A gymnastics ring training pulley system (sometimes called Dream Machine , “50/50” or Ring Thing) is a nice and relatively cheap addition to your gym. If you are reading this chances are you already know the benefits of something like that. Namely, because of the pulley mechanism you only have to do half the work […]
Top 3 Rings Routines 2011 Challenger Cup Ghent
1 Petrounias, Eleftherios D 6,8 E 9,100 Total 15,900 2 Luo, Xuan D 6,8 E 8,950 Total 15,750 3 Van Gelder, Yuri D 6,6 E 9,075 Total 15,675 Complete Still Rings Finals can be seen here.
Rings Only CrossFit Workout
CrossFit.com has a rings only workout today. “Meadows” For time:20 Muscle-ups25 Front Pull negatives30 Ring handstand push-ups35 Ring rows40 Ring push-ups WOD Demo with Dusty Hyland – video [wmv] [mov] Rob Orlando on today’s WOD – video [wmv] [mov]
2011 Challenger Cup Ghent – Still Rings SR EF
Update: Here are the Top 3 Rings Routines in better quality. Here are all the still rings routines from the event final at the 2011 Challenger Cup in Ghent.If you find better quality videos on the tubes let me know in the comments. Results 1 Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) 15.900 Gold Medal2 Xuan Luo (CHN) 15.750 Silver […]
2011 Challenger Cup in Ghent
Update: See the complete still rings final and results here. Lefteris Petrounias just qualified first on still rings at the 2011 Challenger Cup in Ghent Here is his routine from the 2011 European Championships. Still Rings Qualification Results: MAG SR1.Lefteris Petrounias 15.3502.Yuri Van Gelder 15.0753.Qiuhua Liao 14.9254.Arthur Zanetti 14.8755.Ali Al Asi 14.7506.Dimitry Barkalov 14.4007.Sergio Muñoz […]
Hardest Still Rings Routine
After the high bar skills compilation RedNasvw compiled the hardest still rings elements into one single routine with a 7.7 d-score. Rodriguez F Azarian Maltese F Van Gelder E Balandin II E Layed out Yamawaki E Back uprise Maltese E Maltese press to inverted cross E Layed out Honma to Hanstand D O’neill E Layed out […]
Wynn, Horton Still Rings at Visa Championships
I am wondering why US gymnasts can’t maintain a hollow body position in elements like maltese? They are all arching their backs. It can’t be that they are all not strong enough. Maybe it’s a coaching error. Brandon Wynn Still Rings Jonathan Horton Still Rings
2011 Visa Championships Videos
Here are some resources that have clips of the 2011 Visa Championship routines. Universal Sports has a complete replay of the men’s final (requires silverlight)GNGymnastsMegan VandebemtUSAGymnasticsorg (here you will find every routine later this week)ItsNastiaFan101 So far I enjoyed Brandon Wynn’s Floor routine. As is appropriate for a rings guy, he does a low planche /maltese on floor […]
What are Shin Splints? How to avoid them?
Justin from 70sbig.com has a post on shin splints. Even though most take it for granted, running is a skill and just like with all skills you can do a lot wrong. When going through this “heel strike, forefoot flop”, the ankle is moving into plantar-flexion (toe down) while trying to maintain dorsi-flexion (toe up). […]