Kipping vs Strict Muscle Up: It’s All About the Transition

The Kipping Muscle Up versus the Strict Muscle Up: Which is better?  Well, they’re different.  Not better, not worse, just different.  I honestly don’t care which one you choose to perform, but I do have a strong opinion on which one you should focus on learning first.  But no matter which one you choose as …

Climbing and Swinging: Amp Up Your Pull-Up Strength!

I’m excited to bring you our first post from our Animal Flow Master Instructor Clifton Harski. Clifton has a long history as a student of human movement, including as a lifelong athlete and collegiate basketball player who also holds a degree in Kinesiology His current position as Director of Programming for Fitwall, plus his previous …

The 6-Point Pull-Up: Making Use of the Cable-System Pull-Up Bar

The 6-Point Pull-Up Variation is a great sequence of pull and chin ups that I put together to make use of the typical Pull-Up bar set up you find on most cross-over cable columns. I began doing this while trying to make the most of spotty access to good pull-up bars when traveling so much …

Intro to Rope Climbing: The S-Hook

Rope climbing is one of my favorite alternatives for your vertical pulling patterns (after all, you can’t do pull-ups all the time!). It can be extremely challenging to work your way up to climbing using only your arms, so today we’re going to start at the beginning, with the S-Hook. I love rope climbing because …

The Tornado Pull-Up: Strength With a Twist

The Tornado Pull-Up is a great variation on the timeless pull-up exercise. It’s no secret that Pull-Ups and Chin-Ups are one of the best exercises around. Sure, it might be impressive to see someone grunt out a ton of weight on a lat pull down machine, but the simple Pull-Up will always be a display …

Band-Assisted Muscle-Up: Master Your Technique!

The Band-Assisted Muscle-Up is the next step in our Muscle-Up tutorial series, where we’re working toward achieving the incredibly challenging and super-impressive Slow Muscle-Up. Our ultimate goal with the traditional Muscle-Up is to get to the point where you can perform the exercise slowly, without requiring any momentum. Practicing with the Assistance Bands can get …