Taking a dip
Moving the dip from stationary bars to rings adds a humbling degree of difficulty.
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Moving the dip from stationary bars to rings adds a humbling degree of difficulty.
Row, rinse, repeat
The harder one drives the machine, the harder it pushes back.
Skin the cat
Skin the cats are a great measure and developer of shoulder flexibility, strength, body control, and spatial awareness.
Start hanging from a bar (or rings). Keeping the arms and legs straight, lift the toes to the bar, continue through a basket position, and lower yourself over into the "skin the cat," rolling all the way through to an "eagle" grip if shoulder flexibility will allow. Eyes forward, not down at the ground. Then, from the bottom, pull back up and pass the legs forward through the arms to return to the original hang position.
Obviously, warm up thoroughly, take this slow at first, use a spotter, and make sure you have an exit plan. Practicing on low rings over crash mats would be a Good Thing.
Cranking
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Pull!
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Silhouette
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The rower bites back
One day a guy walks into a gym and sees on the whiteboard:
500m row x 3
Rest as needed between efforts.
“500-meter row--that’s it?” he says with a dismissive smirk, and saunters off to change clothes.
On the first one, he embraces the spirit of the sprint and throws himself into it fully.
It pays off with an excellent time, but not without some...discomfort. Fortunately his friends are there with support and encouragement in the aftermath.
Congratulations, William, on your 1:29 personal record :-)
Dumbbell line-up
Three, two, one--go!