The Power Monkey Podcast

On today's episode we talk about the nuances surrounding the Press to Handstand. Higher level gymnastic movements are finding their way into competitive CrossFit settings, most recently having a version of the Press to Handstand at the 2022 CrossFit Games. Dave takes a moment to discuss some of the common challenges athletes have with attempting this movement, as well as some go to progressions and starting points that people are going to want to listen to.

Halfway through the episode we have the one and only Annie Sakamoto join us to talk about her experience learning the Press to Handstand. She decided to learn it for the first time so she could tackle the revamped benchmark workout named in her honor: "Annie" to know include the elusive Press to Handstand...aka "Gymnasty Annie"

Watch Annie take on the workout here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItouRkkXlR4

Referenced movement in podcast:

Planche Raise: https://youtu.be/Q--tIjPyTi0

Full tutorial on the Press to Handstand:

https://youtu.be/X8jcp7zQiu0

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Kristin Holte is an 8 time CrossFit Games Athlete, who has had multiple top 5 finishes at the Games, as well as 4 top 3 finishes in the Open, including winning the World Wide Open outright in 2021. Her list of athletic accolades goes on, which we discuss briefly in this episode, but one of the more interesting aspects of what has come out of her storied career is he mental resiliency. Kristin just released her first book: "3,2,1 Go", where she talks about many of her mental training techniques that she has used over the years to be successful in sport as well as becoming a better human. We also had the privilege of Kristin walking us through a very detailed description of what one of her visualization training sessions looks like in preparation for competition. You are not going to want to miss this one!

www.krigertraining.com

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In it you will find personalized assessment based programs to help you: Develop specific skills, build capacity around those skills, prepare your body for longevity, and keep you focused on consistency.

Additionally you will find free daily core workouts to easily add into any of your existing training.

Remember...#TechniqueMatters

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It's the final week of the Open and it's a burner! Chad Vaughn and Chris Hinshaw join Dave Durante to break down and strategize 23.3. Chris talks transitions and proper pacing on what's going to be a sprint of a workout for most athletes. Don't hold your breath! Breathing is your friend - especially on the double unders. Chad breaks down how to approach the snatches in regards to your max. Squat snatches, anyone? Not a bad idea. And to wrap up with gymnastics, Dave talks about the new handstand push-up standard. Out with the kipping and in with the strict…hopefully for good! Stay consistent on the wall walks and enjoy this one. Have a plan and keep a pace you can maintain.

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In it you will find personalized assessment based programs to help you: Develop specific skills, build capacity around those skills, prepare your body for longevity, and keep you focused on consistency.

Additionally you will find free daily core workouts to easily add into any of your existing training.

Remember...#TechniqueMatters

http://www.powermonkeytraining.com

Running in the Open!? Add that to burpees and thrusters and you've got a workout that any athlete is sure to LOOOOVE. This week's episode Dave Durante and Jordan Samuel welcome multi-time Games Athlete Margaux Alvarez on to react to 23.2A&B, and break down how best to approach both parts of this workout.

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Check out the release of the new, rebranded and improved Power Monkey Training App!

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In it you will find personalized assessment based programs to help you: Develop specific skills, build capacity around those skills, prepare your body for longevity, and keep you focused on consistency.

Additionally you will find free daily core workouts to easily add into any of your existing training.

Remember...#TechniqueMatters

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The CrossFit Open is here! On this episode of the podcast we've got Dave Durante, Jason Leydon, and Jordan Samuel reacting to and giving their thoughts on 23.1. They break down this repeat workout not seen since 2014 and talk strategy of how to best approach this test of fitness.

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Check out the release of the new, rebranded and improved Power Monkey Training App!

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In it you will find personalized assessment based programs to help you: Develop specific skills, build capacity around those skills, prepare your body for longevity, and keep you focused on consistency.

Additionally you will find free daily core workouts to easily add into any of your existing training.

Remember...#TechniqueMatters

http://www.powermonkeytraining.com

We are so grateful to have Carl on this weeks podcast. Carl was one of the coaches early on in CrossFit that were really trying to help educate people on proper gymnastics movement. But Carl took it a step further and really dove into how to take artistic gymnastics and mold portions of that to what would serve a CrossFitter best. Carl has a clear passion for helping people to reach for and achieve their best, whether it's through his gymnastics coaching, his New York Times best selling book "Freestyle", or through his lifestyle coaching, which he is most involved in these days.

Carl's candid and honest nature made for an incredibly enjoyable and thought provoking conversation that we could not get enough of. We can't wait to welcome him back for another episode.

http://www.freestyleconnection.com/

Carl's SM: @carlpaoli

Carl's YT: @iamcarlpaoli

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Check out the release of the new, rebranded and improved Power Monkey Training App!

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In it you will find personalized assessment based programs to help you: Develop specific skills, build capacity around those skills, prepare your body for longevity, and keep you focused on consistency.

Additionally you will find free daily core workouts to easily add into any of your existing training.

Remember...#TechniqueMatters

http://www.powermonkeytraining.com

We are excited to have had Don Faul, the new CEO of CrossFit on the podcast this week. Don's passion for CrossFit and what good he believes the training methodology can bring to the world is evident throughout this conversation. Without question, his background in various leadership roles throughout his career will be massive benefit to CrossFit and its growth, and not just for the sport side of the brand. Don spoke at length about CrossFits focus to work harder to prop up and support the affiliates, who are the lifeblood of the brand and essential to spreading the message that not only is CrossFit for everyone, but that the methodology is key to battling chronic disease and promoting overall health.

Don's IG: @donfaul

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Today we are discussing the Kipping Ring Muscle-Up. More specifically we will be speaking about some common cue's that we hear out in the world in regard to this movement that miss the mark. These are cues we hear often, and most likely had a good concept behind them initially, but ultimately do not tend to lead to good and efficient movement. In place of them we will be discussing what we feel are better alternative cues to use with your athletes.

Reference Videos:

How to perfect your Ring Muscle-Up:

https://youtu.be/bzx_psyL5mU

How to perfect your Ring Swing:

https://youtu.be/z64esSR3w_U

Muscle-Up linking drill (To not induce a secondary swing):

https://youtu.be/z64esSR3w_U

Stabilizing at the top of the rings:

https://youtu.be/wGoNGX1eljE

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Chris Spealler is known as one of the OG's of the CrossFit Games. At 5'5" and 145 lbs, he did things in competition that spectators and other athletes couldn't help but be inspired by. He is also a L4 coach and a former L1 staff member. Chris owns CrossFit Park City in Utah and offers online programming (link below). A good portion of our conversation with Chris circled around the idea of CrossFit as a sport vs a training methodology. He had some unique perspectives here that, as a former 7 times Games Athlete, you might not expect.

https://www.spealprogramming.com/

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Check out the release of the new, rebranded and improved Power Monkey Training App!

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In it you will find personalized assessment based programs to help you: Develop specific skills, build capacity around those skills, prepare your body for longevity, and keep you focused on consistency.

Additionally you will find free daily core workouts to easily add into any of your existing training.

Remember...#TechniqueMatters

http://www.powermonkeytraining.com

With Wodapalooza about to go down this week, we decided to have CrossFit Analyst: Brian Friend on the podcast to talk about his predictions for this event and what to be on the look out for. Even though all of the events within the competition have not been announced yet, Brian DOES have knowledge of all the events, so his predictions are well informed. He had a lot of interesting perspectives about the individual and team events and who to keep an eye on. This was a fun conversation, and we cant wait to have Brian on again as we get deeper into the season.

Brian is a coach at @pft_highwood

Lead CrossFit Analyst for @barbend

@brianfriencrossfit

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