Might be the difference between a high bar vs. low bar squat. In the video, this is a high bar squat which lends the torso to stay vertical....I much prefer the low bar squat myself when getting heavier, which utilizes more hip drive.
Check out this site below for more in depth insights between the two.
Strict chest to bar pull-ups were mixed grip and broken 4-3-2-1 except for round 4 which was 4-2-2-1-1m-1. Wow squats used to be my kryptonite. Still pretty hard but mostly mental and only after the first 5 reps each set.
176/41/69”
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Morgan Greene
December 10th, 2020 at 6:32 pm
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185#
3rds + 3 squats in 4th
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Giuseppe Petrillo
December 10th, 2020 at 11:03 am
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4 rounds
63 kg bs from ground
63 kg bb row
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Hank McKibban
December 5th, 2020 at 7:56 pm
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3rds + 7 (195#, kip)
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Ralph Keeley
December 5th, 2020 at 12:53 am
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M/34/6’/175#
4+8 Rx
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Kevin Marshall
December 3rd, 2020 at 11:43 pm
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Rx bw=175; 3+13
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Chin-Sheng Chou
December 3rd, 2020 at 12:06 pm
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RX 3+18 @185
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Benjamin Schill
December 2nd, 2020 at 4:13 pm
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M/43/6’3”/212
3 rds
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Alex Pham
December 1st, 2020 at 9:53 pm
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3 rds + 5 reps
125# front squats (75% bw)
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Christopher Voght
December 1st, 2020 at 5:54 pm
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Complete as many rounds as possible in 8 minutes of:
10 back squats @135, body weight = 170
10 strict pull-ups
4+12
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Jeffrey Howard
December 1st, 2020 at 4:32 pm
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M/25/5'8"/160lb
CrossFit AFK
3+16 - Rx (165lb)
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Courtney Guthrie
November 30th, 2020 at 11:14 pm
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5+11 s
shoulder dislocation injury.
subbed 35# DB goblet squats
very slow and controlled ring rows w false grip - pull to chest (fist bump)
F/24/5’5/140
CrossFit AFK
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Braxton Glass
November 30th, 2020 at 5:19 pm
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57yo m 5’7” 145#
2.75 rounds
2x10x145
1x10 & 1x7
pull up top around base of neck
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Kirk Byrd
November 30th, 2020 at 12:48 am
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M/39/5'10"/195
Did strict pull-ups instead of strict chest-to-bar. Squat @ 195 - 3 rounds + 15 reps
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Chris Meldrum
November 29th, 2020 at 6:34 pm
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As rx’d (185# for squats), 3 rounds + 4 pull-ups.
Unbroken squats and all singles for chest-to-bar pull-ups. Strict definitely made these harder. Had a few missed reps where I didn’t quite get my chest to the bar.
47m/5'10"/185
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Coastie Nick
November 29th, 2020 at 3:41 pm
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Rx’d @ 175#
3 rds
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Brian Louchis
November 28th, 2020 at 9:57 pm
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3+3 Rx
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Kyle Earhart
November 28th, 2020 at 9:50 pm
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M/34/175/5’7”
3 rds+ 8 pull ups
not completely rx’d some minor Kipling involved to get chest to bar.
Squat rack is also pull-up bar so went to the other side and just had to deal with the racked bar against me while pulling. Goal was 4 rounds, was pleased to go over!
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Etienne Gilbert
November 26th, 2020 at 1:58 am
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Scaled to:
5 strict CTB + 5 strict pull ups.
185 -lbs bodyweight back squat.
3rds + 15 reps.
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Erik Wagner
November 26th, 2020 at 1:19 am
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M/152/51/5’8”
Rx’d (155 squat)
4+8
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November 26th, 2020 at 12:24 am
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WEDNESDAY
201125
*Workout of the Day*
Complete as many rounds as possible in 8 minutes of:
10 body-weight back squats
10 strict chest-to-bar pull-ups
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4 Rounds Rx'd
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Jim Rix
November 25th, 2020 at 11:51 pm
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Subbed to 10 squats and 20 push-ups. Can’t use pull-up bar while squatting.
With 160#, 4 rounds + 10 push-ups
58/5’8”/160
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Derek Eason
November 25th, 2020 at 10:57 pm
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Rx 6 rounds + 7 back squats
165lb. bodyweight
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Kevin Flowers
November 25th, 2020 at 10:43 pm
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M/55/185/6’0”
8 min AMRAP:
10 back squats (185 lbs)
10 strict C2B pullups
5 rds + 10 back squats
1st round only took 1 min; 2nd round only took 1:12; boy did it go downhill after that
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Antonio Alves
November 25th, 2020 at 10:00 pm
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Limited equipment, so scaled to:
AS MANY ROUNDS AS POSSIBLE IN 8 MINUTES OF:
10 back squats | 25 kg
10 bodyweight rows
SCORE: 4 rounds + 10 back squats
Completed round 5 and did another round. All sets unbroken. Easy 4 km run before.
