Get Gymnast Fit
█ Gymnastics-based training for better strength, mobility, and flexibility
My name is Maxim, a former Russian gymnast. My mission is to help people of all ages and fitness levels improve biomechanics to enhance general fitness and well-being: spinal alignment, posture, and managing lower back, shoulder, and hip pain.
This channel focuses on developing gymnastics and calisthenics skills, from beginner to advanced, such as handstands, pull-ups, one-arm handstands, press-to-handstands, planches, and more.
You’ll also learn gymnastics-based stretching and mobility techniques to improve flexibility, like pancake stretches, front splits, and side splits, while increasing hip and shoulder mobility to optimize range of motion and prevent injuries.
I teach the basics of sports science and demonstrate how these principles can be applied to other sports like weightlifting, golf, martial arts, and track and field.
Get Gymnast Fit
Good day my friends!
I hope you all are heaving a wonderful day and ready for the do-nothing-hug-sofa weekend (at least for me for sure).
One small thing. I’ve just released a video on Tensegrity system in Gymnastics. It’s a podcast …kinda.
I suggest that you watch this one because it is very important for skill development such as handstand, punched, and more.
It will only take you mere 25 minutes (an equivalent of watching just 100 shorts during a casual late evening doom-scrolling🙂)
Happy weekend everyone!
Maxim
https://youtu.be/mjan8uYlvrM?si=TFwrg...
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Hey everyone,
I was recently asked whether sissy squats are a good exercise for the knees — so here’s my take:
The sissy squat puts your entire bodyweight into a position where your upper legs (femurs) are essentially trying to slide forward off your lower legs (tibias). The only thing holding that together is a couple of passive structures — your knee joint capsule and ligaments (especially the ACL). With your quads providing no meaningful support even despite the fact that you do feel tension in them.
That means there’s minimal active muscular tension to counteract the shearing force at the knee. So the load is dumped into passive tissues that aren’t meant to take it — and that’s a recipe for trouble, especially when done with fatigue or poor form.
It is not really an exercise, but rather a stress test for your knees’ connective tissue (a stress test is when you put a matter under the tension to see when it snaps to determine that matter’s structural limits).
There are way better drills to strengthen your quads without compromising your joint health.
🙂
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Hey friends!
I’m super excited to launch my Gymnastics Conditioning Classes! I hope you will enjoy them 🙄. These are online classes made for adults of any level — no experience needed.
We’ll work on strength, mobility, flexibility, posture… and yeah, we’ll play with some fun stuff too like L-sits and handstands 🤸♂️
☃️ Classes are limited to 10 people max so I can give everyone personal attention
🖥️ It’s all on Zoom (you don't need Zoom App)
💰 There is some charge for classes, my apologies (capitalism's won my soul over, not too much though)
💬 You’ll get your personal zoom-link after booking
🧠 I’ll adjust each class to who’s in it
🌍 Time is in Halifax, Canada (just a heads up)
I will be happy to see you in my virtual class and share my knowledge and experience, online-in-person 🙂.
👉🏼 Book your spot now at www.getgymnastfit.com/classes
Can’t wait to train together 💪
– Maxim
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 30
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Hey everyone!
I have just created a community space on Reddit. I invite you all to join so that we could share our experience and ask each other questions. Besides, it's always good to connect and discus what drills, skills, or challenges you are currently trying to work on.
So, please, join me there as well!
www.reddit.com/r/Get_Gymnast_Fit/
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Good day, my friends!
I hope your weekend is starting well. As always, here is my updated availability for the upcoming week. We could do a one-time session to address something you are working on or stuck with.
Please consider it. Besides, it is another way to support my pursuit of making us a bit healthier. 🙂
A couple of things to keep in mind:
• My time zone is Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT, Halifax, Canada).
• My availability is in the ADT time zone.
• Training fee is $100 USD for a 60-minute session of $150 USD for two sessions (for first timers only 🙂).
• We train via FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom, or Skype.
Shall you want to book a session with me, just follow these simple steps:
• Choose a spot from my schedule below.
• Email me at info@getgymnastfit.com.
• I’ll confirm that the spot is still available.
• After my confirmation, I’ll send you a Stripe payment link (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and more).
• We train on the date and time of your choice and go from there.
Thank you, everyone, for your support—I really appreciate it.
Have a great day, my friends,
Maxim 🙂
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 13
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Hi my friends,
I hope you’re all doing well. I want to take a moment to thank you for your support. Truly—thank you. You’ve been incredibly kind, and I deeply appreciate it.
I need to make a small change to my posting schedule. Starting next week, I’ll be posting just one video on Fridays—this could be a full-length video, a quick fix, or a podcast—and one short on Mondays, which will include quick tips, suggestions, or demonstrations. On some weeks, I may just post two shorts—one on Monday and one on Friday.
