Zachary Height Articles

Workshop Skills – 11.6.21

This session was all about developing compression to work towards a straddle press to handstand and learning to control our bodyweight on rings through the shoulders with straight arms. We worked a ton of mobility to open the back of our body and combined that with...

Workshop Skills 10.23.21

Today was the second session working on the alignment of handstands and the basic pulling mechanics from below, and stability on top, of the rings to do a muscle up. The theme of this session was, and will continue to be, quality of execution. Good movement is not...

Ring Dip – Feet Support on Box

Cues: Place your tip toes on a box to allow for quality positions Acquire ring support position to begin Lower into a deep dip and return to a full lockout at the top Bend the knees to keep the torso vertical Turnout should happen on each rep Mistakes: Keeping the...

Diagonal Stretch – Kneeling

Cues: Keep feet in a straight line from front to back Balance is part of the diagonal stretch Press through the ball of the back foot to pressurize quad and drive the hip forward Lean back and touch either your butt, hamstring, calf, or heel Feel a stretch through the...