Zachary Height Articles

Single Leg Balance – Knee Up

Raising the knee is as difficult as you make it. There is a slight increase in difficulty with the knee up, but there should be tremendous effort to pull the knee as high as possible during the hold. Cues: Shift your weight to one side and raise your knee as high as...
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Single Leg Balance

Standing on one leg is simple way to assess and develop balance. This is a great drill for anyone coming back from injury, or who needs to develop stability in their lower half for any reason. Cues: Shift your weight to one side and slowly raise your other leg a few...
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Muscle Snatch

The muscle snatch develops timing of the hips into the arms as well as encourages a vertical bar path after the hips and an active and aggressive turnover and lockout. Cues: Everything is like a snatch from the set up through the second pull Keep the legs locked after...
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Pullover

The pull over develops anterior chain strength by having the athlete raise their legs and pull themselves over the bar. It is the easiest way to get on top of a pull-up bar. Cues: Start in a full hang Perform a pull-up Raise the legs in front and lean back as they...
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