Ski legend Hirscher is criticized for strength training: "What's that for pull-ups?"

Created: 08/11/2022, 14:02

By: Andreas Knobloch

Marcel Hirscher training.

The ski legend swears by Crossfit.

© Instagram Marcel Hirscher

Ski legend Marcel Hirscher is currently causing a sensation.

Actually more with his new ski brand, but a video also makes fans smile.

Salzburg - It is not only one of the most famous athletes in the history of Austria, but also the most successful male ski racer in the Alpine World Championships: Marcel Hirscher.

The 33-year-old is now retired.

But the exceptional talent and friend of Felix Neureuther still hasn't had enough of winter sports.

Hirscher has made a name for itself with its own ski brand.

The technology specialist now equips top athletes, such as his former competitor Henrik Kristoffersen from Norway, with the brand "Van Deer" - a reference to his last name.

Hirscher has developed a product together with Red Bull down to the smallest detail.

For the slalom ski of the two-time Olympic champion, the average consumer shells out over 1000 euros.

Kristoffersen recently praised the thing clearly and couldn't help but smile a little: "It's easier to work with Hirscher than against him."

Ski legend Marcel Hirscher: In addition to his own ski brand, the sport itself is his constant companion

Hirscher, who separated from his wife in 2021, is again represented in the World Cup, if only indirectly.

However, the seven-time world champion is also keen to keep working on his fitness.

The still young Austrian looks in top shape three years after his retirement.

Born in Hallein, he recently showed a video of himself on the pull-up bar, which caused controversy among his fans.

As some fans note, these aren't traditional pull-ups.

Ski hero Hirscher a rivet in pull-ups?

Many fans did not know the resolution

Of course, most followers on Instagram are immediately furious: "Zero", a fan points out that none of the six attempts should count as a pull-up.

A fan writes in dialect: "What's that for pull-ups?".

"Not a single pull-up was done today," notes another.

But the solution is simple.

Hirscher doesn't want to do a traditional pull-up here: hanging on the pull-up bar, dangling your feet and pulling yourself up without dangling.

Hirscher does the whole exercise with momentum and there's a reason for that: CrossFit.

Hirscher's exercise is called "Kipping Pull Ups", which are used to train the hips and lower back in addition to the arms, shoulders and back.

Some fans have at least recognized that and called him "Machine".

A fan defends his hero with the words: "You make houseplants yourself".

Hirscher himself describes his video with the words: "Monday Sweat" - the Monday sweat, which certainly helped him smile at the comments.

A 15-year-old Italian also drew attention to herself in the ski circus.