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Gymnastics Training: Foundational Movements, Roll Variations, and Handstands

Cycle five of the gymnastics workouts program focuses on more traditional strength-style training.

Chris Lofland

Written by Chris Lofland Last updated on Oct 25, 2022

This cycle of the gymnastics workout program focuses on more traditional style strength training. Training sessions will typically be circuits of skills built in previous cycles.

Cycle five will also build some foundational movements in gymnastics such as roll variations and handstand variations. Scale them appropriately to your skill level and work on these skills for 10-20 minutes when they come up.

This cycle of the gymnastics workout program focuses on more traditional style strength training. Training sessions will typically be circuits of skills built in previous cycles.

Cycle five will also build some foundational movements in gymnastics such as roll variations and handstand variations. Scale them appropriately to your skill level and work on these skills for 10-20 minutes when they come up.

Click here to download the complete twelve week program.

GYMNASTICS WORKOUTS: CYCLE 5, WEEK 1

For more videos of the movements in these workouts, visit the Breaking Muscle Youtube channel and the CrossFit EST Youtube channel.

DAY 1

5 sets for quality:

  • Chin up pull over x3
  • Hollow body ring push up x10
  • High box jump x10

DAY 2

3 sets of:

  • Bridge up and hold for 3 seconds x5
  • 30seconds left split
  • 30s right split
  • 30s pancake

DAY 3

Roll variations, 10-20 minutes:

  • Forward roll
  • Back roll
  • Handstand forward roll
  • Back extension roll

DAY 4

3 sets of:

  • Skin the cat x3
  • 30s each leg – hip/quad stretch
  • 30s pike stretch
Skin the Cat

DAY 5

Lever variations, 10-20 minutes:

  • Front lever
  • Back lever
  • Planche work
Banded Planche

5 sets for quality:

  • Strict muscle ups x2-5
  • Right leg raises x5
  • Left leg raises x5
Muscle Up

Click here to download the complete twelve week program.

Chris Lofland

About Chris Lofland

Chris Lofland coached and competed in the sport of gymnastics for over a decade. In 2007 he became a CrossFit coach and began coaching the CrossFit Gymnastics certifications. Since then, Chris has started his own seminar series covering gymnastics, weightlifting, and general movement. In 2016, he opened up BlueWave Fitness in Fort Worth, TX, where he coaches general fitness, performance fitness, weightlifting, and competitive Crossfit athletes.

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