Dr. Kelly Starrett

Pressing overhead or doing a pull-up. That's compressing or distraction, right? Very simple ways of looking at these movements. We can say, well, how are you coming there? Did you get there from a snatch or did you get there from a front rack position? So we can look at start position, finish position.

Pressing overhead or doing a pull-up. That's compressing or distraction, right? Very simple ways of looking at these movements. We can say, well, how are you coming there? Did you get there from a snatch or did you get there from a front rack position? So we can look at start position, finish position.

Pressing overhead or doing a pull-up. That's compressing or distraction, right? Very simple ways of looking at these movements. We can say, well, how are you coming there? Did you get there from a snatch or did you get there from a front rack position? So we can look at start position, finish position.

And suddenly what you're realizing is you're like, oh, I'm starting to understand the root movements and root positions that help me improve performance, predict performance. performance and help me get through pain. Because if I have people not expressing the highest levels of expression of the movement, that's something we can improve. That's technique, right?

And suddenly what you're realizing is you're like, oh, I'm starting to understand the root movements and root positions that help me improve performance, predict performance. performance and help me get through pain. Because if I have people not expressing the highest levels of expression of the movement, that's something we can improve. That's technique, right?

And suddenly what you're realizing is you're like, oh, I'm starting to understand the root movements and root positions that help me improve performance, predict performance. performance and help me get through pain. Because if I have people not expressing the highest levels of expression of the movement, that's something we can improve. That's technique, right?

It's not just get bigger and stronger. It's, hey, let's be more technically proficient. So I have all of these ways of looking at the movement selection choices. Again, what are you comfortable with? But then I can challenge it with load, make it heavier. We can do volume. We could add speed. We could add cardiorespiratory demand.

It's not just get bigger and stronger. It's, hey, let's be more technically proficient. So I have all of these ways of looking at the movement selection choices. Again, what are you comfortable with? But then I can challenge it with load, make it heavier. We can do volume. We could add speed. We could add cardiorespiratory demand.

It's not just get bigger and stronger. It's, hey, let's be more technically proficient. So I have all of these ways of looking at the movement selection choices. Again, what are you comfortable with? But then I can challenge it with load, make it heavier. We can do volume. We could add speed. We could add cardiorespiratory demand.

You could do more than five and suddenly you have to do 20 and we have metabolic demand in there. You and I are competing all of a sudden, right? Now, suddenly I go from open torque to closed torque. I go from giving you a barbell to a dumbbell, right? I go from open chain to closed chain. Suddenly we're like, holy moly, block practice, random practice.

You could do more than five and suddenly you have to do 20 and we have metabolic demand in there. You and I are competing all of a sudden, right? Now, suddenly I go from open torque to closed torque. I go from giving you a barbell to a dumbbell, right? I go from open chain to closed chain. Suddenly we're like, holy moly, block practice, random practice.

You could do more than five and suddenly you have to do 20 and we have metabolic demand in there. You and I are competing all of a sudden, right? Now, suddenly I go from open torque to closed torque. I go from giving you a barbell to a dumbbell, right? I go from open chain to closed chain. Suddenly we're like, holy moly, block practice, random practice.

I have all the tools for me to understand, are you competent putting your arms over your head or are you exposing these shapes under these different domains? And I think when we only look at sort of a few ranges of motion and we only look at load as the way, then we lose all the opportunity and richness of programming.

I have all the tools for me to understand, are you competent putting your arms over your head or are you exposing these shapes under these different domains? And I think when we only look at sort of a few ranges of motion and we only look at load as the way, then we lose all the opportunity and richness of programming.

I have all the tools for me to understand, are you competent putting your arms over your head or are you exposing these shapes under these different domains? And I think when we only look at sort of a few ranges of motion and we only look at load as the way, then we lose all the opportunity and richness of programming.

So you're jumping and then coming up.

So you're jumping and then coming up.

So you're jumping and then coming up.

It's a kipping pull-up without a pull-up.

It's a kipping pull-up without a pull-up.