Collection of Coach Sommer Essays

[chauinc]

There seems to be a little burst of people joining the forum and I'm guessing it will burst again when Coach Sommer's book arrives. I thought it would save the new people some effort if i compiled the essays into one thread for easy access. Also it includes some posts made by Ido Portal. I will update new articles as soon as I can. In the Replies by Coach Sommer section I will not be posting the replies made in any of the threads already listed below.

UPDATE: sorry for the lack of additions lately really busy at school, projects suck -_-

What is This Site For?

Getting Started

Basic strength
Discrepancies in Military Pressing Strength vs Handstand Pushup Strength
Bodyweight Hamstring Curl
New Weighted Pull-up PR from Training without Weight
Fastest Way to Build Handstand Pushups
Cranks - A Brutal Abdominal Exercise
Front Lever Pulls - A Gymnastics Conditioning Necessity
My Picks for the Top 5 Bodyweight Exercises
Bowers - An Advanced Pushup Variation
Body Levers - A Simultaneous Abdominal & Lower Back Workout
360 Pulls - A Multi-plane Pulling Exercise
Manna - An Advanced Static Strength Element
Yewkis - A Multi-plane Pulling Movement
L-sit Lifts
Side Lever Pulls - The Ultimate Side Press
Erbs - A Multi-plane Pressing Variation
GHR - A Bodyweight Leg Curl
Russian Leg Lifts

Ring Strength
Developing the Muscle-up Transition
Failure to Develop Strength with the Muscle-up
Victorian Work: Necessary or Waste of Time?
Basic Ring Strength 1
Bulgarian Ring Dips
Basic Ring Strength 2
Basic Ring Strength 3
Reverse Cranks
Galimores
Bulgarian HSPU on the Xtreme Rings

Dynamic Strength
Explosive Pushup Variations
Cirques - An Advanced Rope Climbing Variation
L-sit Walks - An Abdominal Challenge
Wheels - A Dynamic Pushup
Swinging Dips & Dynamic Strength
Senders - A Dynamic Leg Strength Series
Germans - A Dynamic Pushup Variation
Maximum Strength is Not a Panacea

Handstand Work
Transitioning from Wall Handstands to Free Standing Handstands
Handstand Obstacle Course
Handstand Wall Runs
Tip for Building Pike Press Handstand Strength

Joint Preparation & Flexibility Work
Bridge Wall Walks Build Both Strength & Flexibility
Developing Active Back Flexibility
Wrist conditioning
Wrist Pushups
Wall Extensions
Jefferson Curls - Great Spinal Pre-hab/rehab
Is Spinal Mobility Important?
Shoulder Dislocates

Skill Development

Workout of the Day
WOD - 081222
WOD - 081223
WOD - 081225
WOD - 081226
WOD - 081229
WOD - 081231
WOD - 090102
WOD - 090103
WOD - 090105
WOD - 090106
WOD - 090108

Digital Coaching

Nutrition
Yo-Yo Dieting This one is written by Robb Wolf.
Nutrition Expert Robb Wolf's New DVD - Eat Time! This one is an ad but it's still in essay form!
Reflections on the Nutritional Keys to a Long Life

Workout Logs

Equipment
Xtreme Rings - The Single Greatest Tool Ever Made for Building Upper Body Strength
How are Xtreme Rings Different?

Replies by Coach Sommer
Static Strength Programming
Rip Re-hab & Callus Pre-hab
Tumbling Progressions
Power Splits on the Rings
Wrist Conditioning
Physique or Skills?
Toe Point Stretches & Shin Splint Prevention
A Word of Caution
Training Effect from Elbow Injury Super important!
Extreme Redness in Face & Eyes from Handstands
Ring Strength Hyperextension
Overtraining & Overuse Injuries from Gymnastics Conditioning
Press Handstands are Essential Scroll down more to see "How is a Press Handstands Different from Handstand Pushups?"
Attaching the Xtreme Rings to the Straps
Duration of Wall Handstand Training
Straddle Press Handstand Blues
Is World Class Supplementation Necessary for the General Fitness Enthusiast?
Forearm Chafing
Increasing Extended Straddle Strength
Improving Shoulder Stability
Strain or Pain?
Duration of Passive Stretching
Basic Kip to L Technique
Correct Use of Bands
Straddle L vs L-sit
Three years to Learn & Weighted Acrobatics

Miscellaneous
Articles section on main page

Ido Portal
Advanced Training Methods 1 - Mechanical Advantage Set
Advanced Training Methods 2 - The Bulgarian Circuit
Ido portal and Tom Weksler's thoughts on when to move to the next progression in a skill
Gymnastic Work vs Classical Strength Work by Ido Portal

[ed x]

That's great Chauinc. I think this will help a lot of newbie's.

Appreciated,
Ed

[kbryk]

Great post! Highlights some good topics!

[cathal]

good work chauinc, this will come in handy!

[Coach Sommer]

Wonderful job, chauinc! Thank you.

Yours in Fitness,
Coach Sommer

[chauinc]

Woo announcement, even higher then a sticky. I'm glad you like it.

[Blairbob]

Nice.

[jumpupandfly]

Hey thanks alot for doing this!

Here's another one I didn't see on your list.

http://gymnasticbodies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61

It is about wrist strengthening, and Coach was answering a question, which was why you may have missed it. I still think it would be a good addition to the list.

If I see any other of his little tidbits in other threads I'll post them too.

[chauinc]

Hey thanks alot for doing this!

Here's another one I didn't see on your list.

http://gymnasticbodies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=61

It is about wrist strengthening, and Coach was answering a question, which was why you may have missed it. I still think it would be a good addition to the list.

If I see any other of his little tidbits in other threads I'll post them too.

Yeah i didn't get the little things in replies yet, i plan on compiling that part of it later because that is going to take a lot more work. But I'll get it done eventually and it will be super awesome.

[jacob]

Wow great job on the list. Very helpful.

[Boogiewalker]

When exactly is it set to be published? Or is it out already? If so, from where can we order it?

thanks!

BW

[Gregor]

Great.

[jtaporco]

thanks for organize all those articles!!

[Felipe]

you can add my link to the videos download

Entire GymnasticBodies Video Library in HQ iPod format
http://gymnasticbodies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=987

[kit laughlin]

Thank you so much for this. Invaluable, KL