Question about how to structure workouts

Hello everyone!

I have read BTGB and it is an excellent book! I recommend it to everyone that hasn't gotten it. I have been following a program that i have made for a while and have made slow progress. But i have always wondered because after reading BTGB I realized there are so many great exercises and things to do and they are all very important so which ones should i work on first or should i find a way to incorporate them all and if that is the case, how wold i do that?

You could try following the WOD's.

Just an idea

The WODs are the ideal training structure for gymnastic strength. That's why Coach has given them to us! Use them, and enjoy your progress!

Try following the WODs for a while at least. Then if you feel that there is something to add in try it. But the WODs will basically hit every area of improvement you could think of and hit them very well. They're also made well for adding something into them. Some people add in deadlifts or squats for example.

DannyCE said:

Seminars are not economically feasible to all, and nobody wants to wait till all the necessary books are released. Reading through what is available, it does seem like a lot of info. But, there are several good discussions here on the forum to help you in putting it all together.

A good starting point: http://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/vi ... =18&t=4313

http://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/vi ... =18&t=4697 is another excellent post. Pay particular attention to Slizzardman's recommendations starting on the second page.

It would also do you some good to look through Ido Portal's Youtube channel for his shoulder/scapular/hip series, and search the forum for wrist preparations. Beyond that I would suggest looking up Jumpstretch/Dick Hartzell in general. I know EliteFTS had a series of corrective and preventative uses of bands on Youtube featuring Hartzell, but they have since been removed. They're still out there I'm sure.

The above goes well if you want to integrate with the WODs as posted here on the site. The other option is to create your own cycle as suggested in the book. Very easy if you follow the guidelines in the book. There are also numerous posts on this forum that serve this need as well. Search "Killroy70" for one of the more popular ones, or look here: http://www.gymnasticbodies.com/forum/vi ... it=killroy

However you choose to eat the apple, I would read through the first few links above and follow some of the more informed member's posts on prerequisites etc before fully jumping into your FSP work.

And if you haven't already, you might want to start researching some nutritional guidelines to give you the best return on your investment.

It is late so perhaps I have missed something... where was a seminar mentioned? The WODs are free. If you have BtGB you have everything you need. What isn't in the book is on youtube for free.

Those shoulder routines are great. Add in dumbbell rotator cuff work, specific scapular strength work and an initial postural assessment (with corrective work where needed)and you are very close to having bullet proof shoulders in the future. Just do a different shoulder prehab routine each workout day and repeat each week.

Just so no one on this thread is confused, and I don't think anyone is BUT!!! Just in case... BtGB is all we are ready for right now, besides Liquid Steel™. Most of us aren't halfway up all the progressions in the book, and the other books end up building off of the BtGB base. If we haven't even mastered BtGB to a reasonable degree we really don't have any use for the vast majority of the information in the forthcoming volumes. That would be like having a nice big supercharger with no car to put it in, you know?

I would do the WOD if you are pushed for time. My GB workout program that is pretty much spot on from the seminar takes me about 2-2.5 hours to do. Luckily, I have no life. I have been thinking about splitting it up into all the basic stuff early on and the WOD later. And trying to figure out when to train on events. But realistically, my shoulders and wrists and myself are not up to it much of the time if I'm too tired, dehydrated, or haven't eaten enough.

I have started splitting off most of the pre-req work due to time constraints as well, and it seems to work well.

Thank you all for the excellent advice and links! I will start to incorporate the WOD's. Some of the things that are mentioned in the WOD's i do not have the equipment for such as parallel bars or a rope to climb but i will try to find something to make it work. thanks again for all of the posts!

Good luck with it buddy. Lots of substitutions if you do not have a prescribed piece of equipment. Just get creative and watch what others may be substituting for additional ideas. There are also many DIY options for the majority of equipment that are very easy to construct. You can make PB bars on a budget locally with plumbing parts for instance - or you can look into speed rails or similar if you want something more structurally sound. Mcmaster.com is great and reasonably priced for sourcing parts and material that you can't find locally as you can ship residential and aren't required to open a corporate account and purchase bulk.