesn't mean the word pull up needs to be used, search thebarunion and see me and my friends

[shawnfpegg]

looks real safe...if you can't lift your body safely, try something else. also, looks pretty gay.

[slyblackdragon]

No they aren't on Crossfit's payroll, and neither were the actors from 300 who trained at a Crossfit spinoff called Gym Jones who uses kipping pullups just as Crossfit does.

Explain to me why it "rings hollow"? Please enlighten me with your obvious vast knowledge of exercise physiology. It is obvious that you know absolutely nothing about metabolic conditioning and GPP training.

You really are dense aren't you? I swear it is like talking to a 3 year old!

[intracoast]

Your insistence that this is a different exercise, accomplishing a different goal rings hollow. As does this: "Deadhang pullups just don't do what these people are looking to achieve." They clearly are doing a beginning form of pull ups. Either to bring pull ups to the masses...because this form is way easier...or to do very high reps. It is not stubborn to recognize this. This is obvious.

[intracoast]

I guess I am ignorant especially since I had to look up who those two guys were who use Crossfit.  Without knowing anything about it, could these guys be on Crossfit's payroll? I am sure many firefighters and police are too heavy to do pull ups, even if they are in decent shape. As for the military...who do you think came up with the proper form for pull ups? The guy who taught me was a former Marine and it was he who stressed the importance of technique.

[slyblackdragon]

You are either ignorant or stubborn. I have explained as best I can to you that a kipping pullup and a dead hang pullup are completely different exercises. I have explained the differences and why they are used to achieve different goals. Ignorance is no longer an excuse.

Considering many athletes including BJ Penn and Chuck Liddell use Crossfit, as well as many fire fighters, policemen, and military personnell I would hazard they know a thing or two about exercise.

[intracoast]

Again, I have nothing but respect for all forms of exercise. I salute Crossfit and their business success. But the benefit of this kipping technique is clearly inferior to that of a proper pull up or chin up. I could do the same improper form to almost any exercise to make it easier to do. I could show you a method to make push ups way easier. You could do twice as many, but what would be the benefit? Sure it's better than sitting on the couch, but why waste your time with improper technique?