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

Kate's first attempt at Fran using the men's weight of 95lb thrusters. 21-15-9 reps of thrusters and pullups.

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• crossfit
• fran
• kate rawlings

[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.

[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 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 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

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 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 how is it more functional?

[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

[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 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