Breaking Muscle

Breaking Muscle

Workouts

Gymnastics Workout: Cycle 3, Week 11, Day 5

Repetition is what makes a gymnast so good at their sport. The third cycle of Gymnastics Workouts focuses on repetitive skill work to help you achieve basic movements.

Chris Lofland

Written by Last updated on Oct 20, 2021

The third cycle of the Gymnastics Workouts will focus on progression with repetition. What makes a gymnast so good at their sport is repetition of skills. To become better and stronger at a particular skill, you need to work that skill on a regular basis. In this cycle we will be concentrating on a few skills that we will repeat every week.

Week 11, Day 5

5-8 x 1 Back Lever

3 Sets of:
1:00 Ring Plank Support
1:00 L-Sit

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.

View All Articles

woman lifting barbell

Be the smartest person in your gym

The Breaking Muscle newsletter is everything you need to know about strength in a 3 minute read.

I WANT IN!

Breaking Muscle is the fitness world’s preeminent destination for timely, high-quality information on exercise, fitness, health, and nutrition. Our audience encompasses the entire spectrum of the fitness community: consumers, aficionados, fitness professionals, and business owners. We seek to inform, educate and advocate for this community.

Follow Us