Ring It In: Build Better Strength with These At-Home Exercises

GymnasticBodies athletes shows off his ring strength from the GB Online Courses.

Have you always wanted to develop unparalleled strength as an adult throughout your entire body?  With these ring exercises from the GymnasticBodies Courses, you will be able to create serious upper body and core strength to keep you moving strong, day in and day out. Try incorporating these following exercises into your fitness routine (at

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The Road to Success: It’s Only a Matter of Time

Time, the forgotten training variable.

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

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Is GST Only for Younger Athletes?

GymnasticBodies athlete shows that handstands are not just for the young guns.

As Gymnastics Strength Training™ spreads and continues to reach a larger audience, there are newcomers who see videos of youth gymnasts and super-fit young adults and think, "Is GST only for younger athletes?" For those of you in your 40's, 50's, or older, there are legitimate concerns that you may have about your joint health,

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Thrive Nutritional Pyramid

The GymnasticBodies Thrive Nutrition Pyramid

I am a pro supplement guy but in terms of nutritional results a pyramid can only be as high as the base is wide. The base of nutrition looks like this:     At the base level no amount of supplement or prebiotic will produce any results until you eat it with a solid diet. High

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The Best Do the Basics Better: Nutrition

GymnasticBodies Coach Jeff Serven takes a photo with Zach More of the Minnesota Vikings

When the topic of nutrition appears on the internet, it is likely followed by hundreds of opinionated comments about this or that diet that promises to help you lose weight as fast as possible. If all you do is eat certain foods and avoid others, so the argument goes, you will lose body fat, gain

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The New Wave of Fitness: Creating a Functional and Aesthetic Body

GymnasticBodies female athlete demonstrates lat strength and core stability with a tuck planche progression.

When it comes to aesthetics, building muscle, and flat out “looking good naked,” there is a lot of confusion as to what workout program or style of fitness will help you accomplish your goals.  On one hand, the purpose of an activity such as bodybuilding is to get as big and shredded as possible. However,

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Want a Muscle-up? Remember your False Grip.

A GymnasticBodies athlete demonstrates how a false grip looks on the rings.

Developing ridiculous upper body strength using gymnastic rings all begins by developing your basic strength, which includes your grip strength. The muscle-up is your gateway to powerful bodyweight ring strength and, while it has become a glorified movement in gyms and fitness studios all over the world, many are not doing it correctly. Most perform

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