So, I don’t have a gymnastics background, but I’ve been coaching strength and conditioning at a gymnastics studio. I would still love to learn some of the awesome skills they practice! It’s interesting that the “master step” of the bridge progression in Convict Conditioning comes across as a foundational exercise in movements such as the back handspring, in gymnastics. The master step I mentioned is called “stand to stand bridge” but it is known as the backbend in gymnastics. Yet, this does highlight the difference between progressive calisthenics (strength focus) and gymnastics (skill focus), while the two do share a common corpus of body weight training history. There’s SO much more to learn! I hope to be able to learn the back handspring someday, because it looks really sweet! I found a good tutorial below, which I’ll be trying to practice some along with the tips I got at the studio on Friday. :)
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Progressive Calisthenics and more in Moncks Corner, SC
