Re: The Gymnast's Way to Total Fitness

<foil_account@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> You know, the more I think about it, the more it seems that my ideals
> of "fitness" are more in line with those of gymnasts than any other
> sport or physical discipline.
>
> So just what's a gymnast's physical training like? I mean, besides
> the obvious, gymnastics itself...do gymnasts run (or jog), do they
> lift weights? Do they do yoga, or yoga-like sessions?

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Here's an article to get you started. It's about working up to a
planche (if you Google "planche progressions", you'll find it as well):

http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/229?kbid=1022

There is a high skill component to gymnastics, which means you needs
lots of time practicing if you expect to make serious progress. The
good thing about this article is that it's actually stuff you can do on
your own without a spotter.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com