How Gymnasts Build Huge Muscles (JACKED GYMNASTS!)

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Gymnasts are known for having ripped, muscular bodies (especially their upper body and arms). But what is the reason for this? In this video, I show you how to build muscle like a gymnast by copying the most important element of their training. Sure, there are many aspects of a good workout routine that goes into gymnastics, but in order to build muscle the fastest you need to incorporate something I call dynamic isometrics.

Prolonged, high level multi-muscle tension is a prerequisite of bodyweight muscle building. Gymnasts train with a significant amount of these types of movements and exercises in their programs, and it’s the reason that they are able to build such muscular bodies. I show you just two examples of combination movements that can be done to build muscle without needing any weights.

The first is the pulling combo that combines a front lever raise with an L-sit pullup and concludes with a L-twist in each direction for your abs and core. What makes this exercise difficult is not necessarily the individual components of the movement but the transition between them. Once you have that high degree of tension developed through your body, it is very demanding to refocus the attention to a different area of your body without letting the original movement completely fall apart.

Any gymnast worth their weight must have this level of command and strength to perform at a high level. Due to this however, they see very high levels of muscle overload and hence muscle growth. This occurs without needing any equipment or time spent in the gym lifting weights.

The next pushing combination is one that pairs up a chest dip with a plus position (that improves the strength of the entire shoulder girdle) and finishes with something we call the gymnast ab pike. This last portion of the exercise combo really hits your abs and obliques hard. The key again however is that the combination movement is much harder than any one component of it. And that my friend, is the key to taking your gains to another level.

You may be able to do 10 or 20 dips, but pairing them up with the other moves I show you here might limit that number to just 5 or 6. Is that bad? Not at all, especially when you consider that the level of tension and overload required to do those fewer reps is enormously beneficial to your ability to build muscle.

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What is it about a gymnasts workout routine that allows them to build so much muscle? See if you know before you watch.

A) Time Under Tension
B) Eccentric Loading
C) Bodyweight Training
D) Lack of Energy Leaks
E) All of the Above
F) None of the Above

athleanx
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All gymnast have great shoulder development.

dravenbbs
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I can deal with ads
I can deal with buffer
but when ads buffer
I suffer

jimmyfayad
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Well explained, I was always fascinated by how much muscle mass gymnasts carry on them. Thanks Jeff!

MarioTomicOfficial
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this stuff is the basis of my training. I started with basic calisthenics on upper body with pushups, pullups, and dips and used harder variations as they got easier. I have mad respect for gymnastics and all they do

chowdermarshmellows
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Jeff, you are missing something very very very important. Gymnasts mostly use rings. And rings are hard!!
If you can do lets say 15 dips on dip bars you will only do 5 on rings. Thats how hard they are. I know i am using them.

helmutschmutke
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Agree with you.!! I was in the best shape of my life when I was a construction landscaper and actually pushed myself through different movements of lifting pushing pulling. Getting a complete workout while working earning money. Bets of both worlds with no gym membership. Love your videos!

Cornuts
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when in 🚽
1) engage your core
2) retract scapula
REMEMBER PERFECT FORM!!

kichu
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probably the fact they train several hours a day doesnt hurt either

jlogan
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And Jeff again shows why he is superior to all other YouTube fitness channels with this 6 minute video. 😑

TraumaER
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Hi Jeff
my name's Joshua and I wanted to thank you for all the work you do! I know I'm not alone when I say this but without a doubt your program has completely changed my life and the way I look at fitness and health in general!! I've been training with your program for a few months and and it has positively affected every single other aspect of my life
so thanks again

lushaybouwer
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Jeff, this is a great video to break down the major differences between gymnastics and simple bodyweight training!
I don't practice gymnastics, but predominately train with gymnastic rings, and it all seems to make sense why the gains come as they do - with the connections of movements. Great video, favorite channel!

RetroRecipesKitchen
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Those movements you showed us, are not part of our training, nor are they hard. Muscular growth comes from all the things you say but you forgot to mention leverage loading. We dont really do dips. We dont really do bent arm exercises at all actually. Most of our exercises and ALL of our skills are based on straight arm strength. Thats where the growth comes from. Holding a load with your arm bent?? You wont grow. Eccentric? yeah maybe if the load is great enough, but an isometric hold at maximum load? Yes.

Example. A planche (which is a B level skill.. Means its 2nd easiest thing we do but its not really that easy) is basically a push up with your arms locked out and then your feet and legs off the ground. So you're basically suspending your entire bodyweight on your hands with your arms fully locked out. That engages your bicep to contract at its maximum to stop your elbow from hyperextending (breaking your elbow). So basically as an example, a 70kg human doing a planche will have about 35kgs of load on the bicep (add the extra from no leverage) at full extension rather than curled. The shoulders then are isometrically contracted to stabilise your arms and your core does the rest of the work. Look at gymnasts at elite level that will do a maltese on the rings ( even more load on the biceps) and have a look at their arms. MASSIVE. All from that kind of load.

sv.motorsports
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Ok Jeff you got me, Im buying athlean x. I cant think of a better coach in this god damn world.

Stockfish
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I just started the Gymnastics Bodies Fundamentals. Quite hard. I can totally understand how they get so strong, over years and years. But it seems that size will take a bit longer than with a traditional bodybuilding routine.

zackklapman
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Jeff you're the best. Thank you for all the knowledge that you put in every single video. Your channel is by far, the best one on Youtube.

lecks
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Hi Jeff don't know if you read this. Today in India we celebrate guru purnima. A day we say pay homage to our gurus. You have been a guru for me. Following 4 of your programs has changed my life. I always refer to you as my fitness guru. Thank you.

AshdinDoctorOrmax
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Is that why climbers have such incredible physiques? Time under tension + many compound movements utilizing a wide variety of muscle groups which attack the CNS spurring muscle development?

DelectableDays
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Wow! Started AX-Xero literally a week ago and was hoping to see more body-weight content on the main channel! Surprise surprise! Thanks!

jakeshortt
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This guy is great. Anyone know how his face looks like though? I've never seen it

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