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Steve Day
November 25th, 2020 at 9:30 pm
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5 rounds + 6 squats
Body weight - 175lbs
strict pull-ups
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Drew YoungeDyke
November 25th, 2020 at 9:15 pm
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Since my squat rack is also my pull-up bar, I knew I’d lose some time removing the 25’s to lower the bar and clean it back up to the rack and putting them back on after the pull-ups, so I extended the time to a 10-min AMRAP. Scaled to kipping C2B’s. 4 rounds w 185 lbs unbroken on the squats.
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Nicole Deaver
November 25th, 2020 at 9:04 pm
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Rx squats (120#)
scaled to regular pull-ups
5 Rds + 3 squats
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Joshua Willing
November 25th, 2020 at 8:55 pm
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M39/6’0”/190
moved it up to 10 minutes knowing I’d be breaking my squats and wanted to make sure I got enough volume.
3 rounds @ 185.
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Cresen Swenson
November 25th, 2020 at 8:46 pm
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3+17
RX BW 145#
subbed pull for strict Hanging Knee raises w/control down
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Christopher Buchenholz
November 25th, 2020 at 8:28 pm
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M/53/5’9”/168 - Newbie
Looking for a private coach in NYC to help me with barbell stuff. Any suggestions?
Complete as many rounds as possible in 8 minutes of:
10 body-weight back squats
10 strict chest-to-bar pull-ups
WARMUP:
GENERAL WARM-UP
Complete a 5 minute AMRAP of: (2)
10 Push Ups
15 Butterfly Sit Ups
40 Jump Rope 20/10/10
10 Wall Balls
SPECIFIC WARM-UP
10 soleus stretches each side with foot against wall
10 lunge stretches for the ankle each side
5-10 gentle knee rotations
5-10 reps of loading the ankle in a supported squat
Posterior hip stretch for 5 breaths
5-10 adductor stretches each side
5 reps 90/90 stretch each side
5 push up jumps into bottom of squat
5 toe touch to squat
2 sets of 10 reps:
10 pound dumbbell pullover
Resistance band Face Pull
Single Arm Lat extensions with Resistance Bands
Empty Barbell Back squat
Jump pull-ups
WOD:
Complete as many rounds as possible in 8 minutes of: (3 Rounds)
10 back squats 95 lbs
10 strict Pull-ups
NOTES:
Managed this pretty well, considering legs/shoulders are gassed this week!
No squat rack, so only did 95 lbs. Good for working on form, which seemed to hold up.
Pull-ups couldn’t do straight sets. 5-3-2 or 4-3-3 or 4-2-2 - could barely finish last set.
Still trying to figure out warmups/cool down. If anyone can take a look and offer suggestions I’d really appreciate it!
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Jim Rix
November 25th, 2020 at 11:57 pm
While searching for a trainer, main site has tons of instructional videos that can get you started.
