How To Use Rings For Bigger Muscles

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How to learn gymnastic rings for beginners. Having a foundation of bodyweight exercise is recommended. People should be comfortable doing calisthenics movements before starting rings. Be consistent and mindful of progression when following this tutorial.

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[DevinsCalisthenics]

I love the humbling effect of the rings! Seeing progress on rings is so satisfying

[HigkeyRegarded]

I'm a big dude. 6'4, 275lbs-300lbs. When covid hit rings have been a blessing for me. Couldn't even do 1 ring push up. Now I'm dishing out 6-8 reps a set and it definitely shows. Ring pike push ups are another one of my favs.

[SaturnoMovement]

Loved this Ring segment . The explanation on the topic was brilliant. You are doing an excellent job with the Podcasts.👌 - Yassir

[HopsterZz]

I never thought i would see Alex talking with Fitnessfaqs, two freaking legends

[anthonycraig]

The over acting on the rings shake, use to be me. 😂

[Mysticfateee]

You're absolutely right about locking out on rings being so difficult. I'd consider myself pretty good at the basic body weight exercises and finally tried out rings for the first time, i tried dips first and oh god i dropped like a rock and i couldn't even lock out on my first two reps that ended up more like half reps.

[Chesteritea]

I really need this, I bought it and it arrived today

[FilipM]

Triceps extensions are so good I agree

[LetholdusKaspyr]

I watch both channels, so this is a treat. It also reminds me of the Bioneer's topic from yesterday - building more complete strength by introducing uncertain conditions into your training. I'm still working up to rings, personally, but I'm looking forward to it.

[e.douglasbrown]

Before I couldn't do dips because of right felt pain. Used rings for stability, no dipping or movement, and after a while my shoulder pain went away and now dips are no problem....and I'm turning 62 soon

[JorgeMP]

"For Hypertrophy, good. For strength, not so good". "Stable transfers to stable".

Hmmm... I'm not sure I would agree with you there. I've been training with rings for 2 years now, and the dynamic stabilization component that it provides has done wonders in terms of teaching my body how to stabilize every cm of it when training either for Hypertrophy, strength or skills. For example, after 6 months of training with rings, my Scapula and the muscles surrounding the area had become much more stronger than they were before to transfer them to skill training like the planche. It was WAY easier for me to nail the bent arm straddle planche, the Mechanical Advantage Planche Push-Up (MAPPU), and the frog planche, all on the floor. This was after doing push Ups and dips for 2-4 reps in a regular training program.

Okay, a couple disclaimers before moving on:

1- While it is true that I had trained for the planche in the past (meaning in 2017 and then in 2019), the training was not consistent and I would quickly switch to other exercises and forgetting about the planche. So, I was back to training it in 2021, the same year that I bought rings. It was after training consistently with the rings that my planche journey became much easier than before.

2- 2019 was the first year where I would train for the planche with a little bit (just a little bit) of consistency. However, like I said previously, I would quickly switch to other exercises that don't have anything in common with the planche, like the one-arm bodyrow or the Dragon Flag, for example, and completely forgetting about the planche, to the point that even the easiest Pseudo-planche Push up hold would be quite hard for me (with proper technique of course).

3- Of course, when training for skills like the planche or front lever on fixed surfaces, the level of strength and stability required is already demanding enough to find yourself devoted to training it consistently while you slowly climb your way up there. When it comes to the same skills on unstable surfaces (like rings), the demand is even greater, BUT with a high chance of transferability to the fixed surface strength.

So, in summary. To me, rings have helped me to transfer ALL my strength gains (both relative and absolute) from unstable to stable because of the dynamic stabilization component and the high degree of body awareness that I have learned to acquire thanks to this. If anyone has experienced something different that's fine as well, but for me I would say that rings have been the best investment in training equipment that I have ever made, and my gains skyrocketed after half a year of training with them.

[mathusq]

cut together very nicely, this was great

[egeabali]

Man I learn something new every time I watch your videos. Gonna implement locking my elbows to my ring dips

[Nic-San]

Rings are by far the best thing you can buy for calesthenics. Once you start working out with them you get addicted to them

[LucidStrike]

What about the fact that rings train stability which is the foundation of strength? 'Can't fire a cannon from a canoe' kind of thing.

[DylanRotich]

Interesting that rings doesn't necessarily correlate to strength training as well as straight bar. I would have assumed because rings are so difficult. A weighted exercise on the rings would translate to much greater strength than the same weight on stable surface.

[rickyspanish]

The video I NEEDED! Thank you guys for your work and effort you put into your videos! Best of Luck!

[isaiahadams]

I remember my first workout on the rings, i was barley able to do ring dips but could do ring pullups and pushups, i was so so the next day it wasnt even funny, very beneficial very humbling

[ricosea]

So much love Rings wish can put one at home, mostly exersice outside home is very fun and entertain indeed.