EVERYTHING Going on in CrossFit

[@lowkeyfrankd]

Long time watcher/ listener first time subscriber. Loved this video! So funny and so many great points. If you watch these videos then subscribe! Let’s get this channel to 💯 k subs! 💪🏼

[@hillerfit]

Appreciate you kind sir 🫡

[@jrgills]

6:15 my rule is, strict bar movements no grips, kipping movement with grips

[@Clazzyfied]

this should be THE rule.

[@johnyoung7791]

This might be the first time Andrew actually tried to make real predictions…and honestly…they’re pretty decent

[@hillerfit]

Except Austin should be winner, right??!

[@johnyoung7791]

@@hillerfitI mean at that point your just copying 😅

[@kandttv1454]

Whatever grip keeps me on the bar longer is what I’m going to use. My grip gets more work with bigger sets along with the major muscle groups. My abs don’t get worked if my hands hurt after 7 ttb. My hip flexors scream if I can get a set of 20 in.

[@wildcatblue13]

Grip strength is what holds a lot of people back , that and lat endurance / flexibility and strength in those bar movements .. so yeah it would be interesting without grips .. I don’t use grips at all . But I also work very hard on grip strength .. it’s important !

[@CrossFitPortClinton]

You should be working on more strict strength before volume

[@Rob_Southards]

Schwinn Airdyne FTW. I have one sitting in my garage right now that I every once awhile get on and push. It calculates calories much faster than the assault bike. The durability and the quality of the chain and fan belt is much higher than the Assault Bike which allows it to spin so smooth and effortless.

[@ricardomarquez1011]

Grips do help, but i dont see it as a bad thing, its just like belts knee sleeves wrist wraps. If you want to ban grips, good, do it. But ban all grips, rubber grips do stick very well. BUT so do leather grips on a proper bar. The thing with rubber is that it sticks to all bars, and leather sucks at sticking to smooth bars, but they stick great to other bars.

[@xjr1618x]

I really want you to get to 100 k so I hit the subscribe and like button twice! good vid!!

[@hillerfit]

YESS!!!!

[@County22]

I've been a member of loads of gyms over the years and never had an issue doing hi rep T2B or pull ups without grips - in fact I massively preferred it. Moved to a new gym in the summer and I was really struggling and it was a massive shock. There's just something about the rig that makes even hanging from the bar with no grips a struggle. I notice that everyone has rubber grips, which I'd never really taken notice of before but it turns out on this rig that is what you have to use (or tape the bar). Opposite end, at one of my old gyms we had a rig with a really nice coating and thin bars and on that I could do strict bar muscle ups. Never been able to do them anywhere else. So, depending on the gym, using grips can be a requirement or it can be a disadvantage. They aren't crazy expensive so just allow people to use them, even at the Games.

[@taylorschultz9085]

I will say, regardless of rubber, felt, or leather, false grip can be used to take most of the tension on the hands themselves off the body and distribute it to the shoulders

[@codychaffee8798]

Love these types of videos from you and Dense

[@MrMJG12]

Great video!💪

[@SychJess]

WZA a few years ago.. Some people were coming up to this dude taking pics. So I went up & asked, “Who are you?” He replied, “Im Andrew Hiller. I make youtube videos.” Coming up on our subscription anniversary boo.

[@Trista_Lukaszewski]

The thing with grips is that I don’t see how there is an advantage when it is available for any athlete to utilize. Definitely don’t recommend them for absolutely everything, but ultimately if it’s a fair playing field I don’t see the issue. As well as, for the fastest time, not having to “chalk up”every single time you get on a rig is just going to make it much more fun to watch and truly see how fast someone can do a workout with modern gear. Totally just an opinion but that’s just my view.

[@tadget0566]

Your stuff is getting funnier 😂

[@hillerfit]

THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT

[@Coach.BayCarl]

As a guy who benefits from the “free points” from heavy lift workouts, I 100% agree. Too many competitions give a disproportionate amount of points to strength.

[@reeceallawatt1551]

Good work, Hiller. Keep it up.

[@Jason-yb4gz]

I will continue to use my grips but that's because I'm a middle of the road CrossFitter and I can't justify buying a new different type of grips for three workouts. Oh, and I use grips because I can't afford to have torn up hands all the time.

