Essential Exercises for Gymnastics Strength Training

A gymnast practices many hours a week.  A lot of time is spent performing gymnastics moves but an equal amount is spent stretching and doing strength to prepare them for these skills. This tutorial is a combination of stretches and exercises we do to get our bodies prepared for the day’s harder training.  The purpose of this tutorial is not hard strength exercises but movements you need to incorporate into your work out in the beginning or end of workouts. Make sure you are healthy before beginning any of these activities. I have broken this tutorial up into stretches and strength exercises for different body parts.  Each day you should choose 2 exercises and stretches in a body part to begin your workout.  This will improve your mobility and help you be pain and injury free. I have also included some basic “floor work” exercises that can be incorporated into your warm up to work on your shapes and strength.   The best part of Coach Keith's tutorials is they are a living document.