We're NOT Impressed by Kipping Pull-ups

Ballistic Performance Radio

On this episode of BPR, Derrick explains why we don't give a $h!t about how many Kipping Pull-ups you can do.

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Sure, it’s cool if you can do 70 Kipping Pull-ups; it’s f#ck!ng awesome if you can do 20 Strict Pull-ups.

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Here's our problem with Kipping Pull-ups...

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The Kipping Pull-up receives so much praise within the functional fitness space that individuals who are NOT even close to having developed the stability, strength, muscular endurance, or coordination necessary to perform the exercise, start trying to learn the movement within a few weeks of beginning group classes.

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The Strict Pull-up is KING.

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We believe that men should have the capacity to perform 20+ consecutive repetitions and women should be able to complete 10+ consecutive repetitions.

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Lastly, in case you're not familiar with the Kipping Pull-up, here a few videos:

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Gymnastics Kipping Pull-up

Butterfly Kipping Pull-up