Hang around a CrossFit gym for ten minutes and you’ll probably hear some coaching of hip extension going on. It might be “popping the hips” during a kipping movement, “finish the pull” in a snatch or clean, or the old “squeeze your butt” at the top of a squat or deadlift.
All coaching cues have a degree of truth behind them, but some are overused to the point where they are unhelpful or even misleading. An overemphasis on hip extension in movement is definitely one of those cues that are overused.
In this week’s episode we discuss the use of coaching cues, rant a little about the ones we find misleading and explore some of the reasons why these cues are overused. Check out the episode to hear what we find are better cues, and ways of thinking about and coaching movement.
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Show Notes:
- [0:45] ‘Popping the hips’ on a ring muscle-up is misleading
- [3:00] What we actually need in the ring muscle-up
- [5:00] Overemphasis on hip extension in athleticism and movement
- [7:00] Triple extension in the weightlifting
- [8:30] Overpulling coming from overcueing the pull
- [12:00] Transitional phases in movement and the idea of ‘contract and relax’
- [16:00] Cueing body parts versus cueing actions with an external focus
- [18:00] Just repeating coaching cues without understanding them
- [23:00] Over coaching in coaching certifications
- [25:00] When people have the wrong idea about a movement
