After some issues with his back in the past, it sounded like he already gave up on it. Turns out, you are never too old to achieve your goals. So, congrats to Luis Sarabia for finally conquering the full planche.
Back to the basics: The Push-Up
There are countless of push-up variations one can do, each with its own benefits. One of those is the “Gymnastics Push-Up”. Carl Paoli, from gymnasticswod.com has three very good videos explaining in detail how to do them correctly. I really like this variation, as it engages the core so much more, and if done right […]
Athletes on YouTube – Mus Serir – Acrobat
Mus Serir is a capoeira trainer, Circus performer and just a super strong guy. Here he is hand balancing on parallel bars Check out his Human Flag And his 2010 hand balancing training compilation
Straddle Press To Handstand Feeback Follow Up
Last week I posted a video of me doing a straddle press to handstand to the Gymnastic Bodies forums. I was glad that I received some really good tips and hints to improve my form and make the whole move more efficient. Of course the biggest barrier is and will be active and passive flexibility, […]
Head Position for Handstands
Carl Paoli from gymnasticswod.com discusses head positions for handstands. Again, it boils down to the question of “What’s the purpose?” He emphasizes the importance of having a visual cue while being inverted. Looking at a point in infinity makes things unnecessary harder. But that doesn’t mean you should break your body line and completely stick you head […]
Kohei Uchimura Japan Cup 2011 Routine Videos
… in HD. Kohei Uchimura Still Rings – Japan Cup 2011 And once more his flawless High Bar Routine at the Japan Cup 2011 Update: Kohei Uchimura Parallel Bars PB – Japan Cup 2011 Check out more posts labeled with rings. Update: Here are the Japan Cup 2011 results
Review: Warm-Up and Preparation DVD feat. Jordan Jovtchev
A DVD about warming up? That sounds kind of boring, right? That was my first thought when I discovered the “Warm-Up and Preparation feat. Jordan Jovtchev DVD” over a year ago. However, I decided to pick up a copy, because I look at it like this: Even if there is only one exercise or method […]
Press to Handstand Tips
Because I am working on my Press to Handstand I have found myself checking out a lot of articles and videos about it. The following is a list of things that helped me to understand the movement and identify common errors. I hope that will be of some help for you people who are also […]
How To Attach Gymnastics Rings at Home
On my YouTube channel I regularly get asked about how to mount gymnastics rings to the ceiling. So here is how I installed mine. This is a 12mm diameter o-ring bolt. It reaches ~100mm into the reinforced concrete ceiling. I drilled a 14mm hole and and put a 14mm heavy duty dowel into it. This […]