Jane, Ryan, Rochelle, Charity and I are all very excited to share out gymnastics knowledge with everyone. One of the most compelling points that Coach Tucker made was his reference to strength as the foundation of athleticism. Tucker's comment really echoed Mark Rippetoe's assertion that strength is the key to improving the 9 other recognized domains of physical fitness: cardiovascular respiratory endurance, power, speed, balance, coordination, stamina, flexibility, agility and accuracy. In other words, if you improve your strength all the other areas of fitness will also improve. To develop competence in the gymnastics movements athletes must develop a strong core. We can go back to our wheel analogy, with our trunk and torso being the hub of the wheel and our limbs the spokes. Strengthen the hub and you get a tighter unit as a whole. The olympic lifts and the slow power lifts are impossible without a strong core and core strength is the absolute foundation of gymnastics.
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