Gymnastics Strength and Flexibility Training - Nathan Comber

Check out my new strength video here!! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8KBIynvpUg

Thanks :)

As a lot of you already know, when it gets too cold and dark to train outside; i turn my focuses to gymnastics conditioning, namely strength and flexibilty training. This video shows what I have been working on, I am quite pleased as over the last few months I have learned several new presses to handstand, a few new bar moves and i think improved my strength particularly in my upper body. This video also has some basic backbending which is something I definately think will be beneficial to my training.

I do some weight training too but obviously that wouldn't make much of a video. And yes, I could lose more fat but I do very little cardio and don't control my diet particularly closely.

Moves list:

Russian lever / V sit
Over japana/pancake stretch
Explosive chin ups to switch grip X4
'Frog balance' press to handstand
Swimthrough
Bridge kickover
Headstand press to handstand
1 handed press up (R)
1 handed press up (L)
Negative muscle up to upwards circle
Handstand to half lever/L sit
Wide arm/japanese handstand (against wall)
Tucked planche
Handstand lower to front through planche (bent legs)
Split press to handstand
Negative straight body pull
Advanced tuck back lever
Tucked front lever pull ups (X3)
Handstand press ups (X2)(bent legs)
Handstand straddle lower and straddle press up to handstand
Advanced tuck front lever
L pull up (X3)
Wide arm press handstand progression
German hang, pull back through inverted to L
Front lever, 1 leg extended; switch
Fall to bridge, stand
Backbend in handstand
Backbend (straight legs)
Backbend on fore arms
Splits (L)
Splits (R)
Side splits
Over splits (L)
1 leg squat (L)
1 leg squat (R)
'Ice cream maker' front lever pulls
Russian lever (V) lower to half lever (L)
Straddle lever press to handstand
Back lever

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Sports

Tags:

• gymnastics
• strength
• flexibilty
• contortion
• splits
• backbending
• stretch
• press
• push
• up
• chin
• pull
• front
• back
• lever
• handstand

[maternalbanjo]

that was really good... once i muted it.

[natcomber13]

@maternalbanjo hahah..good one, some people like 50 cents music though

[macvaxx]

I need a tip.

First of all, this is a very good video, and you'r pretty good. But what I'm interested in is how do you get to a stage where you can do a bridge from stand.

[natcomber13]

@macvaxx Practice doing it so that you lower your hands down onto a raised surface, and then work it down toward the floor

[macvaxx]

@natcomber13 Ok, thanks a lot man, oh and I'm also interested, since one girl told me it'd be good to do it from seiza, or kneeling stance at the beginning, should I do it, or would that in any way ruin it for me?

Just curious. :)

[natcomber13]

@macvaxx personally, i wouldn't bother, I've never done that, but I guess everyone is different :)

[natcomber13]

@sk8forever1995 what the fuck? why do people think it's impossible to be flexible and have testicles simultaneously?! It's so fucking stupid, believe me, I 'store' them in the normal place

[galoblue]

@natcomber13 then how did you get so flexible?

[DangerBrooks]

17 years old. born so tense and stiff that I could touch my toes until I was like 14, and that was after I did swimming and had to really warm up. any ideas on how to get anywhere near what you do?

[Daltonator87]

@swoleneck Actually most gymnasts have incredible leg strength.

[Hisoka365]

Bro you got good man!