We live in a world where many of us are constantly moving, traveling, or have busy professional lives. This can make it hard to keep standard gym or workout class hours, which is precisely why we are obsessed with finding ways of getting strong, anywhere. Enter bodyweight-based workouts you can do without a gym membership

This exercise can be found in the GB Foundation Series. When many people first hear about Gymnastics Strength Training™, they often wonder what is different about a GST™ workout. While they can easily picture what a CrossFit, yoga, or martial arts class may look like, they are unclear on exactly what adult gymnastics classes entail. What kind of

Work towards a Straddle Pancake using the GB Middle Split Series. When it comes to exercising for athletic benefits, many people often overlook the importance of flexibility training. If your muscles are too tight to allow your joints to move freely, then you will not be able to be fast and powerful on the field of

"A great handstand is not by accident" - Coach Christopher Sommer Today we will be discussing the Gymnastics Handstand. Specifically, we will detail how the wrists, elbows, and shoulders work together to keep your body aligned and balanced while you are upside-down in a handstand. Here at GymnasticBodies we teach and train handstands in true gymnastics fashion, achieving

We know what athletic qualities are beneficial for physical performance, because we follow sports on TV, admire athlete’s superhuman qualities and work to mimic sought-after physically fit celebrities. But we know firsthand, because we experience our own physical lives in unique bodies, and know our strengths and weaknesses. While attributes such as strength, power, and

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

You’ve probably felt that pesky pain you’ve endured in your shoulder when doing any upper body strength training workout. Ever wondered what it is and why it seems to feel so brutal after consistent and repetitive training? When it comes to your shoulders, one of the most often discussed sites of injury is your rotator

If you are like many adults who are new to Gymnastic Strength Training, then there is a high likelihood that you have not been upside-down (either hanging or in a handstand) for quite some time, possibly verging on decades. If this is the case, then you need to pay extra special attention to getting comfortable

Tim Ferriss is a New York Times best-selling author and one of the top thought-leaders today in investing, lifestyle design, health and fitness, and much, much more. Having initially achieved success with his first book The 4-Hour Workweek and early stage investments such as Twitter and Uber, Tim also topped the lists with his follow-up books The 4-Hour

When discussing all the possible lower body strength and power exercises available in Gymnastic Strength Training, it is easy to overlook how important the bodyweight squat truly is. There are many exciting movement choices out there, and more often than not, trainers are too focused on entertaining their clients rather than training them. In order