[@wildcatblue13]

That’s understandable

[@devonmalcolm9334]

Pretty much in the same spot 😂

[@Fitagent]

It’s like espn sports center I dig a lot thanks bud

[@anthonyadams4081]

I do strict & kipping pull-ups & c2b. Lots of t2b. Little bit of bmu. No grips ever. Lots of chalk. Never rip. Grip is 💪🏼

[@J_Wolfe86]

I think the abbreviations make sense to people that workout. When I log things it’s like SA DB Hi pulls, DB OH Lunges, GHDSU, DB or BB bench, etc.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@noone-ld7pt]

I think the Hyrox athelte callout is dumb. Hyrox is by design an incredibly simple test of fitness, that's why pretty much any ablebodied person can sign up and complete it. Crossfit on the other hand has an extremely wide array of highly skill dependent movements, so obviously top Hyrox'ers can't compete. To me that doesn't necessarily make them less fit though. Take for example the pull up; a hyrox athlete can have the fucking world record in conventional pull ups and still stand no chance in crossfit events if they haven't practiced butterfly pullups. Are we really saying that this makes them less fit? There is obviously no doubt that Pro Crossfitters are much stronger and have a far bigger skillset than Pro Hyroxers. But does that really make them more fit? I personally think this get's to the core of what Hyrox is doing right that Crossfit got wrong when it decided to become a sport: The meassure of fitness should first and foremost be about functional fundamentals. Literally just move your body and some stuff around with as high a workrate as possible. Olympic weightlifting, technical kipping movements etc can be cool and somewhat useful, but I personally think they are far too skill focused to be considered a requirement for being fit. To me the clear example is watching hyroxers and crossfitters run. With very few exceptions top level crossfitters get so bulky that they have clumsy and unnatural strides that is somewhere between hilarious and painful to watch. They make up for it with sheer capacity and can definitely put up some incredibly impressive numbers, but the point still stands. Crossfit emphasizes leg strength to a point where the most fundamental movement of all, literally just getting your own body from A to B, becomes unnatural. Hyroxers on the other hand, holy fuck their strides are so smooth that I was literally mesmerized watching the world championship unfold. Now as a training regime and philosophy I think Crossfit is MUCH better, cooler and more interesting and I don't even find the prospect of doing a Hyrox myself even moderately interesting. But as a sport it is succeeding massively where Crossfit just ended up as the joke of the fitness industry.

[@coachb530]

Hunter is the one calling out Crossfit, so Hiller is giving it back. Hyrox is too repetitive and way too running centric. I do think Crossfit has ridiculous exercises, but elite Crossfit people are smoking Hyrox athletes.

[@briffee777]

"Figure it out, grandpa!" 🤣🤣🤣 Hey, is there a best place to watch for those of us who love watch? Thx.

[@anthonyadams4081]

another danky vid. Keep it homie. Btw 2 sets(s1 @0:00 & s2 @10:00) 21-15-9 row cals & burpees. Is gross and great. Intensity drives fitness/adaptaion👊🏼

[@Kookaburra19]

This is the video we needed.

[@HuddyG123]

telling people what kind of grips to use is micro-managing. if you want to build grip strength of course use you grips less often. But if you want to use grips to rip off bigger sets of gymnastics why should the crossfit games tell you you can't?

[@alexroebuck5304]

Exactly , volume seems to creep up and since these new material grips I’ve never had a rip compared to the old chalk style . If they help protect people’s hands and ability to meet the increased volume demands I don’t get why they wouldn’t be looking out for athletes wellbeing . Oh I know why (2024 games…..)

[@bmaclimbert32]

Love this! But how the heck do you get such strong grip strength/forearm strength?

[@Overthewall787]

@hillerfit if you’re planning on coming down to Indy for the WFP event, you got a free place to stay if ya need it. Me and my wife will gladly host you sir, and we’re about a 15min drive to the venue. Let us know! And keep up the good work.

[@kerikettle7820]

Assault on Fran was an outstanding WOD from Wodapalooza.

[@rfidler073089]

You can use leather grips like gymnasts fo for pull ups and ring muscle ups and so on so forth

[@leebradford770]

I might be cynical here but I think the grip rule is because a certain company in the US was loosing too much business to a certain Australian company who mostly sell rubber grips and have signed a large number of rod high profile athletes recently. Said company ceo has then gone and had a cry to boz about it and boz has changed the rules accordingly. Or maybe I’m reading too much into this…

[@timothysutton1251]

I've been subscribed for years.

