Is Kipping Wrong?

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Kipping is a technique used in some calisthenics and crossfit movements such as pull-ups or muscle-ups where momentum from swinging the body is used to generate additional force to complete the movement. While kipping can be effective in achieving a certain range of motion, there are also some disadvantages to using this technique:

Increased risk of injury: Kipping movements can put extra strain on your joints and muscles, especially if you do not have proper technique or form. This can lead to overuse injuries, such as tendonitis or shoulder impingement.

Sacrifice of form and control: Kipping often involves using momentum to complete a movement, which can result in sacrificing proper form and control. This can lead to ineffective training and decreased strength gains.

Lack of emphasis on strength: Kipping movements rely heavily on momentum, which means that the focus is more on generating momentum than building strength. This can lead to imbalances in your training program and may not be the best approach for long-term strength gains.

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[raulg]

“When your form and technique is pure, strength and size will follow”

- Tom Platz

[lioraja]

really a life changer to prioritize the form over the numbers of reps. Starting with Pulls ups. I really see no one at my gym capable to do a full range pull up

[quakxy_dukx]

In gymnastics, kipping is its own separate skill. It requires proper form and doing so when you’re not supposed to will get you points deducted

[k.r.jester]

Kipping is a progression. More advanced than a negative, less advanced than a pure rep. Every progress has its place.

[rubenpartono]

It might be worth to learn how to kip well, though. It could come in handy in situations where you're not training and the goal is just to get up there as efficiently as possible.

[nattyfatty]

It's wrong when people kip but then pretend they did an actual pullup

[Naturalwigsandvigs]

I do like pullups strict and then a little kipping to get the extra few reps to complete failure

[sking]

He’s very correct. When I stopped kipping and started only strict form my strength increased a ton. It sucks at first to not be able to do nearly as many reps but worth it

[deanbaza]

I used bands to stop kipping. It definitely worked for me👍💪

[Basileclimbing]

As a climber who began really weak I always used as much momentum as possible in my climbing; when I started training I was not weak anymore thanks to climbing but I used momentum on every movements. Rings made me realize I was doing things wrong, I started training with strict form and guess what ? My momentum skills added to my new strength helped me a lot in my climbing. When you train correctly you cant do anything else than improve.

[Ghost____Rider]

Damn, you have such precise control over your body. Quite inspiring

[childobliterator]

Kipping can be used after reaching failure with strict form to push the muscles past their limits

[saudude]

i followed this advice. It pays off, greatly. Highly recommend based on my own improvements.

[khangnam]

Been doing this for days now. Thanks, I'll fix my form

[Moxi_SW]

Keeping though can help in some cases. For example when learning the muscle up, keeping can be used so that you can understand the movement pattern

[bodaabdelrahman]

all u said is great bro keep hitting the limits we are learning alot from u

[bbqseitan]

It’s a great training tool to work muscles in those movement patterns you’re not yet used to.
Don’t treat it like a sin when used in a beneficial manner

[sanghoonkim]

Got my Strict muscle up down, and this really hits when I see crossfit people doing butterfly pullups

[raghavprakashagarwal]

Kipping is essential to learning process also though in my opinion

[isaacaperson]

It would have been harder for me to learn a strict muscle up if I didn't learn the kipping one first