Kipping pull-ups ????

12-24-2005, 07:30 AM

Where do kipping pull ups come from ( their origin : gymnastic etc..?) What is their advantage over regular pull ups .

They look a bit like a way to cheat , to make more pull up.

Jesse Woody · 12-24-2005, 07:34 AM

Wow...there are a TON of discussions about this on the boards. Try searching for kipping and kipping pull-up via the search function. There is also an entire Crossfit journal dedicated to the kipping pullup.

Short version: Kipping allows more work to be done in less time, thus increasing power output. It is also a full-body coordination movement when performed correctly, which applies more functionally to real-life application of pulling skills. Last, but not least, the hip motion of an effective kip mirrors the motion of the olympic lifts/kettlebell swings, adding to it's function as a posterior-chain developer.

http://www.crossfit.com/cgi-bin/discus/search.cgi

Lynne Pitts · 12-24-2005, 08:36 AM

Moving to Exercises (with the million others of this exact same question...)

OK, I lied. A search for "kipping" reveals only 368, not a million.

David Wood · 12-24-2005, 10:09 AM

Yeah, but's that's only because you looked for "kipping". Reduce the search to just "kip" and it pulls up 1,453,659 entries . . .

(j/k . . . it's 733).

James R. Climer · 12-24-2005, 04:39 PM

You can read all those hits and probably not pick up much more than Jesse's 63-word (acc. MS Word) short version, nice post.

Mike Minium · 12-24-2005, 10:39 PM

Yep, Jesse hit the nail on the head. But just to get you started, here's one of my favorite (multi-page) threads on the kipping pull-up:

http://www.crossfit.com/discus/messages/22/8991.html

Eric Cimrhanzel · 12-28-2005, 03:20 PM

Great post Jesse.

That needs to be posted somewhere where it's easily spotted. Maybe the Lynne Pitts' FAQ? This question does seem to come up quite a bit, and Jesse's answer is the shortest I've ever seen while still covering the basics of the argument.

Lynne Pitts · 12-28-2005, 03:23 PM

Can't argue that...it's definitely FAQ-worthy!

James R. Climer · 12-28-2005, 05:45 PM

Perhaps it can be better put on a T-shirt:

Kipping Pull-up...just do it

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12-24-2005, 07:34 AM	#2
Jesse Woody Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Orange Virginia Posts: 914	Wow...there are a TON of discussions about this on the boards. Try searching for kipping and kipping pull-up via the search function. There is also an entire Crossfit journal dedicated to the kipping pullup. Short version: Kipping allows more work to be done in less time, thus increasing power output. It is also a full-body coordination movement when performed correctly, which applies more functionally to real-life application of pulling skills. Last, but not least, the hip motion of an effective kip mirrors the motion of the olympic lifts/kettlebell swings, adding to it's function as a posterior-chain developer. http://www.crossfit.com/cgi-bin/discus/search.cgi

12-24-2005, 08:36 AM	#3
Lynne Pitts Administrator Profile: Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Richmond NH Posts: 3,118	Moving to Exercises (with the million others of this exact same question...) OK, I lied. A search for "kipping" reveals only 368, not a million.

12-24-2005, 10:09 AM	#4
David Wood Moderator Emeritus Profile: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lebanon NJ Posts: 3,310	Yeah, but's that's only because you looked for "kipping". Reduce the search to just "kip" and it pulls up 1,453,659 entries . . . (j/k . . . it's 733).

12-24-2005, 04:39 PM	#5
James R. Climer Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paso Robles California Posts: 1,002	You can read all those hits and probably not pick up much more than Jesse's 63-word (acc. MS Word) short version, nice post.

12-24-2005, 10:39 PM	#6
Mike Minium Moderator Profile: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Oakland CA Posts: 860	Yep, Jesse hit the nail on the head. But just to get you started, here's one of my favorite (multi-page) threads on the kipping pull-up: http://www.crossfit.com/discus/messages/22/8991.html

12-28-2005, 03:20 PM	#7
Eric Cimrhanzel Member Profile: Join Date: May 2005 Location: Houston and College Station TX Posts: 297	Great post Jesse. That needs to be posted somewhere where it's easily spotted. Maybe the Lynne Pitts' FAQ? This question does seem to come up quite a bit, and Jesse's answer is the shortest I've ever seen while still covering the basics of the argument.

12-28-2005, 03:23 PM	#8
Lynne Pitts Administrator Profile: Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Richmond NH Posts: 3,118	Can't argue that...it's definitely FAQ-worthy!

12-28-2005, 05:45 PM	#9
James R. Climer Member Profile: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paso Robles California Posts: 1,002	Perhaps it can be better put on a T-shirt: Kipping Pull-up...just do it