Category Archives: Conditioning

“Conditioning Exercise of the Week” – Specific Conditioning for Endo/El-grip Endo

This week we look at specific conditioning for the Endo and El-grip Endo on High Bar. The Endo is a common and essential skill in any basic high bar routine. The exercises shown in the video have helped my gymnasts … Continue reading

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“Conditioning Exercise of the Week” – Rings Circuit for Juniors

This week I would like to share a specific circuit for Rings. I use this circuit 2 to 3 times a week with my junior gymnasts. In this particular circuit we vary straight arm exercises with bent arm exercises. You … Continue reading

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“Conditioning Exercise of the Week” – Straight Body pull to hang

Here is another exercise from our Straight arm circuit – currently used by our Junior National team. A fairly simple exercise to use which links nicely to straight arm Ring work – Azarian etc The gymnasts should try to maintain … Continue reading

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“Conditioning Exercise of the Week” – Basic Rolling Routine

Here in this video we show a  basic roll routine used on a daily basis with our gymnasts. Many coaches have there own variations of this routine but these routines generally include many back extension rolls to handstand, with 1/2 … Continue reading

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“Conditioning Exercise of the Week” – Planch/Maltese Press on 1 Bar

Here is a little exercise I am currently using with our junior squads. This exercise is part of our daily straight arm conditioning set. I have adapated the original planch press exercise to incoporate some basic training for Maltese – … Continue reading

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New Feature coming soon!

Morning everyone! Firstly, Thank you for the support over the last few days. The site has exceeded our expectations in getting viewers so far! I think the highlight was yesterday making www.gymnasticscoaching.com So the next thing we are planning is … Continue reading

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