Jan ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work

Jan ’26 Gymnastics Skill Work: Kip Drill by Coach Jackie One of the most important factors in all of your gymnastics movements is lat strength — and your ability to fire those muscles when it counts. So often, when someone is struggling to get a toes-to-bar, link pull-ups, or hit their first muscle-up, it’s because they’re not engaging one of […]

Dec ’25 Gymnastics Skill Work

Dec ’25 Gymnastics Skill Work: Handstand Holds by Coach Jackie Handstand holds might be one of my all-time favorite skills to work on. Not just because they’re fun (which they are), but because they’re a total cheat code for improving so many other movements in CrossFit. They help dial in your overhead positioning, which translates to everything […]

Nov ’25 Gymnastics Skill Work

Nov ’25 Gymnastics Skill Work: Piked Leg Lifts by Coach Jackie Why it’s important:Speaking from a gymnastics perspective, piked leg lifts are important because they teach you compression and develop core/hip flexor strength which is what is required if you want to achieve a toes-to-bar or even being able to do a press-to-handstand, which is a […]