We are closing out the strict muscle-up series with a banded saddle muscle-up! Pair this with the russian dip and our original transition drill to finally get that first strict muscle-up!
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That's right- the most coveted gymnastics movement in the sport of CrossFit, the muscle-up, is the star of our next Wisdom of the Week series! By: Aimee Young
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Watch Coach Mark link 7 bar muscle-ups together with ease....all thanks to 'CompTrain' and the #BuiltByBergeron program. See below for another video on how to perform the 'Bar Muscle-up.' Read more...
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Watch Coach Aimee crush a MASSIVE (and I mean massive) box jump at CrossFit Blue Diamond in East Longmeadow...props, Aimee, props....
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Coach Aimee back here with another 'Wisdom of the Week' post. Every year at CF Blue Diamond, we have our members write on the board a goal for next year. Whether it's a new squat PR, or snatch-related, the most common thing we see is something about pull-ups, so we're back this week with another post on 'How to do a banded pull-up,' which will help you on your way to crushing those WOD's. By: AImee Young
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Attacking your weaknesses is never easy. Not when they're staring you in the face. And whether you're an athlete, or simply trying to be more fit in life, the hardest part is ALWAYS taking the first step. See how I overcame my inabilities as a CrossFit athlete to do things that challenged me the most. And see how that's led me to leap outside my comfort zone by going on a trip to Northern Italy in Switzerland in late August. By: Aimee Young
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Too often, I've seen people press the 'RX' button on Wodify simply for pride points...but should they really? Not shaming people here. but there's NOTHING wrong with scaling pull-ups. In fact, as a coach, I'd rather see people scale them and do them correctly, versus struggling or half-assing the RX version of what's prescribed. Here's our latest blog on why you should scale pull-ups during a metcon. By: Marc Young
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Marc and Aimee are back with their second video on how to properly perform a pull-up, with scaling options. Read their blog post on the right mechanics to develop a pull-up and begin paving the path towards developing kipping pull-ups as well. Read more here...
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Proud to announce our newest team members, Marc and Aimee! They're both coaches at CrossFit Blue Diamond in East Longmeadow, MA and will be providing us a 'Wisdom of the Week' video on how to do specific CrossFit movements. See the video and blog below titled, 'How To Do A Ring Dip," with scaling options of course...
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