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Reddit mentions of Building the Gymnastic Body: The Science of Gymnastics Strength Training by Christopher Sommer (2008-05-03)

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Found 10 comments on Building the Gymnastic Body: The Science of Gymnastics Strength Training by Christopher Sommer (2008-05-03):

u/[deleted] · 5 pointsr/bodyweightfitness

I just wanted to reply for those people who do not understand what "BtGB" means:

Building the Gymnastic Body: The Science of Gymnastics Strength Training. Author: Christopher Sommer.

Here's a link to the Amazon page for the book:

u/mippyyu · 4 pointsr/Fitness

The book has a 1 star review that confusingly says that it's a good book and well worth the money.

http://www.amazon.com/Building-Gymnastic-Body-Gymnastics-Strength/dp/0982125305

u/rmh86 · 3 pointsr/answers

I used this book http://www.amazon.com/Building-Gymnastic-Body-Gymnastics-Strength/dp/0982125305 for some calisthenic training and a big part of the strength training is isolated holds (holding a levered position for a duration of up to 15 seconds) to build up strength.

u/egonon · 2 pointsr/askgaybros

Make your diet your foundation - your progress will be hindered without good nutrition.

MyFitnessPal is popular for seeing exactly what you're putting into your body. It's geared for weight loss, but still handy for anything nutrition-related - I use it to help manage a disease. It can even generate menu plans for you if you just want to set a target but not plan. The food database is massive, and you can add your own stuff to it as well if you have favourite meals or recipes.

For books, there's You Are Your Own Gym (challenging even at the basic level), Convict Conditioning (easier, but ramps up) and Building the Gymnastic Body. All three include all or mostly body weight exercises, and tend to be referenced a lot by body weight fitness enthusiasts. My personal preference is for the first book, but ymmv.

I also like Nerd Fitness, which includes a lot of home-based stuff.

EDIT: Greasemonkey will allow you to grab scripts to use with MyFitnessPal and alter it for specific types of diets and info, if you want to. I've seen scripts for keto, paleo and a few others. Not required, but kind of a cool option. The database also includes user recipes for all kinds of exercise/diet plans that you can add on.

u/Ohboohoolittlegirl · 2 pointsr/AskMen

Ok. Well, he probably knows better than me.. If he was an olympic trainer/athlete, he should know what to use better.. This was also a useful resource for me, that your trainer should know and use if he really is an olympic athlete; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Building-Gymnastic-Body-Gymnastics-Christopher/dp/0982125305

u/King_Tofu · 1 pointr/Gymnastics

Hey OP, I know this is late but the book you used, "Building the Gymnastics Body: 7 Summits!" is that the same as building the gymnastics body: The Science of Gymnastics Strength Training? I plan on phasing my barbell workouts to gymnastics because that seems more fun. Thanks in advance!

u/EsholEshek · 1 pointr/Fitness

Never Gymless

Building the Gymnastic Body

Convict Conditioning

These all have routines in them. Or you can ask at /r/bodyweightfitness.

u/eshlow · 1 pointr/bodyweightfitness

Yup. You can read the reviews on Amazon for it which say the same thing:

https://www.amazon.com/Building-Gymnastic-Body-Gymnastics-Strength/dp/0982125305/

u/Cardagain · 1 pointr/IAmA

Are you male or female? I'm an adult male that wants to take gymnastics classes. What should I look for in picking a gym and instructor? Are the horrible wrist pushups really necessary for building up the wrists? Have you read Building the Gymnastic Body by Coach Sommer? If so, what did you think of it?