[@anthonyadams4081]

My take on grips. Never use them. If not competing. Never need them. Get strong hands and arms from never using grips. Strong hands & arms are Great for all things in life as a dad of two

[@hillerfit]

This is a great comment.

[@patricklang7162]

That’s what I was going to go around commenting on everyone else’s comments complaining about needing grips. I stopped grips, belt, sleeves etc. a long time ago. Best decision I ever made.

[@anthonyadams4081]

Grips are lame. They make you weak. So does mix gripping deads when not even close to a 1rm. My first CF coach demanded that we use overhand grip exclusively below 95%. Mix grip makes you weak.

[@coachb530]

Much easier if you remove the kipping movements as thats usually what causes the tears. Get rid of chalk while you're at it!

[@BigJesse579]

Did you guys know Arielle Loewen doesn’t actually workout at a CrossFit affiliate but trains in her home garage!? 😉

[@hillerfit]

Bryce must have told you

[@miked820]

I just ordered the victory grips tactical 3.0 (rubber grips) My other victory grips broke after years. They don't give me any advantage from what ive seen. I literally just need hand protection and now im out $70 for a piece of equipment i can't use.

[@andrealarkin939]

Is it not just in person qualifiers and the games they’re banned from? Open/online fine

[@ChetLeeKowalski]

just when you think you wont ever use Algebra formulas again. BANG

[@robertbennett1979]

The better the grips the more intensity you can put into a workout though

[@GDS1404]

I felt sick looking on this workout for WZA 42 wall-facing hspu, hs walk, snatch + overhead lunges. Say goodbye to your shoulders

[@MBoj25]

So just to confirm, the rubber grips rule applies to the Open too, correct??

[@grail25]

You got me at the Boz and the strap on.

[@wildcatblue13]

Yep too funny

[@KippingItRealcrossfit]

Third I made a grevious error and left my phone logged into one of my troll accounts.

[@molloplease]

that shirt is clean.

[@Jimminityjabooboo]

Just came out of the wash

[@MsKatikindschuh]

3:39 should’ve inserted the Black Eyed Peas song “and running, running”….” Could’ve been epic!

[@conrad901]

Speal bar also grips better than a ‘normal’ bar.

[@scottwrenn7532]

Boz, strap on.... well played. I lol'd

[@billybarnett2846]

I remember I read to hold a tennis ball for as long as I can to improve grip strength.

[@FitGrandpa]

The grip thing will only have a very small effect on anyone with a shot at getting to the Games.

[@leowestbrook4616]

I already refuse to use grips for any strict work. This video has made me decide to ditch the rubbers for normal grips 🦇

[@griffinpair9953]

man. cutting every spot other than 1st by 50% is....something.

[@jamesahearn9853]

Subscribed

[@craigherbert25]

Terrible take on the grips. This debate has happened for years. Most people use grips to protect the skin of their hands. If you ban grips, you should ban shoes and belts. Exactly the same reasoning.

[@hillerfit]

I said that

[@shawncrawford9319]

So does the wind guard on the bikes make it easier? Or???

[@vladimirbellevueinnovation4835]

Heyyy my bro Vic P from Victory Grips 🫡

[@calebthomas2676]

You really need to try and get people to subscribe!! Great videos all the time, if you just pushed a little bit and asked people to subscribe, I think they would. . . I mean why wouldn't they??

[@ruready4ou2rock]

Any chance they have a deal with KZbin since they mandate the videos be posted there? Means more viewers and ad money for YT.

[@shannonsteven3982]

The irony of Crossfitters saying "you shouldn't be able to use grips because then you're not even doing pull ups properly" whilst looking like they're having a seizure kipping lol

[@NickCarter-d1k]

I don’t think anyone is saying certain grips make you not do them properly…

[@shannonsteven3982]

@ he’s saying you shouldn’t be able to use grips because they make it easier to complete the pull up… kinda like kipping makes it easier to do a pull up.

