Extreme Strength Through Gymnastics

[Broadsword2004]

http://www.beastskills.com/ - articles on developing gymnastic strength

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=512003 - interview with Christopher Sommers on gymnastic strength; long thread, too, with links to his famous "Building An Olympic Body Through Bodyweight Conditioning" article, as well as info on products and books and DVDs he is coming out with, also he tells how to develop a jumping pistol somewhere in the thread!

http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode3/229/ - the "Building An Olympic Body Through Bodyweight Conditioning" article - tells how to achieve the planche and front lever

http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do...ageNo=2#bottom - article on how to train for the gymnastics iron cross with dumbells by Christopher Sommers

http://www.ringtraining.com/ - affordable gymnastics rings you can buy; also they sell a Ring Training DVD

Neat Gymnastic Strength Moves:
Planche (looks like a regular pushup but with feet off the ground)

Lever Pullup (body is parallel with the ground while you're doing the pullup)

Iron Cross (considered one of the pinnacles of upper-body strength, but only average move for gymnasts)

Upside-Down Iron Cross (self-explanatory)

Maltese (sort of like a planche, but done on rings with arms straight out to sides; very difficult)

Muscle-Up (combo of pullup and dips put together)

One-Arm Lever Pullup (hahaha, do that in a gym to show how strong you are!)

Butterfly (a pullup, but with you elbows locked straight; just grab a pullup bar, and do a pullup with your elbows locked )

Other Neat Moves & Facts
Various Handstand Presses on Rings
Various Dips on Parallel Bars (probably could also be done on rings too)
Records for Consecutive Handstand Pushups done on parallel bars (i.e. full-range HSPUs): 163 (I think; if not, + or - a few)

If you get a woman to practice hardcore gymnastics with you (she'd do the female stuff), remind her that the word "gymnastics" is derived from the Greek word "gymnos," meaning "naked exercise"