How Gymnastic Strength Training Improves Lower Back Flexibility

GB Athlete demonstrating a heavy Jefferson Curl with great form

Gymnastic Strength Training contains a unique blend of exercises that will not only help you build world-class levels of strength but also the flexibility of a gymnast, which most adults lack. One of the most common areas of tightness for many of us is the lower back. This is often a result of lifting heavy

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Why You Should Include Single Bar Dips in Your Routine

Why You Should Include Single Bar Dips in Your Routine 1

Single Bar Dips are featured in the Upper Body Strength Series of the GB Foundation Series. Dips are one of the all-around best upper body gymnastics exercises that you can include in your workout routine. Done properly, dips will increase the strength and mobility in your chest, shoulders, and arms, and they also serve as

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Reverse Planks for Healthy Shoulders and Strong Arms

Reverse Planks for Healthy Shoulders and Strong Arms 2

When Coach Christopher Sommer of GymnasticBodies began working with adults over a decade ago, he began to notice that they were largely deficient in two key areas of physical preparation: core strength and joint mobility. We have previously written about several different core strength exercises that can be found in the GB Courses, including hollow body holds, V-ups, hanging

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What's different about a GST workout?

What's different about a GST workout? 3

This exercise can be found in the GB Foundation Series. When many people first hear about Gymnastics Strength Training™, they often wonder what is different about a GST™ workout. While they can easily picture what a CrossFit, yoga, or martial arts class may look like, they are unclear on exactly what adult gymnastics classes entail. What kind of

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Foundation Equipment: The Back Strap

Foundation Equipment: The Back Strap 4

When fitness enthusiasts approach our GymnasticBodies courses for the first time, they often ask what GST™ Foundation equipment they will need to start training. Fortunately, one huge benefit to Gymnastics Strength Training™ is its most important piece of equipment. This irreplaceable exercise tool is something that you have with you in all places at all times: your

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Hanging Leg Lifts for Core, Shoulders, and More

Hanging Leg Lifts for Core, Shoulders, and More 5

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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