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Toes-to-Bar Strategies & Points of Performance for 18.1

Leave a Comment / Brittany, Gymnastics, Movement Drills and Progressions, Travis / Brittany Weiss

Toes-to-Bar Strategies & Points of Performance for 18.1 Written by Brittany Weiss & Travis Ewart TOES-TO-BAR STRATEGIES (by Brittany Weiss) You don’t have to be a gymnast to be good at toes-to-bar. It’s about playing your own game and knowing what you as an athlete are capable of. In Open workouts, you want to have…

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Bonnie, Piranhas, and Always Finishing Strong

1 Comment / Mindset and Mental Toughness / Michele Vieux

Written by Kendall Kimball No one was more terrifying than Bonnie. Her strawberry blonde hair, freckles, and petite 4-foot frame painted a picture of innocence, but the entire 3rd Grade class knew the truth. She was a tiny hellion who ruled the playground with an iron first. There were…

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Invictus athlete doing toes-to-bar in the CrossFit Open 18.1 workout.

CrossFit Games Open 18.1 – Strategy & Tips

Leave a Comment / Brainwork, Invictus Blog, Training / Michele Vieux

CrossFit Games Open 18.1 – Strategy & Tips Written by Travis Ewart with Tips from Team Invictus TOES-TO-BAR STRATEGIES You don’t have to be a gymnast to be good at toes-to-bar. It’s about playing your own game and knowing what you as an athlete are capable of. In Open workouts, you want to have a…

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What Are Toes-to-Bar?

1 Comment / Gymnastics, Invictus Blog, Movement Drills and Progressions, Training / Travis Ewart

Contributing Authors: Brittany Weiss, Michele Vieux & Travis Ewart A toes-to-bar is put together exactly how it is read. It’s pretty much the queen of all leg raises. You bring your toes to the bar while hanging of course! It’s not one of the highly technical movements you could see come up…

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Why We Cluster

2 Comments / Gymnastics, Programming, Weightlifting / Michele Vieux

Written by Michele Vieux What is a “cluster” and why do we program them? Per Webster’s, a cluster is a group of similar things positioned together. In today’s workout, for example, we are doing clusters of cleans which looks like Clean x 1.1.1.1 when written out on the whiteboard. This type of…

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Understanding the 4 Types of Strength

6 Comments / Anatomy & Physiology, Programming / Holden Rethwill

Written by Holden Rethwill In order to help you better understand the purpose behind your training methods and to help you figure out where you might need a little more focus in your program, we will be going over the four primary components of the strength field as well…

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The Overhead Squat

Leave a Comment / Invictus Blog, Mobility, Movement Drills and Progressions, Training, Weightlifting / Fritz Nugent

Written by Fritz Nugent What is an overhead squat? The barbell overhead squat is simply a squat performed with a barbell held overhead. Overhead Squat Form A well-executed overhead squat is performed with a wide grip on the barbell, extended arms with the barbell in alignment over the back of the head,…

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CrossFit Open 20.4 Strategy & Tips

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CrossFit Open 20.4 Strategy & Tips Videos by the Invictus Athlete Team Check out all the different options below and remember, unless you are a Games hopeful, only do this workout once and give it your all the first time. Full effort is full victory! Competitive CrossFitters If you’ve been following the Invictus Competition program…

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Bonnie, Piranhas, and Always Finishing Strong

2 Comments / Mindset and Mental Toughness / Michele Vieux

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June 10, 2023 – Competition Program

2 Comments / Invictus Competition Program / Nichole Kribs

**ANNOUNCEMENT**You may notice that on SugarWOD our products are changing from Invictus Competition Program to Invictus Athlete Program. Nothing else will change about the programming itself. You will continue to enjoy your five regular training days and active recovery day. We highly recommend you move your subscription over to the SugarWOD app to enjoy additional

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