This week is the first of three weeks from gymnastics coach Roger Harrell. Roger is the Co-Founder of The Cave/CrossFit Marin and a former competitive gymnast. Roger is an expert at teaching gymnastics to non-gymnasts, so if you’re thinking of making progress on your gymnastics skills these are perfect workouts for you.
To learn more about Roger, read our feature interview:
Part 1 – Gymnastics for Adults
Notes:
Warm up activities are to be performed at a level that is appropriate for you. No warm up movements should be strenuous. Be sure to scale appropriately. 5-15 minutes of stretching following each session is expected.
For a guide to stretching visit Drill and Skills: Stretching.
Week 1 – Day 4
Warm up:
20 Handstand shoulder touches (place feet on a block and pike if needing to scale)
3X
10 Push ups
Skill Work:
Workout
“Gymnastics Cindy”
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 Pull up
10 Push up
15 V-ups