Do you lack talent? Or are you simply lacking the right tools? Most people have the work ethic but don’t have the correct progressions. The secret to fast-tracking your strength and mobility progress will be with a straightforward and thoroughly vetted GymnasticBodies system by your side. Think of it this way: champions do not take

Falling victim to injury is never fun and can put a serious damper on your Gymnastic Strength TrainingTM progress. Without a doubt, nothing will put a halt to your strength development faster than joint or muscle pain. The good news is, that by building a solid foundation you will have a much greater chance of

Skip the drinks and work out with your partner instead! Try these fun bodyweight exercises inspired by our love of Gymnastic Strength Training with your gym partner or better half! Get Your Hearts Racing Start off the workout with some cardio by going for a jog, bike ride, jump rope, or performing jumping jacks. These

You’ve been crushing your workouts, but what about your warm up? There are plenty of excuses for skimping on this important component: fear of fatigue, crunched for time, or unsure of what to do! Put your excuses aside because a proper warm-up will increase your gains and could even help you break through that plateau

New York Times best-selling author Tim Ferriss has just released a new book titled Tools of Titans, in which he profiles the tips and tricks of many high-achieving, elite individuals from a wide variety of disciplines and activities, including the founder of GymnasticBodies, Coach Christopher Sommer. Ferriss and Coach Sommer have been working together since Tim reached

We live in a world where many of us are constantly moving, traveling, or have busy professional lives. This can make it hard to keep standard gym or workout class hours, which is precisely why we are obsessed with finding ways of getting strong, anywhere. Enter bodyweight-based workouts you can do without a gym membership

Transforming into the strongest, healthiest version of yourself can seem hard! I mean, where do you even begin? If you ask ten people what the most important feature of a training program is, you are likely to get ten different answers. Some might argue that the volume of your workouts is most essential while others

If you’ve never before heard of the wild exercise called a Manna, then welcome to the world of superhuman strength and skill...AKA gymnastics. Manna uses the hands and arms to support the body in an extension position. Then the hips are lifted upward while legs compress against the torso. The manna takes an amazing amount

Did you know that your shoulder blades (aka scaps) are actually a moveable platform? It doesn’t always feel that way, as we have the tendency to grow stiff if we only move our arms in the direction we need them to for our daily activities. But the scaps have one of the greatest potential ranges

Do you wake up with the sun only to find out that your body is just now starting to feel the aftermath of the previous day’s workout? It’s a reality for anyone who engages in physical fitness or sporting activities, meaning, hey: we’ve all been there before! This post-workout soreness, while inevitable, is also an