The butt wink. It's cute when a pretty girl or a handsome guy spots you from across the bar and throws a wink your way, but when your butt is doing it in the gym during squats... way less cute.

After the triple extension the athlete must now aggressively shift their feet and receive the bar on the shoulders in the same receiving position as a front squat

Shoulder pain, elbow pain, and wrist pain are common in CrossFit Gyms worldwide and when we look at the programming there are some trends that might explain why.

As the bar passes the knees, the torso then becomes vertical with the knees still slightly bent. At this moment the shoulders come behind the bar – weight shift to the middle of the foot – hips extend before the traps pull the body under the bar – elbows are still extended- at the final phase of the pull, the hips scoop under the bar so violently, this causes the athlete to reach triple extension (ankles, knees and hips fully extended)

Today's Brute Tip is a a demonstration video of a great exercise for people who sit in front of a computer all day or for people spending a lot of time on their phones.

Part 2 – Why keeping your shoulders over the bar at knee level is so crucial.