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Got a question.......is it possible to attain a straddle planche without training the back lever? I know that BL training will help with PL training but is it possible?

Thank You :!:

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charlieborro

I think so :mrgreen: BL would help a lot In my opinion, but it's not necessary (although PL would not benefit by a good static position...)

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Thought I'd break into this forum... :mrgreen:

I read in Beastskills that the weighted pull-up is a good assistance exercise to the front lever but Coach Sommer mentioned it isnt.

So can anyone give me some assistance exercises, including for the core, for the front lever.

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If your pull strength is weak, weighted pull variants can help that aspect of the front lever. If your core is weak, you need to work on the body lever portion.

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Thanks a lot.

My Pulling strength is whats holding me back, so weighted pull-ups and inverted rows are the ones I choose.

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Thanks for the help blairblob....

Assuming core strength is sufficient, how much weight should i be able to handle in the weighted pull-up for the full front lever.

I know pull-ups are not directly related to front levers but i'm looking for a good guess.

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That's anyone guess, really. I'm sure a lot of depends on the body size of the individual. Height, weight, limb length.

A guesstimate some people have thrown around is 75% of BW added to your pullup.

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Got a question.......is it possible to attain a straddle planche without training the back lever? I know that BL training will help with PL training but is it possible?

For a planche on the floor; yes, for a planche on the rings; doubtful.

Yours in Fitness,

Coach Sommer

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Got a question.......is it possible to attain a straddle planche without training the back lever? I know that BL training will help with PL training but is it possible?

For a planche on the floor; yes, for a planche on the rings; doubtful.

Yours in Fitness,

Coach Sommer

So if I can do straddle PL on floor I can't do it on rings? How I make this transition from the floor to rings? I should start a new SSC for planche, but now on rings? :?

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Mikael,

Unfortunately the ability to perform a planche on the floor will have little to no bearing on being able to perform a planche on the rings. Straight arm ring strength elements are a completely separate animal from all other gymnastics strength and require their own series of progressions in addition to a solid base of FBE (at least having progressed up to Bowers and legless rope climbs).

I have previously shared a part of that progression here.

Yours in Fitness,

Coach Sommer

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Coach, thank you! I forgot this post... So from one progression to other, how much time we should hit to be able to safely jump to a harder variation?

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... So from one progression to other, how much time we should hit to be able to safely jump to a harder variation? ...

Complete mastery is necessary to avoid over-use injuries and tendonitis.

Yours in Fitness,

Coach Sommer

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