Gymnastics is an activity involving performance of bodyweight exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, balance, and grace.
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Should I lock out my shoulders at the bottom of a pull up?
When I'm doing pull ups, I try to go all the way down until the arms are straight, but I do not lock out my shoulders. Recently, I thought in order to get a greater ROM, it might be a good idea to ...
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Need advise on weight gaining [duplicate]
I have very less weight compare to my height.
My Gym coach is suggesting me to purchase Weight Gainer & Supplement.
Please advise if using weight gainer/supplement is good for health ? (Suggest ...
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bodyweight leg exercises for strength/hypertrophy
I'm doing upper body bodyweight strength training (gymnastics stuff) for a while now, and would like to incorporate some leg exercises into my training.
I'm looking for 1-2 good compound exercises ...
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Wide grip pull-ups vs “normal” pull-ups
What is the purpose why people do wide grip pull ups? I know that these pull-ups are harder, but I would like to know why. Are there different muscle groups being stressed? Or is a wide grip pull-up ...
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What is it called when you lift yourself into a handstand?
What is the gymnastic term for, from standing on all fours, lifting yourself into a handstand in a controlled manner? That is, without kicking up.
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Rope climbing gymnastic tricks — what are they called?
I'd like to learn some cool tricks that I could use on the kind of rope that's found hanging from the ceiling in schools' gymnastic halls. I've tried to search, but all I can find is tips on how to ...
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Looking for a thorough gymnastics book
I want to learn gymnastics: handstands, pike, planche, bridge, etc. There's a tiny gymnastics group in my town, but my schedule won't let me train with them. I can use their equipment needed, though.
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What training pattern should I use to develop V-sit and V-hang?
I would like to acquire a V-sit and V-hang (from a neutral vertical hang; without chest or shoulder assistance). I can hold a passable L-sit for 5-10 seconds on parallettes, but not from a hang ...
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Which resources should I go to for programming ring training?
I just received a set of EXF gymnastics rings (thanks, Team Chaos!) and I have a smorgasbord of individual exercises that I'd like to try. However, I don't want to do just a collection of random ...
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Do ring dips and ring push-ups overlap?
I'm getting a set of gymnastics rings soon, and will be modifying my current strength workouts to use them. I'm not at the stage where I should be doing ring dips yet, but from looking at ring ...
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How to overcome fear?
I assume this is a very atypical question for this community, but I believe it's on-topic, so, I'll go ahead with this.
I was hoping someone could help me resolve the problem of overcoming fear. To ...
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Developing slow transition in muscle-up
I am working on developing the muscle-up: http://www.beastskills.com/tutorials/tutorials/53.
I can perform a muscle-up at speed, but I am working at making the transition from pull-up to dip as slow ...
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Finishing an aerial
I've been working on an aerial (cartwheel with no hands), and I'm close to getting over yet I have to keep putting my hands down to avoid falling on my face. Part of it is fear, but largely once I'm ...
