24 y/o guy looking for beginning advice!!!

[mattyguy]

Hi everyone

Im a 24 yo, 6'0, 180 lb guy who is slightly athletic, looking to incorporate some beginning gymnastic training to improve, flexibility, strength, etc etc that usually comes with gymnastics practice.

After quite a while of martial arts, boxing, and general fitness, I noticed that it pales in comparison to the functional body strength that gymnasts have.


Ideally, there would be a set of exercises and schedule to follow, in which I can learn on my own from a video, book, or recommendation.

I am not thinking about any advanced exercises, rather just a regimen of very basic beginner exercises to improve strength and flexibility.

I am welcome and interested to hear any recommendations.

Thanks

Matty

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Check out gymnasticsbodies.com. It has a number of excellent articles about gymnastics exercises for building strength, with guides written for non-gymnasts.

 

[BlairBob]

steve's fitness ramblings

GymnasticBodies.com • View topic - Blair's basic beginner newbie routine

check out drillsandskills.com and beastskills.com and I would highly reccomend buying the Building the Gymnastic Body book off gymnasticbodies if you're looking for a thorough compendium instead of piecemealing it together.

dragondoor.com also has a few articles as may crossfit.com

 

[mattyguy]

thanks for the tips, I am going in that direction and will keep you updated on how things turn out.

regards

Matt