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Don’t Bird Peck Your Ring Dips!

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Video by Travis Ewart Invictus Gymnastics coach Travis Ewart demonstrates the correct and incorrect way to do a ring dip and also provides some scaling options so that you can focus on keeping an upright torso and building strength in this vertical pressing movement instead of turning it into…

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How to Kick to a Handstand Against the Wall

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Video by Travis Ewart (Originally Published May 1, 2017) Gymnastics skills may be some of the most daunting movements in CrossFit. Learning how to scale movements to create a comforting learning environment instead of “either do it or don’t” is why we created Invictus Gymnastics, an…

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Toes-to-Bar Mount

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Video by Travis Ewart How hard are toes-to-bar? Well, it depends on how difficult you make them… At Invictus Gymnastics we have seen so many great athletes struggle on many gymnastics movements in the gym and competition, and toes-to-bar is no exception. Difficulty of the toes-to-bar can escalate quickly if your body is…

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Handstand Walk Progressions

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Video by Travis Ewart Handstand walking can be a fun and impressive skill to master. Many athletes work for years to develop the skill, and yet still have not mastered it. When you are a novice handstand walker and see that handstand walks are programmed in your workout, it can be frustrating…

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Butterfly 4-Step

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Video by Travis Ewart As smooth and amazing as butterfly pull-ups can look, it can be really frustrating trying to figure out the rhythm that places your moving body in harmony with the pull-up to create a smooth and effective set of butterfly pull-ups. If you are like many athletes, you have experienced…

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How to Eliminate the Notorious Chicken Wing on Your Bar Muscle-Up

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Video by Travis Ewart The bar muscle-up can look and feel amazing, or it can look like a chicken trying to climb over an electric fence. Invictus Gymnastics coach Travis Ewart discusses the importance of elevating the knees during the kipping phase of the…

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Snap Pull Drill for Ring Muscle-Ups

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Video by Travis Ewart Ring muscle-ups seem very complicated to the untrained eye. There is a lot of mystery behind this movement, and with my next few blogs we are going to break the muscle-up apart, piece by piece. What is a “snap pull”? Sounds kind of silly, but…

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A Pure Gymnast’s Perspective on Owning Your Movement

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Podcast by Misbah Haque, The Airborne Mind Show Travis Ewart, Invictus Gymnastics Coach, joins us today for a pretty entertaining conversation. He is a USA Gymnastics Coaching professional who has worked with 4-year-olds all the way to top Games athletes. The perspective you’re about to hear is…

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Invictus Athlete Adds Two US Athlete Camps to 2017 Schedule

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If you haven’t experienced one of our Invictus Athlete Camps yet, they are definitely something to consider. Due to popular demand, we are adding two more stateside Camps for 2017! Invictus Athlete Camps provide an opportunity for us to share with others the coaching and training principles we have found most effective in preparing our…

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3 Variations of Toes-to-Bar

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Video by Travis Ewart This video reviews a few different variations for executing toes-to-bar. Every athlete needs to practice different variations of toes-to-bar so that they know which style they prefer based on the workout. The 3 variations in the video are: 1) Straight Leg Swing Make sure your hamstrings are prepped…

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