This has been a good thread and I don’t want to go sideways with it, but I do want to say something about my friend Kempie who provided the gist for the question.
Kempie was open enough to discuss here and elsewhere his ongoing struggle with kipping pull ups. I have great respect for that. Some people refuse to post their workouts. Most often for fear of letting others see their weaknesses. Have little regard for them. Often people will post their triumphs, but not their struggles. In my opinion, posting your struggles earns you the right to post your triumphs. We learn from the struggles and Kempie’s willingness to share what has worked and what has been a dismal failure has made me a better coach. Thanks.
Kempie was open enough to discuss here and elsewhere his ongoing struggle with kipping pull ups. I have great respect for that. Some people refuse to post their workouts. Most often for fear of letting others see their weaknesses. Have little regard for them. Often people will post their triumphs, but not their struggles. In my opinion, posting your struggles earns you the right to post your triumphs. We learn from the struggles and Kempie’s willingness to share what has worked and what has been a dismal failure has made me a better coach. Thanks.
Amen. If I didn’t know how long and hard all of you Big Dogs (and you intermediate dogs . . . . ) have worked to meet and exceed your goals I might think that those things are out of my reach. That line of thinking would be a self-fulfilling prophecy: I can’t, therefore I shouldn’t even try.
The only element I see missing from this conversation is the concept of playing with the margins of our capacity. WHATEVER method you use to increase power over time, change one or some of the elements periodically.
Once you find something that works and works consistantly you may be in danger of getting into a comfort zone of sorts.
Keeping in mind of course, that some are comfortable with large amounts of pain.
I’m happy to continue dragging this sideways as it was me who besmirched Kempie’s reputation in the first place.
When I first signed up to the forum there was this guy Kempie who was struggling with pull-ups. I found that odd because he wasn’t a beginner, he was (and still is I think) pressing my deadlift and I think he became an affiliate a little later. I figured it was just one of those situations where someone has a weakness in a particular area
Over the last 7ish months Kempie’s cracked kipping, I remember the post, and his times on the workouts that involve pull-ups have improved even faster than those for his other workouts. He’s really struggled, and he got there, although I’m sure he’d say it’s a work in progress.
Aside from that splendid example, Kempie’s given me some enormously valuable information both here, this thread being a good example, and in emails and posts to my blog. He’s a great guy and a huge asset to Crossfit.
Having seen photos of him I can see why Littleredhead keeps referring to him as a “buffalo” though. :D
Having seen photos of him I can see why Littleredhead keeps referring to him as a “buffalo” though. :D
For some reason that has me completely tickled. I’m trying to hear it in the proper flavor of English . . . Scottish? For some reason I have McCartney in my head, the Scouser . . . . :D
