Jason Khalipa from NorCal CrossFit takes us through some quick tips for the Thruster.
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Team Reebok East wins the 2014 CrossFit Team Series and will receive a check for $30,000.
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Also vying for the top positions for the CrossFit Games Team Series was Rogue Team Black featuring Rich Froning, Jason Khalipa, Julie Foucher and Sam Briggs and Rogue Team Red including Dan Bailey, Josh Bridges, Camille Le-Blanc Bazinet and Lauren Fisher.
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An effective pull up is the cornerstone of your success in CrossFit.
As you progress as an athlete, you look to utilise the most efficient movement patterns possible. Applying this to the pull up through use of a butterfly is one example.
An “OG” of CrossFit, Jason Khalipa takes us through a simple tutorial on this advanced movement.
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Jason Khalipa does a Q&A on Google Hangouts. Khalipa talks primarily about opening CrossFit Affiliates.
A super cool interaction with one of CrossFit’s Moguls!
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Whether you are looking at perfecting your snatch or a coach looking to assist your athletes in developing their movements, learn from one of the great coaches in CrossFit Jason Khalipa.
Khalipa breaks down one of the most technical lifts into three parts:
The snatch is broken down into upper and lower body then puts it all together! A great way to teach the Snatch and get athletes snatching effectively.
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If you ask any Olympic Lifter or high level CrossFit athlete, they will tell you the importance of the Hook Grip. Not only does it provide strength but also added stability. This is no more evident that in WOD’s such as Isabel, which involves a high number of Snatch repetitions.
Often your thumb and fingers will become very sore and sensitive due to the pressure. Many top level athletes subsequently tape their thumbs in the hook grip position.
Whether you use RockTape (as show below) or Goat Tape – they are all brilliant applications on how to protect your fingers and keep you moving for longer!
Check out How to tape the Hook Grip for CrossFit with Jason Khalipa!
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Team USA consisting of Rich Froning, Jason Khalipa, Ben Smith, Lindsey Valenzuela, Val Voboril and Talayna Fortunato proved no match for Team World, consisting of Sam Briggs (U.K.), Frederik Aegidius (Denmark), Camille-Leblanc Bazinet (Canada), Albert-Dominic Larouche (Canada), Kara Webb (Australia), and Chad Mackay (Australia).
In a live broadcast around the world, the Teams competed in back to back WOD’s in Berlin, Germany. While the men’s side of The CrossFit Games has been dominated by Americans in Rich Froning, Graham Holmberg and Jason Khalipa the Women’s side is a different story. With the past three victors originating from Europe with Sam Briggs taking out 2013 and Annie Thorrisdottor back to back in 2011 & 2012. With fast approaching 10,000 affiliates world wide, CrossFit is no doubt a worldwide phenomenon.
With Team World’s upset at the CrossFit Invitational 2013 in mind, it will no doubt prove for an event of EPIC proportions should it be repeated in 2014.
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Looking to protect your hands for CrossFit? Here is a quick and effective guide from the one and only Jason Khalipa on how to tape your hands!
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The WOD Life presents arguably one of the best guides for Kipping Pull Ups in CrossFit. Jason Khalipa from NorCal CrossFit is back again to provide a step-by-step guide for building up to a Kipping Pull Up.
Key Take Aways:
1. Learn each separate part of the movement individually, building your way up.
2. Throughout the movement focus on “popping” with your hips, rather than “pulling” with your arms.
3. Learn to use your hips, keep those shoulders “active”.
4. Ensure you always have control of your body position throughout the movement.
5. Once you have mastered a single kipping pull up, work towards inter-linking. Push off the bar, keep your feet in front and “pop” with those hips!
We hope this video helps you continue to progress with your pull ups, one of the foundation movements in CrossFit. Whether you are an expert or a novice, you can always learn to improve the efficiency of your pull ups!
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