We got a chance to visit Mike’s Gym while on the road for the CrossFit certification in San Diego. It’s always a treat to get the world class coaching of Coach Burgener. We got an opportunity to fine tune the Olympic Lifts (Snatch, Clean and Jerk) and watch Jasmine, Sage and Aimee workout.

Stefan, Coach Burgener, Kallista and Bill

Kallista pauses between lifts

The Pull

Mike coaching

Aimee, Kallista and Sage

“Mary“
Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:
5 Handstand Push-ups
10 One legged squats, alternating
15 Pull-ups

Being vexed by the difficulty of doing the HSPU required in Mary while holding good HS form and exersizing full ROM, I experimented with quite a few “contraptions”. The latest seems to be a keeper. Another achieved objective while doing “Mary” would be maintaining continuity of the workout without requiring assistance from another individual.
The idea is to hitch a band overhead and drape another through making two loops. Put your arms though these two loops, diving through them into the handstand. This way your arms get assistance with the loading and you can still work on good straight HS form and balance at the same time.