I launched this channel during my slow season, and I’m proud to have shared the key concepts of body mechanics and the foundational elements of a gymnastics-based fitness journey. My goal was to bring you up to speed in a way that’s both teachable and immediately useful.
Now, as the busy season begins, my in-person and online client sessions are ramping up significantly. While I wish I had more time for video production, the reality is that my time is limited.
But don’t worry—I’ll still be just as responsive to your comments and questions. I’m also available for one-on-one sessions if you’d like more personalized help. Feel free to reach out anytime.
And if you ever feel like a video helped you or made something click, I’d love to hear from you in the comments. Not only does it help YouTube show the video to others who might need it, but it also gives me a boost to keep creating. I pour a lot into each video, and knowing it’s landing well—even through a quick comment—really keeps me going.
Thanks again for being here with me on this journey. Let’s keep growing together.
Maxim
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Good day, my friends!
I relly want to think that you are still finding my videos helpful. Thak you for supporting me. In case you feel like having a bit of personalized help on your fitness journey - I am always happy to work with you individually on-line. Here is my updated availability for the upcoming week. We could do a one-time session to address something you are working on or stuck with.
Please consider it. Besides, it is another way to support my pursuit of making us a bit healthier. 🙂
A couple of things to keep in mind:
• My time zone is Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT, Halifax, Canada).
• My availability is in the ADT time zone.
• Training fee is $100 USD for a 60-minute session of $150 USD for two sessions (for first timers only 🙂).
• We train via FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom, or Skype.
Shall you want to book a session with me, just follow these simple steps:
• Choose a spot from my schedule below.
• Email me at info@getgymnastfit.com.
• I’ll confirm that the spot is still available.
• After my confirmation, I’ll send you a Stripe payment link (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and more).
• We train on the date and time of your choice and go from there.
Thank you, everyone, for your support—I really appreciate it.
Have a great day, my friends,
Maxim 🙂
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Good day, everyone!
I hope you are enjoy your day and ready to try the new Press to Handstand Video. I know it is a bit long (as all of my videos), sadly I can't say something without explaining whys, whats, and hows. I thank you all for your patience and desire to learn.
In case you feel like having a bit of personalized help on your fitness journey - I am always happy to work with you individually on-line. Here is my updated availability for the upcoming week. We could do a one-time session to address something you are working on or stuck with.
Please consider it. Besides, it is another way to support my pursuit of making us a bit healthier. 🙂
A couple of things to keep in mind:
• My time zone is Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT, Halifax, Canada).
• My availability is in the ADT time zone.
• Training fee is $100 USD for a 60-minute session of $150 USD for two sessions (for first timers only 🙂).
• We train via FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom, or Skype.
Shall you want to book a session with me, just follow these simple steps:
• Choose a spot from my schedule below.
• Email me at info@getgymnastfit.com.
• I’ll confirm that the spot is still available.
• After my confirmation, I’ll send you a Stripe payment link (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and more).
• We train on the date and time of your choice and go from there.
Thank you, everyone, for your support—I really appreciate it.
Have a great day, my friends,
Maxim 🙂
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Good morning everyone!
I hope you are ready for the weekend that is very very close (I know it’s Tuesday….so Saturday is very close as I said🙂)
A small thing, please keep in mind that YouTube would block any comments containing links. Comments with links would need to be manually approved by the almighty moderator of this channel (ME). I often forget to check that forbidden folder as it takes 5 clicks to get there.
Please keep it in mind and keep enjoying your day. Here is something for you to smile at (courtesy of Blue …MASHA’S bother from another mother)
Cheers,
Maxim
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Good day, everyone!
I hope you are ready for the weekend!
Here is my updated availability for the upcoming week just in case you feel like you need a little personal help with your fitness journey.🙂 We could od a one-time session to address something you are working on or stuck with. I am happy to help.
Please consider it. Besides, it is another way to support my pursuit of making us a bit healthier. 🙂
A couple of things to keep in mind:
• My time zone is Atlantic Daylight Time (ADT, Halifax, Canada).
• My availability is in the ADT time zone.
• My training fee is $100 USD for a 60-minute session.
• We train via FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom, or Skype.
Shall you want to book a session with me, just follow these simple steps:
• Choose a spot from my schedule below.
• Email me at info@getgymnastfit.com.
• I’ll confirm that the spot is still available.
• After my confirmation, I’ll send you a Stripe payment link (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and more).
• We train on the date and time of your choice.
Thank you, everyone, for your support—I really appreciate it.
Have a great day, my friends,
Maxim 🙂
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