The pike slide teaches a strong push through the shoulders to effectively develop the strength to support the body in...
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...
Workshop Skills 10.23.21
Today was the second session working on the alignment of handstands and the basic pulling mechanics from below, and...
Single Leg Balance – Straight Leg Raise
Raising a straight leg builds tremendous hip flexor strength and lengthens the hamstring actively. This is an actively...
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...
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...
Muscle Snatch
The muscle snatch develops timing of the hips into the arms as well as encourages a vertical bar path after the hips...
Pullover
The pull over develops anterior chain strength by having the athlete raise their legs and pull themselves over the...
Strict Pull-up – Band Assisted
Using a band to perform pull-ups with precision is a great way to clean up technique and build towards bodyweight...
Rope Pull-up
The rope pull-up places greater demand on the top arm. By lowering the bottom hand you can develop greater and greater...
Ring Pull-up
The strict pull-up on rings has all the benefits of a traditional pull-up, but allows the arms to move in a more...
Hang Snatch – Knee
The Hang Snatch from the knee is an accessory exercise for the Snatch in Olympic weightlifting. It assists in rate of...