Coach Chris has offered several options. I’ve done a variation of the original CF warmup for years:
10-15 shoulder sweeps
15 overhead squats with an empty barbell
15 ring dips
25 GHD sit-ups
25 push-ups
25 back and hip extensions
15 pull-ups
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Derek Schierlmann
November 25th, 2020 at 8:20 pm
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4 rnds at 135# (no rack. Limited by what I can press)
C2B degraded to normal in rnd 4
M/49/5'9"/155#
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Derek Schierlmann
November 25th, 2020 at 8:19 pm
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NA
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Mike K
November 25th, 2020 at 7:34 pm
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4 rounds
10 145lbs squat
10 pull-ups
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Eugenio Gonzalez
November 25th, 2020 at 7:31 pm
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8 Rounds 13 reps
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Scott Jacobson
November 25th, 2020 at 7:21 pm
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5’8” / 195 lb / 22 / M
Rx’d 5 rd
Took some time off CF, glad to be back
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Lincoln Kerger
November 25th, 2020 at 7:17 pm
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Rx’d(ish)
BS185# (190# bw)
4 RDS
Had to scale strict C2B to strict PU after the 2nd rep of round 2. Did a 5th round after time stopped just for good measure. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Cory Reecer
November 25th, 2020 at 6:52 pm
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scaled down to 155 on back squat and ring pull ups from the ground 3 rds+ 8
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Charlie Pokorny
November 25th, 2020 at 6:35 pm
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Scale to 170-lb squat (85% BW) and strict pull-up
5 rounds + 12 reps
m/52/5'11"/200#
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David Williams
November 25th, 2020 at 6:22 pm
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RX (195 LB. Squat)
3.5 rounds
47/195/5’11
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Myles Lance
November 25th, 2020 at 4:09 pm
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2 rounds + 14 reps
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John Clarke
November 25th, 2020 at 4:00 pm
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Goblet squats, 24 kg
Strict pull-ups
6 + 10
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Charles Meyers
November 25th, 2020 at 3:59 pm
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Randy Crooker
November 25th, 2020 at 3:27 pm
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Scaled back squat to 135lbs. Approximately 75% BW of 175lbs
pull-ups Rx
3 rounds + 10 + 6
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Michael Arko
November 25th, 2020 at 2:42 pm
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BW squats = 150lbs
Strict pull-ups (not C2B)
5 rounds + 14 reps
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Brett Eckles
November 25th, 2020 at 1:32 pm
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3 rounds
Modified to strict pull ups during first round. Did a few strict chest to bars each round
Back squats at 200lb
M/27/199/6’1”
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Alex Pettingell
November 25th, 2020 at 1:31 pm
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RX 3 rounds + 12 reps
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Mike Andridge
November 25th, 2020 at 12:13 pm
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Scaled
3 rnds
10 bs @ 155 (should have done 165#:(
10 strict ctb on yoke fat bar
7:33
m/50/175
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Mike Andridge
November 25th, 2020 at 2:15 pm
Have a good Thanksgiving Suspects!
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Daniel Robinson
November 25th, 2020 at 11:50 am
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Scaled: 4RDS (155lbs & kip)
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Joe Conradi
November 25th, 2020 at 11:39 am
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Scaled to:
12 2x70#DBs squat (bw=170)
10 strict pull-ups
5rounds + 1
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Viktor Wachtler
November 25th, 2020 at 11:24 am
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3 rounds+1
75kg squats
44/1.78m/73kg
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Nicolas Michel
November 25th, 2020 at 11:07 am
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hi ;
lockdown are ended in FRANCE this next week end ( Green Hills of Tyrol )
Have I ranted about the 3-man weave yet? I'm going to rant about the 3-man weave. It's the dumbest drill ever invented by basketball coaches. It's used as a warm-up/time-filler at practices and serves no purpose to what happens in a game. When I see warm-ups in CrossFit listed with things like high-knees, A-skips, bird-dogs, or whatever I immediately think 3-man weave: the intentions are good but it's not a great use of your time. To me the first goal of a warmup is to practice skill and technique that needs to be practiced, and your body gets warm as a byproduct. Today's workout involves two movements that don't really need a ton of technique practice. Use the warmup to practice 4 things you suck at until you feel warm-ish.
WHAT ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS
Back squat - squatting with a moderate weight and not a heavy demand on upright torso
Pull-up - pulling overhead without using momentum and with a little extra ROM
WHAT ABOUT THE FORMAT
Short workouts like this usually mean intensity. So for them to pick these two movement they are assuming 1) an elite foundation in strength/stamina and 2) quick transitions. If you don't meet the criteria you much want to make the choice to either 1) keep the movements or 2) keep the stimulus. Can't always have both.
TECHNIQUE SCALE
Kipping pull-ups sub for strict, extend to 20 minutes
CONSISTENCY SCALE
7 rounds for time of:
1:00 back squat
1:00 strict pull-up practice (Ricky Reps)
INTENSITY SCALE
AMRAP in 8 minutes of:
6 strict pull-ups
6 front squats
MY STUFF
I did 5 rounds, 135-lbs. on squat (I'm 170) and strict pull-ups most of the time (tiny kip on a few)
GENERAL FEAR LEVEL: 7
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Christian Simpson
November 25th, 2020 at 1:52 am
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Sheesh...either I've got to drop some lbs or get stronger, but it's probably a combo of the two. Sc to strict pu since I've got the door jam bar/195#
2 + 5/-...went ahead and completed the entire third round though
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Jim Rix
May 25th, 2019 at 7:55 pm
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I don't know how he keeps his torso so vertical. I think I'm way further forward when I don bs, esp. heavier ones.
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Warren Love
June 25th, 2023 at 2:43 pm
Femur length may be a limiting factor is staying vertical. Longer femur pushes your hips back further causing you to lean forward to stay over your midfoot. Calf flexibility is the other factor that can limit getting forward and more vertical. It's all good!!
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