Planking as Skill Transfer

We have to become better at seeing the relationships between our highly technical movements like snatching and running, and our less technical movements like burpees and planks.
If we cant' or don't identify time/rep reinforced positions, postures, and habits of compensation in our athletes during our conditioning sessions, then we are part of the athletic movement problem. We are teaching and reinforcing positions that do not scale or transfer to higher loads or intensities when we inadvertently create competing positions and patterns between skill development and conditioning.
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[@szymonrutkowski5957]

Sometimes it's good to listen to clever people. Thanks Kelly 😉

[@gjwhite]

What an amazing thing to have this kind of guidance as a kid!

[@ShawnNixon]

Georgia been ballin in mobility wod videos for years. She’s a full blown beast now!

[@arthurpapas4850]

Makes senses Kelly, like you always say "make a better decision"

[@mikeemilybygrave3783]

Families that mobilize together.......kick @#$@

[@shannonlogue5585]

I miss the MWODs. Thank you for this video.

[@samuelscheetz]

Amazing as always! Transfer a skill?...Who would have thought!? Don't just do something "because" people, bro science is not real science!

[@gdubbg5306]

Great Info. Your info has changed my life. Thank you brother!

[@phucmapvlog]

Great to know, thanks for the advice!

[@SoyezActif]

Thanks for the vidéo, excellent as usual !

[@evansaber7642]

I cań listen to him talk all day

[@drdickvagesq]

Same here.

[@kevincruikshank9371]

Great- super useful for athlete development! All clearly explained and completely makes sense

[@Gonzomedic1]

Great points! Thank you!

[@ptb2314]

Kelly is a national treasure

[@Bruce_S]

Really interesting!

[@TravisPerezMiller]

@Kelly Starret Would you recommend planking with the hands out further as if someone training for the planche push-up?

[@graemeb00th]

Solid explanations, do you apply the same thinking to side planks and headstands (forarm/elbows+head tripod base)?

[@levelinguponthenarrowpath]

Hm I wanna know as well

[@nikesbeast]

I have clients who have wrist problems and have to do the elbow plank

[@nikesbeast]

Ah ok wax on wax off good tio

[@sapinva]

Broke a bone in my wrist recently, used fists and finger tips instead for push ups (but not planks).

[@sapinva]

Took the bait. But wait! I can burpee from the elbows. It was always an issue for me with a shortened posterior chain, so I've worked on the range of motion, the psoas, front kicks, and it is possible. But point taken. Probably better to just add a box for your planks, and use your fists or finger tips. Thus using palms is the same concept (cheating), no?

[@kenhelm8832]

New stand, weird