The kipping pull-up might be one of the most misunderstood movements in CrossFit. From the outside, it can look like “cheating,” but inside the sport, it has a clear purpose. Kipping isn’t meant to replace strict strength. In fact, CrossFit teaches the opposite — you should build a solid base of strict pulling strength long before you ever kip. So why do we kip? Because it lets you do more reps in less time, increasing the cardio stimulus and intensity of a workout. It’s a tool for conditioning,

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