16 Responses to “Kate “Killer” Rawlings – doing CrossFit’s “Man Fran””

1. BetinaBean007 on August 20th, 2010 7:39 pm

   Is there a standard as far as racking the weight in between sets of thrusters vs. cleaning?

2. deltafoverdeltax on August 20th, 2010 8:29 pm

   @DemonDog6661

   Not isolating the muscle group is the whole point of the modification. You’re using momentum to counteract the resistance of your bodyweight. It’s basically higher reps, less weight. Perfectly reasonable thing to do.

3. DemonDog6661 on August 20th, 2010 9:00 pm

   @llllsmithllll I’m just going to end this and say that it’s not a gym for me.

4. llllsmithllll on August 20th, 2010 9:37 pm

   @DemonDog6661 CrossFit doesn’t try to isolate a muscle group. The emphasis is on full functional movement that recruits several muscle groups. With the kipping pull-up you use your core muscles as well as upper body. Because the kip is more efficient than a strict pull-up, you can do more pull-ups in a given period of time which means greater work output. Strict pull-ups and L-Pullups are also used in CrossFit.

5. DemonDog6661 on August 20th, 2010 10:26 pm

   @deltafoverdeltax And it doesn’t even isolate the muscle group like it should. It defeats the entire purpose of a pull-up. I don’t even want to call that thing a pull-up

6. deltafoverdeltax on August 20th, 2010 11:10 pm

   @DemonDog6661

   Never mind how they look. They’re good for endurance.

7. DemonDog6661 on August 20th, 2010 11:47 pm

   @butcherboy767 they look ridiculous

8. alonzwad on August 21st, 2010 12:39 am

   i rx’d fran today at the girls weight (65lbs) at around 11:45. ive only been doing crossfit for about 6 months but this girl is impressive and she has defiantly inspired me. bravo!

9. butcherboy767 on August 21st, 2010 12:42 am

   @ghostb72 they are kipping pullups all good in crossfit

10. ghostb72 on August 21st, 2010 1:26 am

    aren’t those called kick pull ups tho

11. strangelitlgrl on August 21st, 2010 2:10 am

    That’s amazing. Talk about an inspiration.

12. p1q0 on August 21st, 2010 2:22 am

    Who is that man? He’s fit!

13. voodazz on August 21st, 2010 2:29 am

    Well I feel weak(er)

14. salix1970 on August 21st, 2010 2:56 am

    amazing!!!

15. maxcapgain on August 21st, 2010 2:58 am

    Fantastic effort!

16. jdg51adf on August 21st, 2010 3:48 am

    Wow!

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