The Paul Weber Podcast
Every Thursday, I will be covering training, nutrition and lifestyle for fitness, hybrid and tactical athletes.
The Paul Weber Podcast
115 Mastering Gymnastics for Fitness Athletes
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Paul Weber
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Mastering Gymnastics for Fitness Athletes
Live training on Thursday, June 19th at 2pm MT
For more information, visit:
https://www.paulbweber.com/mastering-gymnastics-for-fitness-athletes
In this live training, you will learn:
- Gymnastic Strength
- Why gymnastic strength is specific for fitness athletes
- Movement patterns of gymnastic strength and progressions for each
- How I program gymnastic strength for fitness athletes
- Sets and Reps
- Frequency
- Cycle Length and Deloads
- Gymnastic Strength Standards to master for Fitness Athletes
- Use Cases: When to train gymnastic strength
- Accessories for addressing weak points in core movements and keeping structural balance
- Movement Efficiency
- Fatigue and Error Sensitivity
- Session design for improving movement efficiency
- Progressions and key drills for the Ring Muscle Up, Handstand Walk and Double Unders
- Mobility - How to assess and fix common limitations by movement with daily stretching and loaded mobility
- Handstand Walk - Shoulder Flexion and Thoracic Extension
- Pistol - Hip, Knee, Ankle Flexion and Hip Internal Rotation
- Toes to Bar, Rope Climb, L-Sit (Compression or "Pike Position") - Hip Flexion and Posterior Chain Flexibility
- Ring Dip - Shoulder Extension and Internal Rotation
- Volume, Density, and Intensity
- A system for progressing the Rx movements and peaking competition readiness
- Volume - key volume landmarks for each movement to hit consistently in training
- Density - set sizes to overcome for each movement to separate yourself from the competition
- Intensity - putting it all together, doing it all with heavy breathing
- Gymnastic Conditioning (GC)
- A system for conditioning the burpee and box jump over
- Mechanical Loading: Why we don't train these movements like endurance athletes
- The goal of GC: Extending time to exhaustion at race-relevant paces
- Endurance modalities and general adaptations
- BONUS: Optimizing Body Composition for the Fitness Athlete
- Optimal body composition ranges for fitness athletes based on clinical data
- Best practices for bulking and cutting
- Preserving blood sugar balance, insulin sensitivity and gut health
- Food Quality, Quantity, and Variety
- Meal Frequency
- Fiber and Common Allergens
- Monitoring Digestion and Bowel Movements
- How to interpret weigh-ins, body scans and training performance
- Rate of weight loss and weight gain
We’ll address the beliefs:
“You don’t have to be that strong to be good at gymnastics.”
“If I stop doing metcons, I’ll lose my edge.”
“I’ve tried everything - I can’t fix my mobility.”
Save your spot:
https://www.paulbweber.com/mastering-gymnastics-for-fitness-athletes