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Building Bar Muscle-Up Endurance

Want to build more Bar Muscle-Up Endurance but still stuck at singles when the clock is running and your breathing is taxed? Not sure where to begin? Our Bar Muscle-Up Endurance program focuses on three vital components of gymnastics movement progress; Building Strength, Building Work Capacity, and building Endurance. BUILDING STRENGTH: Let’s begin with building strength. It is one of...
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E15 – How to build Bar Muscle-Up Endurance with Pamela Gagnon & Coach Johnny B

Tired of doing singles or small sets of Bar Muscle-Ups in workouts and not sure how to build more endurance and technique? Then you need to check out this weeks episode of Performance Plus Programming podcast where Pamela Gagnon and Coach Johnny B detail our new Bar Muscle-Up Endurance program. Let’s goooooo! Topics Include -Why people are limited in doing many bar...
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Best Dumbbell Strength Exercises for Fitness Athletes

The dumbbell has long been a staple in the strength & conditioning world but was relatively underutilized in the cimmunity until 2017 when the dumbbell appeared in the first two Open workouts of that year. Since then, the dumbbell has become significantly more popular in programming as a whole. At Performance Plus, we specialize in building accessory programming to build...
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E14 – How to Press to Handstand with Pamela Gagnon & Coach Johnny B

A press handstand is one of the coolest ways to show off your crazy gymnastics strength and control. It’s also one of the  most difficult bodyweight skills a human can do. On this episode of the Performance Plus Podcast former gymnast and Games athlete Pamela Gagnon sits down with Coach Johnny B to share the secrets of doing a Press...
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The Best Exercises to Learn Kipping Pull-ups

Have you been struggling to learn how to do kipping pull-ups? Do you want to know the best exercises for learning these moves? If so, this blog post is for you. Keep reading! For more exercises to boost your performance in WODs, try our FREE 3-week Gymnastics Booster program! Why Perform Kipping Pull-Ups? Coach Glassman’s methodology focuses on performing more...
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E13 – Why You Can’t String Bar Muscle-Ups or Toes To Bar and How To Fix It with Coach Johnny B

Do you know what sucks? Being able to do 1 bar muscle-up but not string together more. Do you know what else sucks? That annoying little middle kip during sets of toes to bar. Good news, we know why!!! Bad news, it’s because you aren’t strong enough. MORE GOOD NEWS we can fix it. Tune into this very brief episode...
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The Best Drills to Improve Ankle Mobility

For the fitness athlete, ankle mobility may be the most critical joint in the body. Without adequate ankle dorsiflexion, many functional movements like squats, push presses, and running will have altered form. The following article will outline what we believe to be the five best drills to improve ankle mobility. As an illustration of how poor ankle mobility can impact...
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E11 – The Best Fitness Apps with Pamela Gagnon, Dr. Zach Long & Johnny B

On Episode 11 of the Performance Plus Programming podcast, Pamela Gagnon, Dr. Zach Long, and Coach Johnny B share their favorite fitness apps. Fitness Apps Covered On The Show: RP Diet (code pamela10 to save) – a fantastic app for tracking your nutrition intake as well as having some incredibly helpful tools such as a grocery list builder. MyFitness Pal – Zach’s...
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E10 – Why You Can’t Handstand Walk with Pamela Gagnon and Johnny B

Are you smashing your head into the wall trying to learn how to handstand walk? Have you been practicing the handstand walk weekly or daily with no progress? Then you need to check out episode 10 of the Performance Plus Programming Podcast because gymnastics expert Pamela Gagnon sits down to explain why you (and I) can’t handstand walk and provide...