gymnastics strength training (GST)

I’ve finished the Gymnastics Bodies Fundamentals course. I highly recommend it.

I’m currently working on the first Foundations class, but I don’t like it as much as the Fundamentals approach and therefore cannot recommend it.

Fundamentals

“Daily Stretch”:

• wrists
  • palms, fingers forward
  • palms, fingers backwards
  • backs, finger forwards
  • backs, fingers backwards
• seal + cat (x2)
• capsule
• shoulder extension + hip swivel
• straddle
  • center
  • left
  • right
• butterfly
• pike
• shoulder bridge
• calf stretch

References

The Secrets of Gymnastic Strength Training. The Tim Ferris Show. 2016-05-09. An interview with Coach Christopher Sommer.

The Secrets of Gymnastic Strength Training, Part Two — Home Equipment, Weighted Stretches, and Muscle-Ups. The Tim Ferris Show. 2016-08-17. Another interview with Coach Christopher Sommer.

Building the Gymnastic Body. Christopher Sommer. 2008-09.