In September me and a friend from gymnastics set ourselves a challenge to get a straddle planche down. This is no easy feat, the straddle planche is only slightly more achievable than a full planche, but it was a good target and would leave us with an easy test at the end of the… Continue reading The Planche Challenge – Results And More Planche Training Tips
Learning the planche is not easy. There are a lot of elements of training that need to be covered for you to be able to pull it off. In doing my planche challenge over the last month, I have had a lot of little revelations on how to master the planche without injuring yourself… Continue reading The Planche Challenge – 10 Training Tips To Master The Planche
Here is the final installment of my planche progression exercises, these are the most advanced exercises in the series so make sure you have worked through the other two before you try any of these exercises. You can find Part 1 and Part 2 here, and more about the Planche Challenge here. Planche Progression… Continue reading How To Planche – Planche Progression Exercises – Part 3
This month I have been doing my planche challenge, a race to the planche against some friends I do gymnastics with. You can get a bit more out on the planche challenge here. In the last post I went over a few exercises that will help you with your planche progression. These are all exercises… Continue reading How To Planche – Planche Progression Exercises – Part 2
If you have never seen a full planche, it is difficult to imagine the amount of strength involved in executing it. The Planche is essentially a horizontal handstand, like a press up but with your feet off the floor, so you are holding yourself up on your hands alone. Trust me when I… Continue reading How To Planche – Planche Progression Exercises – Part 1
In a lot of the calisthenics exercises you need to use straight or locked arms. It is really really important you develop this locked arm strength as you progress or you will find it very difficult to develop it later on. When you are training things like L Sits, Leg Raises, Levers and… Continue reading The Importance Of Developing Locked Arm Strength
Last night I was training for an up and coming gymnastics competition I have decided to compete in – despite having done gymnastics less than a year. One of the more experienced guys had come back after a few weeks off and he was telling me about his new training targets, mastering the… Continue reading The Planche Challenge – How I Plan On Beating My Gymnastics Friends To Planche
