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Midline Madness: Supine GHD Hold

Video by Travis Ewart Have planking and hollow holds become too “easy” for you? Looking for a fun new challenge? Working toward a lever? Need an idea for ab supplemental work? If you answered yes to any of these questions then Supine GHD Holds are for you! If you have…
Athlete doing a pull-up

Learn Butterfly Chest-to-Bars After Mastering Kipping Chest-To-Bars

Written By Travis Ewart, Invictus Gymnastics Coach Kipping and Butterfly Chest-To-Bar (C2B) Pull-Ups are very closely related, though it may seem like Butterfly is much more complicated. Here’s how to break it down in your mind and movement pattern so you can transition from the standard, but slower,…

How to Become a Wall Baller in 3 Simple Steps

Written by Kaitlyn Kassis The keys to becoming a baller at wall balls – a Wall Baller – is 1) to be able to identify the common faults in the movement and whether you are falling victim to any of them; and then 2) know…
Invictus athlete doing a butterfly pull up because he was properly cued how to do them.

Stop Using THIS Cue for Butterfly Pull-Ups

! By Coach Travis Ewart Attention coaches and athletes! Do you suffer from shoulder pain after doing butterfly pull-ups? Do you want to prevent pain and possible injury from doing this movement? Then STOP using the cue “push your head through” as you move through the downward phase of…

Travis Ewart

A gymnastics coach since 1996, Travis has coached competitive and recreational gymnastics at numerous clubs both Northern and Southern California, producing winning teams, athletes of college scholarships and has influenced thousands of happy kids, teens and young adults. Prior to the 2015 CrossFit Games, Travis was approached by Invictus to give coaching to the Invictus…
Handstand placement for CrossFit Open workout 18.4

CrossFit Open 18.4 – Strategy and Tips

Videos by Hunter Britt and Travis Ewart Everyone’s favorite activities – standing up and going upside down – make their appearance in CrossFit Open 18.4. Here are some tips from the Invictus Athlete team to make sure you have a game plan going into the workout. Deadlift Technique…
Invictus athlete doing toes-to-bar in the CrossFit Open 18.1 workout.

CrossFit Games Open 18.1 – Strategy & Tips

CrossFit Games Open 18.1 – Strategy & Tips Written by Travis Ewart with Tips from Team Invictus TOES-TO-BAR STRATEGIES You don’t have to be a gymnast to be good at toes-to-bar. It’s about playing your own game and knowing what you as an athlete are capable of. In Open workouts, you want to have a…

Muscle-Up Transition Drills

Videos by Travis Ewart Are you working on getting your first muscle-up? Don’t know what to do when muscle-ups come up in your gymnastics skill session? Trying to perfect your muscle-up technique? If you answered yes to any of these questions then these drills are for you! Just like anything else in…
Invictus Athlete doing his first bar muscle-up because he followed the bar muscle-up program

Start the New Year With Your 1st Bar Muscle-Up

Start the New Year With Your First Bar Muscle-Up Written by Kelly Sekulovski Getting your 1st bar muscle-up can be SO frustrating  Any CrossFitter has been there: you convince yourself this is finally the time you’ll get it. You’re strong enough, you can do a chest-to-bar no problem, so this shouldn’t be that hard.  This…

We are Taking the Athlete Camp International!

We are excited to announce that we are headed international! We are taking the Invictus Athlete crew to CrossFit Redwall in Ferrara, Italy on August 24-26, 2018 and the Workout Hall in Athens, Greece on August 29 – September 2, 2018. We are looking forward to meeting new people and sharing our camp abroad! Registration…
Coach Travis leading an Invictus Gymnastics seminar

Ready To Improve Your Gymnastics?

  Written by: Kelly Sekulovski  If you don’t believe us that Invictus Gymnastics is truly the real deal when it comes to teaching you all the techniques and skills to drastically improve your gymnastics, you don’t have to take our word for it.  You can take…

Midline Madness: The Dragon Flag

Video by Travis Ewart Invictus Athlete Gymnastics coach, Travis Ewart, demonstrates three versions of a Dragon Flag core exercise. The first of the three exercises (the most difficult) utilizes a straight body position on the descent. The second demonstration utilizes a straight leg and a bent knee which is quite…
Invictus athlete doing perfect handstand push-ups because she enrolled in Invictus Gymnastics.

Common Handstand Push-Up Problems

Written by: Travis Ewart Having handstand push-up problems? We see a LOT of these recurring handstand push-up problems scrolling through Instagram or watching athletes compete. Do you relate to any of these issues? Then it’s a sign that you need to work on your handstand push-ups. Which handstand push-up problem are…
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