Today we were starting to go through our things in the apartment in preparation for our big move that is coming up next month. It’s amazing how much stuff you can collect without even realizing it. I found this box of gymnastic rings that I bought way back in the spring. They never made it our of the box and I completely forgot about them until today when I was cleaning up.
We took them to the park by the river and Frederick threw them over a tree branch and set them up. Figuring out how the simple buckle and strap worked took our combined brain power 10 minutes but after that it was clear sailing.There are a lot of different exercises that you can do with this equipment, but today we were just having some fun playing around.
I discovered that pull ups on the rings are much more challenging than on the chin up bar (especially if you are not used to it).
Playing around on the rings got me hooked, and I can’t wait to put together a basic workout routine using this equipment. These rings are light and very portable so they are definitely coming with us unlike most of our other equipment that we have to get rid of.
Let me know if you guys have any experience with gymnastic rings and if you know some cool exercises that I could try.
Best,
Zuzana.
great site!
one exercise for rings starts in the upright hanging position. With your feet together and without using your arms to pull you up, raise your legs and hips infront of you until your upsidedown in a pike position. Just getting to this position in a controled manner can be tough for a beginner, but if you want to take it one step further you can continue rotating ‘slowly’ in the same direction until your body is fully extended and you are in the upright hanging position once again; the only difference being your hands are inverted. From this position try to reverse what you just did. If you can do it once, try for a second rep.
things to keep in mind: don’t swing, its all about control. Also, i’m not sure shoulder injuries go well with ring exercises. just a thought.
keep up the good work.