Maybe you’re not convinced that it’s possible to get strong and capable using just your bodyweight. But if you’ve been searching for sustainable fitness that builds real strength, mobility, and full-body control, you’ve come to the right place.

At Kazam Gymnastics, we specialize in Gymnastics Strength Training (GST), a system of bodyweight and calisthenics-based training that develops strength and skill through movement. It’s the foundation of everything we do and what makes adult gymnastics so unique and empowering.

GST helps you build a body that feels strong, moves freely, and can do awesome things, like handstands, ring muscle-ups, and tumbling skills, while keeping you healthy and active for years to come.

The Foundation: Mastering Your Body

Before you can perform higher-level gymnastics skills, you have to learn how to master your own body. That’s what GST is all about.

By training bodyweight movements through their full range of motion, you build a strong, stable foundation that transfers to everything: gymnastics skills, rock climbing, martial arts, or just feeling great in daily life.

Gymnastics Strength Training develops:

Strength: pushing, pulling, squatting, and holding your own body in space.
Mobility: moving joints through full ranges to prevent stiffness and injury.
Control: balancing, stabilizing, and coordinating complex movements.

Unlike most fitness programs that chase the “runner’s high,” GST requires mindfulness and presence. It’s not just training, it’s learning how to use your body better.

The Two Pillars: Strength & Skill

Gymnastics training is built on two pillars that complement each other:

1. Skill Work
This is where you learn coordination and control. Think handstands, crow pose, elbow lever, and rolls. Skill work doesn’t need to leave you sweaty; it’s about precision, balance, and awareness.

2. Strength Work
This is where we build the engine. Movements like push-ups, dips, chin-ups, rope climbs, squats, and hollow body holds develop real full-body strength and mastery. Instead of adding weight to a bar or machine, we adjust your body’s position and leverage, making your own body weight the resistance.

Over time, as you get stronger, what was once “strength work” becomes “skill work.” That’s progression.

The Building Blocks of Strength

To keep your body balanced, GST trains all angles and patterns of movement:

Horizontal Push: Push-ups, planche progressions
Vertical Push: Dips, handstand push-ups
Horizontal Pull: Rows, front lever work
Vertical Pull: Chin-ups, pull-ups, rope climbs
Lower Body: Squats, lunges, deadlifts
Core: Hollow body holds, L-sits, hanging leg raises

This approach ensures that no area is left behind. You build balanced strength, healthy shoulders and hips, and a rock-solid core, the center of everything we do.

Safe, Scalable, and Sustainable

One of the best parts of bodyweight training is that it’s adaptable to everyone. Every movement can be scaled to your current ability and progressed as you improve. You can adjust difficulty with angles, holds, or tempo. Our coaches teach proper form and progressions so you move safely. It builds intensity without unnecessary strain or risk of injury.

As your technique and control improve, you earn your next progression, one step at a time.

Core Strength That Translates Everywhere

A strong core isn’t just about visible abs; it’s about stability, posture, and power throughout the entire body. Gymnastics doesn’t lie; you’re guaranteed to work out your entire body

Every gymnastics movement starts from the core, which is why we train it 360°: abs, obliques, glutes, hip flexors, and lower back. Even when you’re not doing a “core class,” your trunk is constantly being challenged during handstands, pull-ups, squats, and more. This type of integrated core strength makes your entire body work as one unit.

Moving With Freedom

Life isn’t meant to be lived in rigid, robotic movements. GST helps you develop fluidity, balance, and active mobility, the kind of strength that lets you play again.

Our members often describe the feeling as aging well and moving better than ever before. They rediscover the joy of movement, like the first time you learned to swing, jump, or balance as a kid.

Why We Love It

Full-body strength, core, and mobility in one program.
Builds skills like handstands, shoulderstands, ring muscle-ups, and pistol squats.
Balances your body and prevents injury.
Translates to gymnastics skills, every sport, and daily activity.
Keeps you moving well for life.

And while bodyweight training is our foundation, we also use barbells, dumbbells, and other tools to supplement and support your progress. Let’s not discount weight training; it’s important for building resiliency and reinforcing the strength you develop through gymnastics.

At Kazam Gymnastics, we believe it’s never too late to be awesome, and Gymnastics Strength Training is where that journey begins.

Ready to Rediscover Movement?

Book your Free Kazam Intro Session today and learn how to train like a gymnast, no matter your starting point.

Or drop into one of our Beginner Strength or Handstand Classes and rediscover the joy of moving like a kid: strong, playful, and confident in your body.

Why Gymnastics Strength Training is the Smartest Workout You’ll Ever Do