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When doing all 7 movements in one workout, how do you order them? Generally I would think Upper first then core, but wouldn’t progression on, say, FL be slowed by this??

Hey Nathaniel, if you are at the beginning there are a lot of core work as I expect from a program where the future skills need a strong core. If you can follow the course schedule, an exception can be made in case of a problem with the equipment.

As seen in the course material: Individual Recovery Varies (With emphasis added)

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When beginning Gymnastics Strength Training (GST) the majority of people will find a four day/week training schedule the most effective; not only in terms of scheduling, but also in terms of their bodies’ ability to recover from the workouts.

However as individual recovery ability can vary widely; there is also a significant percentage of the training population who will either benefit from less work (the two or even one day/week schedule) or more work (the six day/week schedule).

Which of these schedules will be the most the effective for you will depend entirely your own personal recovery ability; which in turn is something which you will only discover thru experience.

Note that there is no intrinsic value in choosing one schedule over another; your choice should be solely based on which of the schedules best fits your own particular blend physical strengths and weaknesses. There is no benefit in forcing yourself to do that which you are not suited for.

With the above in mind, some start their workout with the foundation element that is the most difficult for them. While others may complete their workout in the order it is mentioned in the course material (FL, sPL, SL, MN, SLS, HBP, RC).

I used to change up the order here and there. It always created a new and different stimulus…