

To start: perform 3 sets of 10 with :60 rest between sets at the end of a workout. Control the movement on the way up and down. Kipping Toes To Barīreaking at the knee, the rep will conclude once your knee gets about as high as your belly button.
#Toe to bar how to#
The next section will walk you through how to practice and progress the movement. If you’re performing toes to bar in a CrossFit WOD, you are likely using the kipping variation. If you have any aspirations of being competitive in CrossFit, toes to bar are one of the movements you must master. Remember that toes to bar are 1 of 7 exercises that have come up in every CrossFit Open since 2011. This is a simple approach, but it at least gives you an idea of what a good toe to bar rep looks like.
#Toe to bar full#

There’s a reason the toes to bar is 1 of 7 movements that has come up in every CrossFit Open competition. The toes to bar is a compound movement that tests your core strength, shoulder strength/mobility, grip, and in many cases, your kipping ability.

Why do they program it? CrossFit places a premium on developing athletes that are strong and capable of moving their body in many different ways. The toes to bar exercise is a prime example of a movement regularly included in CrossFit workouts that has become wildly popular in the fitness world. Perhaps no other fitness program has the ability to make movements popular like CrossFit.
