Every so often you'll walk in and find something strange on the whiteboard. A heavy object to carry, an awkward shape to move, or a 60-inch box to get over.
That's on purpose.
A lot of our training exists to support your daily life, not just to lift heavy things in here. Odd movements build the kind of strength and coordination that shows up when you're hauling something awkward around the house or garden. Real life rarely comes in a neat barbell shape. The same principles sit behind all our strength work, which you can read more about in our key strength tips.
Take the box get-overs we ran recently. At RX they were 60 inches tall, and we did them mostly with a partner to stabilise the box.
Here's the part most members didn't clock until afterwards: a 60-inch box get-over is essentially a bar muscle-up, just on a box. You jump up, press down through your lats, catch on your mid-stomach, and push yourself up onto the top before turning over safely.
So without even naming it, everyone in the room was drilling the exact mechanics of a bar muscle-up. Box bar muscle-ups, if you like. That press-and-turnover shape asks a lot of your shoulders, and getting the range to do it safely is where our mobility guide for Olympic lifting comes in handy.
It was for max reps, and the only way to score well was to stay consistent and rhythmic. A big jump, a strong press down, and a safe turnover, over and over. If you like this style of piecing a movement together under fatigue, you'll enjoy how we break down a heavy barbell complex too.
That's why we love these. They're fun, they catch you off guard, and they quietly build skills that carry straight into your other movements.
Never know what you'll find on the board. Come and give it a crack. 💪