Gymnasts have the most upperbody strength

[anikey]

I'd like to see a powerlifter try this :P

[user17220944]

I think so too....where the **** do I learn that ****

[Daegus]

Amazing body control.

[BEhave]

Originally Posted by anikey

I'd like to see a powerlifter try this :P

and i'd like to see the guys in the vid bench 600lbs raw.

yea their strong compared to their body, and they can do things that barely anybody can, but to even compare them to a powerlifter is just wrong. its obvious that they train specifically to do this kind of stuff

[Kylex2]

WOW.

So much ****ing core strength and uper body strenght.

[anikey]

Originally Posted by BEhave

and i'd like to see the guys in the vid bench 600lbs raw.

yea their strong compared to their body, and they can do things that barely anybody can, but to even compare them to a powerlifter is just wrong. its obvious that they train specifically to do this kind of stuff

You might REALLY be surprised.. it's not just their muscle. Their tendons and ligaments are also used to ridiculous amounts of stress.

[TheClips]

Originally Posted by BEhave

and i'd like to see the guys in the vid bench 600lbs raw.

yea their strong compared to their body, and they can do things that barely anybody can, but to even compare them to a powerlifter is just wrong. its obvious that they train specifically to do this kind of stuff

Actually, they are amazingly strong too. I couldn't point you to the study, but one was done where they tested like, little gymnast boys (no homo) doing weighted pullups (which they never did) and they ended up doing an incredible amount of weight.

Not only do they have endurance, but incredible strength.

[anikey]

PLUS, they don't use weights as part of their normal workouts. All bodyweight exercises.

[anikey]

Check this article out:

T-Nation: That's impressive. I've heard stories that these athletes can lift a surprising amount of weight in the deadlift and other lifts, even though they never train these lifts. Is that true? And if it is, how's that possible?



One of my student?s, JJ Gregory, far exceeded my own modest accomplishments. On his first day of high school weight lifting, JJ pulled a nearly triple bodyweight deadlift with 400 pounds at a bodyweight of 135 ...

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=512003v

[GSOT]

Damn that is very impressive, their core strength is insane.

[hdh]

they are stronger than you think. There was a guy who tested a lot of gymnasts and found them stronger than weight lifters who have been training the same amount of time, even though they only use body weight and for a lot of training hold certain positions.

[135bench]

the video isnt working

[dazzlepecs]

rofl i just tried to do one of those planche pushups



i would love to be able to do them but maybe they are impossible to balance if you are >140lbs ??

[psamty]

The video wasn't working, here's another link

[BobDaNob]

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...what the fuck was that guy doing sideways on that pole? Lateral pullups? Holy ****...I can't even imagine how strong you would have to be to do that. And that stuff at the end on that rope? My gods, I would have at least dislocated my arm.

*note to self: don't screw with a gymnast, he will fuck you up*

[SliCed_and_DiCed]

Originally Posted by BobDaNob

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...what the fuck was that guy doing sideways on that pole? Lateral pullups? Holy ****...I can't even imagine how strong you would have to be to do that. And that stuff at the end on that rope? My gods, I would have at least dislocated my arm.

*note to self: don't screw with a gymnast, he will fuck you up*

Incorrect last statement. He has strength. That does not correlate to fighting ability. I would like to see a gymnast take out even a C- level mixed martial arts fighter or brazillian jujitsu practitioner.

However, their athletic ability should be commended, and their discipline certainly pays off. I want a gymnast wife. Imagine the sex positions?

[kooldude]

Gymnasts never lift? How do you get the size from just bodyweight exercises?

[135bench]

Originally Posted by kooldude

Gymnasts never lift? How do you get the size from just bodyweight exercises?

they arent THAT big, theyre full and cut

[88shane04]

Originally Posted by SliCed_and_DiCed

Incorrect last statement. He has strength. That does not correlate to fighting ability. I would like to see a gymnast take out even a C- level mixed martial arts fighter or brazillian jujitsu practitioner.

However, their athletic ability should be commended, and their discipline certainly pays off. I want a gymnast wife. Imagine the sex positions?

Yeah but take a guy with strength like that and train him in MMA **** it almost makes me want to stop lifting heavy and do bw lifts for MMA.

[BobDaNob]

I would still not want one of those guys to get his hands on me, because I'm pretty sure if he did it wouldn't go in my favor. LOL

Imagine how good one of these guys could be with submission holds on the ground? If he were properly trained he would be unstoppable.

[135bench]

Originally Posted by BobDaNob

I would still not want one of those guys to get his hands on me, because I'm pretty sure if he did it wouldn't go in my favor. LOL

Imagine how good one of these guys could be with submission holds on the ground? If he were properly trained he would be unstoppable.

or imagine him doing flying scissor flip 180 kicks to yo face son!

[stealth_swimmer]

Originally Posted by TheClips

Actually, they are amazingly strong too. I couldn't point you to the study, but one was done where they tested like, little gymnast boys (no homo) doing weighted pullups (which they never did) and they ended up doing an incredible amount of weight.

Not only do they have endurance, but incredible strength.

Did they match the total weight being pulled by someone bigger who does pullups?

I'm not saying they're not strong, they're obviously strong, I'm just curious.

[.ridiculous]

[135bench]

Originally Posted by stealth_swimmer

Did they match the total weight being pulled by someone bigger who does pullups?

youre fat please leave this site

[Jungle]

kyle shewfelt

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[stealth_swimmer]

Originally Posted by 135bench

youre fat please leave this site

why should I leave cus I'm fat? Doesn't that mean that I have MORE reason to be here than people who are in shape?

[Orpheus333]

wtf is with the bond music?

[AJbuilder]

There are different kinds of strength; limit(absolute) strength, maximal strength, speed strength, explosive strength, anaerobic strength endurace.

You can't compare olympic lifters, powerlifters, and gymnasts to see which would have greater "strength" because each trains specifically to certain skill movements, which utilizes different strength qualities.

[tylerdurden81]

I was in gymnastics for 9 years. I trained 5 days a week for 3 hours a day straight for those 9 years. I could do all those things in those videos when I was training. Its not as hard as it looks, a lot of it is balancing your bodyweight and using your arms to lock out. Not to take anything away from it though, I can't do any of it now.

[ze all knowing]

you'll rarely find anyone over 160lbs doing that ****


the leverages just get impossible to work with