![]() (WATCH: 38 moves to crush your core) How to build a body like a gymnastīouncing around on a trampoline will help develop lower-body power and core strength, but it’s a good idea to condition your body in other ways before you start hitting the equipment. Whatever you choose, you're going to need one thing: strength. Perhaps trampolining is your thing, or maybe artistic, tumbling or even rhythmic (that’s the one with ribbons). Once you’ve found your club – the next step is to choose a discipline. The club finder on will help your find your nearest one, wherever you are in the UK. In the same way that you’d be on the hunt for a gym, it’s paramount to pick the right gymnastic club for you. (Related: The 10 best bodyweight moves) Join a club and find your discipline ![]() In short, to become a gymnast is to become a bodyweight pro. Train hard and you’ll develop all-round mobility and pack on some serious muscle. Inspired to give gymnastics a go? You should be. Of course, Olympic veteran Louis Smith was there and won a silver medal on the pommel horse. Max Whitlock led the charge, bringing home a pair of gold medals in the men’s pommel horse and floor exercise and another bronze in individual routines. In Rio 2016, Team GB scopped up a haul of 67 medals (second only to the US), with part of the success at the summer games in gymnastics, one of the oldest, toughest and downright impressive disciplines, and one that contributed nearly 10% to this total count. If, for whatever reason, you missed Rio 2016, then you were also absent on witnessing one of Team GB’s greatest Olympics. ![]() Full ring muscle-ups? That's more like it, and we don't blame you for being inspired. Victory lies in the balance, but one thing is certain: these athletes are harnessing unbeatable strength with full-body muscle to match. In the gymnastics world, all eyes are currently on Montreal, where Team GB's Max Whitlock, Courtney Tulloch and Nile Wilson are doing battle with the world's best gymnasts.
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