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TGIF : weekly round-up (WE Fri 9 May 08)

by Scott Bird
May 9, 2008

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Another great week here at Straight to the Bar. The highlights :

• Articles : Scott Sonnon looked at a couple of ways culture can affect movement patterns, Coach Steer discussed the differences between mobility, stability and flexibility and the inimitable Jim Bathurst put up a great tutorial on the Front Lever. Good stuff.
• Videos : Adam rips through a phonebook whilst wearing oven mitts, Tony Nguyen (aka Surphman) discusses Tricking and Cesc Fabregas stays cool. Love it.
• Ideas : Try this great variation of the swinging dip, a bottom-up TGU with a heavy kettlebell and build your own yoke.
• Sites : Check out the huge exercise video collection over at PhysicalFitnet, get your combat clip action via MMA Video and take a nostalgic wander through the Lost Art of Handbalancing.

Bonus

Knee jumps are great. Take a look at several variations (gradually increasing in difficulty), including the platform jump. Superb.

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