Coach Sommer: June 2008 Archives
Much of an athlete's ability to jump explosively resides in his glutes and lower back. GHRs (glute ham raises) are an excellent movement for directly developing these two areas simultaneously.
A video demonstration of GHRs is available here.
An essay with performance guidelines is available under "GHR - A Bodyweight Leg Curl" in the Basic Strength forum.
Wherever possible gymnastics strength training attempts to replace simple exercises with multi-plane variations. Multi-plane movements are preferred for their ability to combine several training components into a single exercise. Erbs as shown to the left are just such an exercise.
A video demonstration of Erbs is available here.
An essay with progressions and performance details is available under "Erbs - A Multi-plane Pressing Variation" in the Basic Strength forum.
The Xtreme Rings are currently on sale for $44.99. For additional details on this tremendous bargain; please see the "Xtreme Rings Pre-Arrival Sale" listing in the Equipment forum.
The following video clip demonstrates the Xtreme Rings in Action. This is merely one of literally hundreds of movements possible on the Xtreme Rings.
Dynamic leg strength is the primary focus of all gymnastics leg conditioning. Senders are a series of bounding elements used to increase an athlete's explosive power.
A video demonstration of a Sender's variation is available here.
An essay with some basic rebounding progressions is available under "Senders" in the Dynamic Strength forum.
Our development of general ring strength now continues with the 3rd set of the series. For the first time in the series, this new set contains an introductory press handstand variation. A video demonstration of Basic Ring Strength 3 is available here.
An essay detailing this ring strength series is available under "Basic Ring Strength 3" in the ring strength forum.
