Comments on: Event #3: Burpees, Thrusters, Handstand Pushups

By: Judi Caringola

Judi Caringola — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:33:09 +0000

Thanks for all the videos, Kyle. That clears things up.

By: Judi Caringola

Judi Caringola — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:21:19 +0000

Will you be posting a video of the burpee standard? I just want to see the “hands off the ground” done well.
Thanks! Can’t wait for Saturday!

By: Josh Courage

Josh Courage — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:45:27 +0000

Sounds good Kyle, thanks. Your response to Kim I think answers it all perfectly. If we can’t do it, we can’t do it. There is no arguing that! So excited for Saturday, thanks!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:34:31 +0000

Josh, I don’t want to encourage power transfer through the head. Let me get back to you with a better definition on what qualifies illegal HSPU moves. We always do them strict in our box.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:29:24 +0000

The cutoff for this event is 10 minutes. If you can’t do the HSPU (which are already less ROM), then you can’t make the final event. Scaling will be pushups or abmats on plates for athletes who chose to scale.

By: michael

michael — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:36:21 +0000

push/extend, push/extend, push/extend… indeed.

By: Josh Courage

Josh Courage — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:43:52 +0000

@ Curious George – I have been working on different progressions to get the HSPU and kipping has been helping out. It’s where you bring your head to the floor, bring your knees in towards your chest and kick you legs to the ceiling as you push up. I don’t see this being allowed, but thought I’d ask…

check out this video, I did them this this WOD:
http://www.youtube.com/joshcourage#p/u/23/A825iXsotW8

@ Elizabeth – yeah, that placed rocked! Lance has been a great friend, awesome guy. Still, HSPU’s are the weak link,. No worries though, excited for the challenge!

By: Collin

Collin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:25:34 +0000

I assume he means kipping on the HSPU. Shoulders are gonna be smoked after the burpees and thrusters…

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:57:09 +0000

Josh — not a stalker but I clicked on your link to your blog and saw the post about CF Works in Tucson (where I was for 4 weeks but left just before you got there). Isn’t that a fabulous space?! And all the trainers are great, and I met Lance briefly — he is hilarious. If you got through that 8 round WOD I think you’ll be *just* fine Saturday.

By: curious george

curious george — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:39:30 +0000

What are you kipping on?