Welcome to the Get Fit Guys, quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield. I'm the Get Fit Guy, and in today's episode, you're going to learn

how to get the body of a gymnast. I was recently reading a new book by Tim Ferriss called Tools of Titans.

I actually reviewed that book over on my website at Ben Greenfield Fitness.com, and I'll link to that

in the show notes for this episode, episode number 319 at quick and dirty tips.com, along with

everything else that I talk about in today's show.

Now, in that episode, Tim describes how his biceps strength and size, his core stability,

his mobility, his explosiveness, all of it notably increased the past year

via the use of a strategy called Gymnist Strong from gymnastics coach Chris Summer of GymnasticsBodies.com. Well, it's certainly been a little while since I've written about Chris Sommer of gymnasticsbodies.com.

Well, it's certainly been a little while since I've written about the benefits of gymnastics training

or talked about them here on the Get Fit Guys show.

My first foray into exploring this style of training was something I talked about

when I discussed how to get the abs of an Olympian.

But Tim's experience actually inspired me to incorporate just a bit more gymnastics-style training into my own routine this 2017.

So in this episode, I'm getting help you discover exactly why you should train like a gymnast, how to get the body of a gymnast, and some sample gymnastics routines for things like a handstand and a muscle up.

So first, let's look at this,

why you should train like a gymnast in the first place. Well, every four years, fitness enthusiasts around

the world have a chance to marvel at the impressive physiques of the gymnasts competing in the Olympics.

The males have huge muscular arms and broad shoulders, V-shaped waist, and extremely developed

glutes, while the females are lean and strong with tiny waist and tight buns, V-shaped waist, and extremely developed glutes, while the females are

lean and strong with tiny waist and tight buns, and both sexes demonstrate impressive feats of not

just strength, but also balance, coordination, and extreme amounts of mobility and flexibility.

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