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Easy Men's Gymnastics Workout

By: Nina St. John

Break Studios Contributing Writer

This easy men's gymnastics workout routines focus mainly on bodyweight workouts. Very few, if any, gymnasts lift weights. An easy men's gymnastics workout can be done anywhere with little, or no, expense involved. The gymnast must focus on building functional strength along with flexibility. Weightlifting only targets one group of muscles at a time. Bodyweight workouts combine the flow of the entire body muscle with certain movements in order to build functional strength.

  1. Royal Court is an easy men's gymnastics workout that primarily uses Hindu squats and push ups. It combines deep leg squats and deep breathing. The leg squats not only work the leg muscles, but also the abs and lower back. The deep breathing expands lung capacity. Do not allow your knees to wobble during the exercise, or it will cause damage to them. Hindu push ups work the upper body,  stretches out the back, and works the abs.
  2. Isometric stretching is an easy men's gymnastics workout that can quickly increase your flexibility. The great thing about it is that it also improves your strength across an entire spectrum of motion. It combines stretching and sustained muscle contractions at the same time. The longer the contraction, the greater the eventual muscle gain.
  3. Janda sit ups is an easy men's gymnastics workout that starts out as a normal sit up with knees bent. Put a pull up bar, or a partner's hands, securely behind your bent knees. Push your feet into the ground and press back your calves against the bar. Do your regular sit up while you are in this contraction. This position stops your hips from doing the work, and transfers it to the lower abs and glutes.
  4. Russian twists are performed while in the middle of your crunch. You extend your arms out in front of you, and twist your body from side to side in this easy men's gymnastics workout. This gives you a fuller range of abdominal exercise in one fluid movement.
  5. Lying leg-thrust is an easy men's gymnastics workout that requires you to lay face up on the floor, and push your back down into the floor. There should be no space in between. Lift one, or two, legs up towards the ceiling. Keep your abs contracted, and your breath held. This gives a great deal of focus to the lower abs, glutes and legs.
Posted on: Mar. 09, 2011