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The Reverse Hyperextension Elbow Lever: Strength with Full Range of Motion

September 21, 2013 by Mike Fitch 7 Comments

Mike Fitch Hand Balancing Cinque Terre

The Reverse Hyperextension Elbow Lever is another great bodyweight training exercise that can be performed anywhere without any equipment, which is why I chose it for this week’s tutorial to post while I’m traveling. The exercise itself is a great combination move that increases the intensity and complexity of each individual component when they are […]

Filed Under: Exercise Tutorial, Gymnastics, Hand Balancing, Trunk Tagged With: Arms, Lever, trunk

The Flexed Roll: Roll Your Way to a Stronger Core!

August 5, 2013 by Mike Fitch 8 Comments

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The Flexed Roll is a great way to build a foundation for performing a solid roll, an incredibly useful maneuver that crosses many bodyweight disciplines. While creating the GBT and Animal Flow systems, I was inspired by many different disciplines like Parkour, Gymnastics and Break Dancing. As a student of these different avenues of self […]

Filed Under: Exercise Tutorial, Gymnastics, Instructional, Parkour, Quadraped - Animal Flow, Trunk Tagged With: Abs, core, Flex Roll, Roll, trunk

Parallel Bars: From L-Sits to Tucks and Presses and More!

October 23, 2012 by Mike Fitch 6 Comments

Global Bodyweight Training - Alan Valdes parallel bars

Parallel bars are an awesome bodyweight training tool for practicing your hand balancing, and this week we’ve got two incredible exercises for you to try out: the L-Sit to High Hip Tuck; and the L-Sit to Straddle Press-Up Handstand. Whether you are a gymnast, bar athlete or general bodyweight enthusiast, Parallels are an excellent place […]

Filed Under: Bars, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Gymnastics, Hand Balancing, Instructional, Trunk, Vertical Push Patterns Tagged With: handstand press, high tuck, l-sit, parallel bars, straddle handstand, valdes

The Archer Push-Up: You’ll Love This Variation!

August 1, 2012 by Mike Fitch 11 Comments

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This week’s exercise brings us back to a Horizontal “Pushing” Pattern (ie Push-Up category): The Archer Push-Up, which is a great total body exercise that is also helpful for training for a Single-Arm Push-Up. In most cases if I asked someone to get down and perform a Single-Arm Push-Up (SAPU), what I usually see is […]

Filed Under: Articles, Exercise Tutorial, Features, Horizontal Push Patterns, Instructional, Trunk Tagged With: archer, push up, single-arm, trunk

Static Frog with Back Extension: Turning a Classic Exercise Upside Down

May 8, 2012 by Mike Fitch 4 Comments

Global Bodyweight Training - Mike Fitch

Hand balancing is an incredible practice and a huge part of bodyweight training. Not only is the work great for increasing your shoulder girdle stabilization, but it can also be a killer way to challenge your entire body and improve your neuromuscular connectivity. And, way beyond your basic handstands, the opportunities to challenge your strength, […]

Filed Under: Exercise Tutorial, Features, Hand Balancing, Instructional, Trunk Tagged With: back extension, frog, hand balance, hip extension

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