Remember the goal of the high bridge is to ?clear the hips

Posted by Cinjsnx juriya on October 4th, 2016

It’s natural when you have a new toy that you Brick Muscle want to play with it all the time. As RKCs we’re no different. When the CK FMS course first came along everyone went bananas for mobility. But we did this at the expense of one of the central themes of our school – strength.This was most often seen in our assessment of the get up using the high bridge. Brett Jones reminded, “Remember the goal of the high bridge is to ‘clear the hips’ and once the hips are clear you should be practicing several varieties of the get-up - heavy, light, slow, singles, multiple reps, pressing during the stages, roll up (or tactical), 1/2 get-ups etc.” Yet somehow people started over emphasizing the high bridge and you would see people with backs so hyper extended that they looked like a rainbow. Meanwhile the testing instructors would have lasers and goniometers out measuring joint angles and the get up, and a lot of its benefits, just got lost in the process.This decision to change one aspect of the get up is in line with our central goal as an instructor certification. Andrea DuCane, who has probably been to more RKC events than anyone other than Pavel said, “The quick, lasting, and life-changing results clients and kettlebell enthusiasts achieve with consistent kettlebell training. There is no other system that is as complete in total body strength, conditioning and mobility training.” http://drozforskolin.org/brick-muscle-supplement/