Fitness - Level 2 - 11/21

Today was a good level 2 class. Not too intense but a lot of good skill work. We started off with a lot of wrist strengthening and stretching movements.

Later we worked on front and back levers, along with some more handstand work. Really working on pressing through the shoulders and upper/middle back, and keeping a really tight l-sit angle and trying to rotate the feet through.

We then did some work on the pommel horse. Holding the handles and raising our hips as high as possible, shifting our weight and shoulders forward and holding it for a few seconds before lowering back down. This was really hard, it takes a lot of strength in areas that you wouldn't think would be engaged.

We then did some work with a stall bar and explosive pull ups. At our CrossFit gym we have a pull up bar, then sticking out farther is another pull up bar about 2 feet higher. We did sets of explosive pull ups where we'd actually let go at the top of the pull up bar and try to grab the one above it.

It is a little scary but it's really easy after you do the first one. you realize it's not that bad, you just have to pull the trigger. It took getting your pull up high enough where the lower pull up bar would be at rib cage level.

It was a good level 2 class. My shoulders and hamstrings always feel great after leaving this class. Can't wait for next week.