Lat Flys for Shoulder Girdle Mobility
Over at Gymnastic Bodies Christopher Sommer posted an interesting looking mobility exercise. Lat Flys … and like most gymnastics exercises these look deceptively easy. combines rotator cuff, scapular...
View ArticleRussian Dips Demonstration
Whenever an exercise has an eastern nation in its name it might be a good idea to give it a try. Russian Dips are no exception. Especially when combined with a L-Sit. In the past I saw lots of...
View ArticlePelican Push Ups
Jim from Beastskills makes progress on his way to the Reverse Muscle Up. Remember he also had this video where he does Reverse Muscle Ups on Boxes. Here he is doing Pelican Push Ups. These require not...
View ArticleDominic Lacasse Human Flag with Woman on Top
Core Strength anyone? Dominic Lacasse performs the Human Flag with a little extra weight added. Dominic Lacasse Human Flag with Woman on Top is a post by Gregor from All Things Gym.
View ArticleChen Yibing Wall Handstands
Saw this photo of Chen Yibing on the Gymnastic Bodies FB Page. Olympic Champion Chen Yibing is doing one of his twice weekly THIRTY minute wall handstands The reason I post this is because I remembered...
View ArticleWalking Straddle Planche
From the same guy who did the Clapping Planche Push-ups, here is the Walking Straddle Planche. And another one from a different guy. Walking Straddle Planche is a post by Gregor from All Things Gym.
View ArticleJordan Jovtchev Still Strong on Rings
Jordan Jovtchev is amazing. The now 39 year old first competed on the Olympic stage in 1992 and has since then took part in every Olympics following that, winning medals in 2000 and 2004. If you...
View ArticleManna to Handstand
Have not posted a lot of gymnastics stuff lately. Here is an amazing combination, Manna to Handstand. Shoulder mobility anyone? via Gymnastics Coaching Update: Version without the “pop”, but with...
View ArticleMikhail Koklyaev Pullovers
Big guy can move. Mikhail Koklyaev does some pull overs at 160kg bodyweight. Mikhail Koklyaev Pullovers is a post by Gregor from All Things Gym.
View ArticleDifferent Leg Positions for Rope Climbs
These can’t be that hard, since a little girl can do them right? Well … Give these Rope Climb variations a try: tucked straddled piked arched body (definitely giving these a try next time) via...
View ArticleHandstand Shoulder Taps (Handstand Wall Runs) Progressions
Dusty Hyland from Dogtown CrossFit has some really good videos on Handstand development. Past videos in the series: Handstand Position Handstand Balance Wall Pulls to increase time spent in free...
View ArticleHandstand Press Complex
Time for some Handstand inspiration. Yuval Ayalon performs a Handstand Complex. Tuck to Straddle (this is where I stopped) to Pike Press. Shoulders open. Perfect alignment. Progressions Since most of...
View ArticleYuval Ayalon 20 Rep Handstand Complex
Yuval Ayalon (remember his last Handstand Complex?) performs another beastly Handstand workout. He calls this the “20 set” and performs it twice. 5x Stalder Presses (Straddle L Press to HS) 5x...
View ArticleHandstand Push Up Progression with Physio Ball
Looks like CrossFit HQ wants people to learn proper Handstand Push ups (i.e. non kipping). For this they made a video series with top gymnast Dave Durante (part 1 here). I used to do this particular...
View ArticleBack Lever Progressions Tutorial
Daniel Vadnal has a Back Lever Tutorial for you. He goes over some very important points I wish somebody told me back when I started out doing Back Levers. The progressions he covers are pretty much...
View ArticleYuval Ayalon 40 Rep Handstand Set
Remember Yuval Ayalon and his 20 rep Handstand Complex? He set himself the goal to do 40 consecutive reps consisting of: 10x Stalder Presses 10x HeSPU 10x Pike Presses 10x Straddle Presses Pure...
View ArticlePlanche Progressions with David Durante
David Durante has another gymnastics training video. This time he talks about Planche Progressions. What it is not: a step by step guide to achieve the Planche What it is: an outlook of what is...
View ArticleBring Sally Up Challenge with Handstand Push Ups
Gymnast Dave Durante, whom you may remember from the Handstand Push Up Exercises, attempts the Bring Sally Up Challenge with freestanding Handstand (Headstand) Push Ups! He got very close to making it,...
View ArticleNestor Abad Day by Day Gymnastics Montage
(Originally posted November 19th, Update below) Meanwhile in Spain … Gymnast Nestor Abad has a nice video of his everyday work. This montage shows a couple of nice exercises for handstands and core...
View ArticleButterfly Pulls to Iron Cross on Rings
Check out Butterfly Pulls to Iron Cross. From a vertical hang, pull up with straight arms. (Seen on Ido Portal’s Facebook page.) Nothing new in the world of gymnastics, but still an unreal looking...
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