At the recent CrossFit Tour stop in Big Sky, Mont., Dr. Nicholas Romanov worked to improve Dan Bailey’s running and his snatches to illustrate how unweighting can be applied to all movements.
Bailey, who finished sixth at this year’s CrossFit Games, is a former college sprinter whose best 400-meter time was 47 seconds.
In this video, the Pose Method creator watches Bailey run and offers advice: less effort. Romanov demonstrates his point by having Bailey do hang snatches with an empty bar.
“I cannot do anything with my body if I’m weighted,” Romanov explains.
More efficient running will mean more efficient weightlifting, he adds.
Games General Manager Justin Bergh explains it simply: “You unweight and you change pose.”
A quick study, Bailey learns how to unweight his body in both his running and his snatching after just one session with Romanov.
“Easy” is how Bailey describes snatching afterward. “Almost like coasting down.”
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Additional audio: CrossFit Radio Episode 207 by Justin Judkins, published Jan. 19, 2012.