We have all seen them on television during the Olympics; these massive
powerful men performing amazing skills with ease and grace. Watching
them perform, the question inevitably arises – are they as powerful as they
appear to be? And the answer quite simply is – yes. What will probably be
even more surprising to you is that they build their strength and physiques
almost entirely with various bodyweight exercises. There are of course some
supplemental exercises where weights are utilized (i.e. weighted leg lifts),
however the central premise remains; these amazing athletes have built the
vast majority of their strength and power through the use of bodyweight
conditioning.
The list of physical training requirements is long and can be rather
daunting to prepare a world class athlete: passive flexibility, active flexibility,
joint preparation, static strength, dynamic strength etc. etc. and in the past has
only been interesting in detail to those of us involved with the physical
preparation of champions. It appears that times have changed. This book and
its companion volumes are in response to the enormous interest in the area of
advanced bodyweight conditioning. Information, which in the past has only
been available to a few select elite, is n ow available to all.
Now another question that we should ask ourselves – is the body
weight training of the gymnast also beneficial to the fitness enthusiast? And if
so, is it possible to apply at least some of it to those without a professional
instructor to guide them or tens of thousands of dollars of specialized
gymnastics equipment? And the answers are once again – yes and yes. There
are some of our specialized exercises that are relatively easy to learn and
require little or no equipment beyond a chin-up bar, pushup bars and some
floor space. Other higher level elements will require more of an investment in
equipment. However you will almost certainly be more muscular, powerful,
agile and flexible than ever before from successfully following this training

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