While your are no doubt breathlessly waiting for the finish and release of our upcoming e-Book, Gymnastics Secrets to Strength Training for Gymnasts, we wanted to give you all a heads up and overview of some of what is covered for your use right now.  Unfortunately, we still do have quite a lot of rewriting to do and quite a few more pictures to take.

Real Gymnasts Do Strength Training
Gymnastics skills at every level require a certain minimum amount of strength and flexibility.  If you don’t have the strength, you will never learn a kip, no matter how many times you are spotted or attempt it.

Heredity and Hard Work
While heredity (some gymnasts are born stronger) is a distinct factor in the strength potential of athletes and gymnasts, strength can be developed with the correct strength training program.  If you are naturally strong, work hard to increase your advantage.  If you are not naturally strong, follow a carefully planned system of strength training to overcome your weakness.

Need A Separate Strength Training Program
Practicing gymnastics is not in itself enough strength training.  You need to engage in a systematic program of strength and flexibility training throughout your entire gymnastics career.  In particular, you will benefit most if you develop sufficient strength first or early in your gymnastics career, which will allow you to learn skills more quickly and easily.

Build Gymnastics “Strength”
Strength training is specific to each sport.  Gymnasts need to develop strength, explosive power and quickness.  For example, marathon training would be of little use to a gymnast.

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