[@NickCarter-d1k]

@@shannonsteven3982 but he’s not saying you aren’t doing them properly. Making something easier doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not proper. Kinda like wearing a belt for a deadlift. But rubber gymnastic grips 100% make any gymnastics easier. I can hold onto much bigger sets of kipping pull ups, toes to bar, bar muscle ups, etc with rubber grips than leather. Funny enough since you’re pissing and moaning about Kipping. The rubberized grips specifically make Kipping movements easier because you stick to the bar better and your hands don’t slide around as much as you move on the bar.

[@shannonsteven3982]

⁠@@NickCarter-d1kfirstly I don’t use them so it actually isn’t aimed at me. My point stands though as you said “the rubber grips specifically make kipping movements easier because you stick to the bar” yeah, just like kipping movements make doing an actual pull up easier because you don’t have to to actually completely the movement.

[@youarenotonmykidneylist]

SUBSCRIBED already

[@meredithvogel-thomas4443]

Silly Armadillo ❤

[@Xxxtra_Sloppy]

I’m don’t see what the big deal is about grips. I bought the new rubbery grips from victory and frog grips. They are great on powder coated bars, but you’re not supposed to get chalk on them (good luck with that during a CrossFit workout) and they’re also not that good on the Speal bars. Speal bars is all they use at the CrossFit games 🤷‍♂️✌️

[@watchmensolutions5534]

Drop the bike get back to sled pushes and plate pushes. I miss the old days when we were the machines. Which is why I do my own programming

[@anthonyadams4081]

Nailed it. I row a lot but ya don’t need a lot machines to get/stay fit. Just some good ole fashioned row intervals here and there

[@Muttonchop2000]

Andrew, you have too much faith in Brooke Wells. She trains for social media and sponsors, not winning. I’d be surprised if she finishes higher than 7th or 8th overall.

[@hillerfit]

JRPO

[@evskii.]

Crossfit needs to quit micro managing so much. Makes things too complicated and people don't follow all the stupid standards that don't really do anytbing other than add confusion

[@abstractgeniuscomments]

Oh, but all the complications is "true crossfit" and everything else is woke and false fitness and liberal and, and.......

[@sundo53]

My affiliate just decided to affiliate after 10 years. Sent you a juicy DM explaining why ; - )

[@EFDstrength]

I watch these videos all the time but I’ve never subscribed. I apologize. I subscribed today.

[@starbar82]

Do they mean frog grips?

[@PaulKane-pm5kb]

Solid 25th

[@mgast331]

Enjoy your videos but they had 7 commercial breaks on YT during this one. Makes a person NOT want to watch! Still gonna watch though.

[@Kemaaaaa]

I did click that little button

[@ramblr5900]

No rubber grips! Vegans will be pissed; no rubber grips rough calluses rough standies

[@HeavyLiftHomeGym]

Podium?

[@Brzeczyszczykiewable]

What, you can’t deadlift with straps now? What an age we live in! You can’t do anything right.

[@tadget0566]

I don’t like grips always make my hands feel fat

[@jaylasky4313]

So all of his strength is limited to his grip strength. Cool.

[@nashmoneyn565]

🦇

[@willgazlay5711]

Fat Speegle is not winning the complex 😂😂 Horvath will

[@knowlescity]

Gymnasts use grips crossfitters need grip...

[@asaine]

If more people enjoyed being "challenged to think," then you subscriptions would be at 1M...

[@Thevenezuelancoach]

It’s because she isn’t wearing grips

[@SweatinSixty]

How does CF fund the Games? They collect a dollar every time Hiller references himself in his videos! 😂

[@hillerfit]

Don't tell them

[@zachphillips8892]

100th comment....yusss

[@conserve_climber]

Another reason not to sign up…no support of Tia #floyd19

[@wildcatblue13]

you really don’t like running !

[@tonydecuba]

First

[@hillerfit]

🦇🦇🦇

[@MoobloonGale]

Why would you have to take off the wind guard? The wind is so annoying that it counts toward points?

[@MrBeeMeR320D]

Should i subscribe to this channel???

[@Therealkevin87]

James Sprague won the crossfit games thus being crowned the fittest on earth. Its time to accept HE WAS CROWNED THE FITTEST ON EARTH, just like you were dubbed a car chasing dog 🦴🐕‍🦺

[@johnjacobs3169]

No “Hiller, Out. 🫵”