Quote: Vision without Action

Vision without action is a daydream, action without vision is a nightmare - Coach Christopher Sommer

Vision without Action is a Daydream Action without Vision is a Nightmare  

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Leg Day: How to Balance Heavy Lifting With 1 Drill

Reverse leg lifts are an incredible GymnasticBodies progression for weight lifters.

All variations of squatting and deadlifting strengthen your spine in lower back (lumbar) extension, yes, which is fantastic for creating stability and lifting heavy loads. Your body, however, is more complex than that, and it needs more varied stimulation than just maximal strength training with a barbell to stay fully functional and strong at the

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Why You Need the Straddle Pancake

GymnasticBodies Athlete demonstrates a straddle pancake stretch.

Before you dive into this article, let’s test a diagnostic out. Stop what you are doing right now, and regardless of where you’re at, we’ve got a fun drill for you to try. Sit down on the ground with your legs spread wide in a straddle. Now keeping your lower back flat, and your knees

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Planche Leans Get You Strong

GymnasticBodies female athlete uses upper body and core strength to hold a planche lean.

Millions of fitness enthusiasts all over the world train the plank position, but the question of where to go from here remains largely unresolved. Yogis jump straight into crow pose, with their knees resting on the shelf created by their bent elbows, but this does not translate into the straight-arm strength required for more advanced strength training.

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Train Smarter With Weighted Mobility

GymnasticBodies athlete demonstrates a weighted shoulder dislocate for improved shoulder health and mobility.

Many people who are very flexible may oftentimes be very weak, just the same as many people who are very strong are also very stiff. By adding load (weight or leverage), to your stretches in the proper manner, you will be able to build strength into your flexibility. Because what is the point of being

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Hanging Leg Lifts for Core, Shoulders, and More

Hanging Leg Lifts for Core, Shoulders, and More 1

The list of potential benefits to be gained from this bodyweight exercise start to sound like a late-night infomercial: increased core strength, shoulder mobility, hip compression, grip strength, and more. These do not come for just three easy payments, however, but rather they are earned through consistency, hard work and, sweat. Hanging Leg Lifts might

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From Head to Hands: How to Prepare Your Upside Down Body

GymnasticBodies athlete performs a headstand for handstand training.

Circus performers, callisthenic-enthusiasts, and yogis everywhere have been obsessed with mastering the perfect handstand for years. Their artistic displays vary from straddled handstands to one-armed handstands, but one thing remains constant—this upside-down masterpiece is the ultimate demonstration of strength and complete body control. Handstands play a crucial role in Gymnastics Strength Training, but for most

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Enter the Dragon: Core Strength on Fire

Bruce Lee performs a dragon flag, or body lever, for core strength.

Bruce Lee popularized and regularly performed this movement, now famously known as the “dragon flag”, to strengthen and condition his core. The technical name for this brutal and serious core building exercise is the body lever. The body lever has its basis in Gymnastic Strength Training (GST) but is utilized in many fitness programs. Read

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The Best Do the Basics Better: Nutrition

GymnasticBodies Coach Jeff Serven takes a photo with Zach More of the Minnesota Vikings

When the topic of nutrition appears on the internet, it is likely followed by hundreds of opinionated comments about this or that diet that promises to help you lose weight as fast as possible. If all you do is eat certain foods and avoid others, so the argument goes, you will lose body fat, gain

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Testimonial: Ryan Bailey

Transformation photo Dec 2015 to Dec 2016

"I had significant, chronic mobility issues when starting the GB system that I can share (Still do) .   I'm also 38 with chronic lat and overhead reaching issues from competitive racing with various ocean paddle sports.   I remember just less than 1 year ago, I sat there testing out one of the first, overhead mobility exercises. Struggling to

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