Building the Gymnastic Body
Publisher: Christopher Sommer | ISBN: 9780982125304 | edition 2008 | PDF | 212 pages | 12 mb

We have all seen them on television during the Olympics; these massive powerful men performing amazing skills with ease and grace. Watching them perform, the question inevitably arises - are they as powerful as they appear to be? And the answer quite simply is - yes. What will probably be even more surprising to you is that they build their strength and physiques almost entirely with various bodyweight exercises. There are of course some supplemental exercises where weights are utilized (i.e. weighted leg lifts), however the central premise remains; these amazing athletes have built the vast majority of their strength and power through the use of bodyweight conditioning...