The Paul Weber Podcast

115 Mastering Gymnastics for Fitness Athletes

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.”

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