Dr. Kelly Starrett

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

That's fine. I'm going to say that I love strict pull-ups. I do more strict pull-ups than you can imagine. But if you can't kip, there's something wrong with you.

That's fine. I'm going to say that I love strict pull-ups. I do more strict pull-ups than you can imagine. But if you can't kip, there's something wrong with you.

That's fine. I'm going to say that I love strict pull-ups. I do more strict pull-ups than you can imagine. But if you can't kip, there's something wrong with you.

There's an old saying out of the Soviet system, when you stop jumping, you start dying. Mm-hmm. I believe that. And the lowest form could be trampolining. Another low form, jump roping. Highest form, starting to be really powerful. I love it. You're killing it. And what's great now is you've just made this switch where you start describing your training in blocks of positions.

There's an old saying out of the Soviet system, when you stop jumping, you start dying. Mm-hmm. I believe that. And the lowest form could be trampolining. Another low form, jump roping. Highest form, starting to be really powerful. I love it. You're killing it. And what's great now is you've just made this switch where you start describing your training in blocks of positions.

There's an old saying out of the Soviet system, when you stop jumping, you start dying. Mm-hmm. I believe that. And the lowest form could be trampolining. Another low form, jump roping. Highest form, starting to be really powerful. I love it. You're killing it. And what's great now is you've just made this switch where you start describing your training in blocks of positions.

What position am I training? What shape am I reinforcing? That's a really—it's not a muscle. Remember, your muscles— are not wired for movement. Your brain is wired for movement, right? You don't have any selective control over a single muscle in your body. That's a mistake. So you're not really working your biceps. You're working arm flexion, right? In a variety of positions.

What position am I training? What shape am I reinforcing? That's a really—it's not a muscle. Remember, your muscles— are not wired for movement. Your brain is wired for movement, right? You don't have any selective control over a single muscle in your body. That's a mistake. So you're not really working your biceps. You're working arm flexion, right? In a variety of positions.

What position am I training? What shape am I reinforcing? That's a really—it's not a muscle. Remember, your muscles— are not wired for movement. Your brain is wired for movement, right? You don't have any selective control over a single muscle in your body. That's a mistake. So you're not really working your biceps. You're working arm flexion, right? In a variety of positions.

This squat exercise biases my quads more, but I'm not actually quadding, right? Because that's impossible.

This squat exercise biases my quads more, but I'm not actually quadding, right? Because that's impossible.

This squat exercise biases my quads more, but I'm not actually quadding, right? Because that's impossible.

And a gateway into a conversation that's very complex. This is all I think about. And people are like, hey, I just want to feel better and I don't want to get hurt in my calves when I run. You're like, okay, it can be really simple. And also you have a right to look jacked and tan. I mean, you can be jacked all you want. Mark Bell makes this point every single post. Look, I think...

And a gateway into a conversation that's very complex. This is all I think about. And people are like, hey, I just want to feel better and I don't want to get hurt in my calves when I run. You're like, okay, it can be really simple. And also you have a right to look jacked and tan. I mean, you can be jacked all you want. Mark Bell makes this point every single post. Look, I think...

And a gateway into a conversation that's very complex. This is all I think about. And people are like, hey, I just want to feel better and I don't want to get hurt in my calves when I run. You're like, okay, it can be really simple. And also you have a right to look jacked and tan. I mean, you can be jacked all you want. Mark Bell makes this point every single post. Look, I think...

There's something that I try. We don't ever punch down. We just don't, you know, just point, we point to what we do. This is our model. But any model that someone's on the internet, a model has to do three things. It has to explain current phenomenon, right? It has to predict future phenomenon. and it has to be easily communicated. So let me see your model, how it works. How does it explain?

There's something that I try. We don't ever punch down. We just don't, you know, just point, we point to what we do. This is our model. But any model that someone's on the internet, a model has to do three things. It has to explain current phenomenon, right? It has to predict future phenomenon. and it has to be easily communicated. So let me see your model, how it works. How does it explain?

There's something that I try. We don't ever punch down. We just don't, you know, just point, we point to what we do. This is our model. But any model that someone's on the internet, a model has to do three things. It has to explain current phenomenon, right? It has to predict future phenomenon. and it has to be easily communicated. So let me see your model, how it works. How does it explain?

If I do your thing, will I get better at this thing? That's the thing I'm interested in, right? So what I see is, oh, a lot of recursive, fun fitness where people feel better, but I still have to go over here and squat, or I still have to go over here and become conditioned. But you can see the truth of needing to expose people