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Summary: In gymnastics, the straddle press and man-up press are conditioning exercises that build strength. Find out more about gymnastic conditioning with tips from a professional gymnastics coach in this free video on gymnastics.
Yin Eloy Alvarez is a professional gymnastics coach who opened Universal Gymnastics located in Miami, Florida in 1995 with the intent of training internationally competitive gymnasts....read more
"In this clip we're going to talking about conditioning in gymnastics. Conditioning in gymnastics is very, very, very important. This is a sport which most of the skills coming from your body and then your body needs to be strong. We going to have two skills, they both coming from the same family, they both using different strengths. Here we have the Straddle Press. And here we have Man Up Press. Both of skills need a lot of practice."
eHow Article: Conditioning for a Gymnast