Far Away

Most times we want to keep the object that we are manipulating close to our body. This allows us to better use our core to handle the weight and momentum of the object.

However, sometimes it is more valuable to keep the object away from you. I can think of two examples from CrossFit and one from martial arts. In CrossFit we’ve got the kettlebell swing and the novelty movement of “inbred cousins”. In martial arts we’ve got the “Captain Kirk” throw (or tomoe nage for all the Judo people).

Why does this work? Why do we keep the weight away from us in these instances? My guess is angular momentum is at work in all these cases… any other thoughts?

Before Murph<
Part 1: Barbell Gymnastics
EMOM 8 minutes
Clean and Jerk
Part 2: Metcon
2 minute AMRAPs with 30 second breaks. Two times through each.
100 meter row and 10 grasshoppers
25 double unders and 5 inbred cousinsj
10 split jumps and 10 kettlebell snatches

Check the whiteboard for numbers.