Ring Fraternity Forum

What goals did you get?

How did you go Brian?

Just food for thought...I would bet my plastic rings to last me a lifetime.

I'm in a meeting with fellow Ring Frats and they deem wooden rings more grippy without chalk than plastic rings and more authentic.

Welcome Mike! Can we see some of your comp footage?

Nice work! The straddle front lever varies in difficulty for each person because the more flexible you are the less weight is out in front of you. As an additional progression you can gradually straighten the legs from the advanced tuck position.

Mike is right, plastic rings don't hold chalk well at all but that may not be an issue to some. The benefits are that they're cheap and you can work around the chalk issue. I own a plastic pair and I sand paper them and then use chalk to help it stick. I paid $60AUD for my plastic rings (carbonate r...

It's not like it's punishable by death but generally no, you wouldn't wear gloves. If your grip is letting you down, train your grip. Some good ways to train grip are rope climbs or pull-ups with a towel.

I think the main thing for beginners to look out for with bodyweight training (particularly straight arm work) is tendonitis. In daily life, you don't put as much strain on your tendons compared to what is demanded through bodyweight training, so in the beginning you're VERY likely to develop tendon...

At the moment I use the bar for OAC training and some front lever stuff but once I can perform those skills on the bar I'll take it to the rings and not look back.

I train on high bar but that's not really a strength-based apparatus.

Haha, Spidey might have some tips, we will see. The tuck hold is a prerequisite to the l-sit. Train holding a tuck. The l-sit is when your legs are at a 90 degree angle to your body. Progress from the tuck hold to an l-sit only with a larger angle like 120 degrees and gradually decrease the angle. D...