How To Train Like An Olympic Gymnast David Durante #11 – OfficialBarstarzz

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“I felt like a Super Hero, I could do things that other people could’t do” – Dave Durante

Dave Durante is a multiple time USA gymnastics national champion and was part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team as alternate. After retiring from competition, David helped coach his alma mater, Stanford University, to an NCAA Team Title in 2009 and has continued to be a part of the sport through his position on the Athlete Advisory Committee with the United States Olympic Committee as well as his position on the USA Gymnastics Men’s Technical Committee. Dave was a lead coach with the CrossFit Gymnastics L1 course from 2013-2015. He also wrote and developed the CrossFit Gymnastics Advanced Course. Dave is co-owner of Power Monkey Fitness and Power Monkey Camp.

We talk about how gymnasts train, how they incorporate weight training, how he wish he would have trained, his competitive diet, and his worst injuries. Enjoy

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Time Stamps
Start 2:18
How Did You Start In Gymnastics 2:29
Kobe Bryant Mamba Mentality 8:12
Training For The Olympics 10:09
What Gymnasts Can Do Better 16:23
Is Having Big Legs Bad For Gymnastics 17:38
List Of Injuries 18:49
The Rules of Gymnastics 22:12
Does Weight Matter In Gymnastics 24:05
What Dave’s Diet Look Like 25:40
Mental Health In Gymnastics 27:11
Do Gymnasts Lift Weights 31:11
How Common Are Planches 34:42
How Long Do You Have To Hold A Static Move 36:53
The Hardest Move In Gymnastics 39:07
How He Got Into Crossfit 42:10
What Is Power Monkey Fitness 43:35

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OfficialBarstarzz April 23, 2020 - 7:11 pm

Time Stamps
Start 2:18
How Did You Start In Gymnastics 2:29
Kobe Bryant Mamba Mentality 8:12
Training For The Olympics 10:09
What Gymnasts Can Do Better 16:23
Is Having Big Legs Bad For Gymnastics 17:38
List Of Injuries 18:49
The Rules of Gymnastics 22:12
Does Weight Matter In Gymnastics 24:05
What Dave’s Diet Look Like 25:40
Mental Health In Gymnastics 27:11
Do Gymnasts Lift Weights 31:11
How Common Are Planches 34:42
How Long Do You Have To Hold A Static Move 36:53
The Hardest Move In Gymnastics 39:07
How He Got Into Crossfit 42:10
What Is Power Monkey Fitness 43:35

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marcel chalobah April 23, 2020 - 7:47 pm

Get Irvin felix Jon & juice on your podcast

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roseagain2 April 23, 2020 - 9:25 pm

Thanks for the podcasts!

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Zi Yi Tan April 23, 2020 - 10:48 pm

This is absolutely epic – thanks so much for sharing this 😍

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David Stanojevic April 23, 2020 - 11:05 pm

Can you Tell us the name of that hardest move or of the Japanese gymnasts so I can find it

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Ethan A April 24, 2020 - 2:41 am

I started with calisthenics, but trained gymnastics after realizing how much more challenging and fun it is

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AboveElevated April 24, 2020 - 2:35 pm

Yoo, cool. But we can't see his whole face when communicating

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Dave Durante April 24, 2020 - 6:56 pm

Thanks for having me on. Hope there is some helpful information for everyone. Stay safe!

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RageAgainstTheMachine RageAgainstTheMachine April 24, 2020 - 9:22 pm

😃👍💯👑👏👋👌

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joe joe April 25, 2020 - 1:07 am

Is it enough just to practice without manage your diet?

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anambivalentenemy April 25, 2020 - 1:35 pm

What a great guy Dave is!
So humble,knowledgeable,honest and always great at explaining things.
Would love to train with him someday.
Great podcast Ed!

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komok April 26, 2020 - 6:31 am

Best!!!

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BarBeast April 26, 2020 - 2:00 pm

Hey ED do you still train these days ? could you do some more videos of your own calisthenics routines or you tired of that stuff ?

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Sleight of Hand May 24, 2020 - 9:36 am

Danny Kavadlo on next podcast?

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Planet Vegan June 16, 2020 - 6:55 pm

Vegan for the Gold.

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Darius Wright November 23, 2020 - 12:23 pm

15:50 is one of the reasons I no longer train gymnast strength that much as there is an imbalance in training due to it being a sport and not a health system

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Marcusson February 12, 2021 - 12:29 pm

Mad content. Really grateful man.

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Siamak Khorasani June 22, 2021 - 9:25 am

Awesome interview

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