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@kimbrown Yeah man 5 years is a long time. During that time I didn’t know how to train properly and I was very weak in the elbows. If I trained smarter it probably would have been quicker- but to each his own I guess. Sounds like you are super close as well, hope you achieve it soon !!

@isitok Yeah I mean go for it more often if you feel you can, but remember that when you go to the gym you don’t always want to test your max, you want to train so that you can improve your max. Eventually a cross won’t be your max and you can up the attempt frequency :)

@cultivar Haha yup you might be able to recognise his voice saying “yeah Boi” in the background !!!

@beastnate123 Haha not at all man! Still got a while to go before I get those. Having said that I would say I have a reasonable base- front lever, back level, 2 minute handstand, tuck Planche on rings,

@caddi27 Iron cross block pulls are when you set up a block Underneath the rings, put your feet on them and do iron crosses with your feet on the block in a l sit manner. It reduces a weight of a full cross but simulates the feeling at the bottom ! :)

@believerscafe Hmmm not sure man, probably go to the physio? He might be able to prescribe some corrective exercises. Otherwise probably just rest it and focus on other things while you heal:)

@von20207777 Yeah I was quite shaky wasn’t I!! I didn’t even notice until I reviewed the footage. Hopefully I can be less shaky in the future. Next goal is to master iron cross and move to Maltese. I’m 172 cm and 72 kg :)

@cchloetthompson I’m glad my story could motivate you !! Keep training hard mate!

@pistolpete9 Well I started off at a local ymca and then I joined the university adults squad. But for rings you don’t need a gymnastics gym just need a pair of rings and a tree! Good luck with training man!

@reina85 Hmmm well I just went online and tried to find places that offered open sessions. Most gymnastics gyms will offer open sessions as a way to make money while the kids are in school. I think that private lessons would be okay but probably a bit too expensive for a beginner. For beginners...

@thomaslowrens For sure man, I’ll put an edit in the comment section soon outlining my training methods. Thanks for the positivity!

@donttakesixes Yup so I’ve exhaustively studied this topic due to my hyper flexible elbows. I’ve come to the conclusion that the safest thing for me to do is to point the elbow out down towards the ground so the force is bending the elbow back ( is that makes sense). In my opinion I don’t think...

@thomaslowrens Sure thing mate, body info incoming

@ayeesha Sticking point was definitely my weak elbows that hyper extend an awefully long way. Had to progress very slowly and it took years for the elbows to be able to withstand the pressure of the full cross. Even now it’s quite uncomfortable. going slow and being smart are the defining the...

Guys, today I achieved the iron cross- something I’ve been training ever since I started gymnastics as an adult 5 years ago. After I did it I felt almost sick with the emotion that rode over me and I cried a little. I’m just so proud and I wanted to share my excitement with all of you. Moments...