ChaosBringer666 wrote:
Your about 70-80%right, but bench is still important since you can use it for lateral arm muscle, which are rather difficult to work with just your body and a bar (which is usually pretty costly) helps isolate the back muscles.
A body and a bar are not the only tools used in gymnastics. There are still rings, pommel horse, vault and parallel bars too for men. For women there are: vaults, uneven bars, balance beams, etc. Dumbbells, bands, stall bars, staves, etc. are used to work on mobility and flexibility. Mobility is integrated in every strength workout and also done on its own in other sessions. Gymnastics is not calisthenics. The risk of injury is much lower because of how gradual and steady progress is. Increased mobility and flexibility also translate to asanas and more functional energy pathways, as the energies flow more freely.
There's no need to isolate muscles. You never use isolated muscles in real life. More than one muscle are always involved. The core is always engaged in one way or another.
Being bulky is not essential. The bulkier you are, the less mobile you are and the more oxygen is used by your body. Hence why bodybuilders and, in general, bulkier people never make it into special forces and elite conventional forces in the military: they lack the stamina to do tens of miles of weighted "marches" and lack survivability, not to mention the capacity to move efficiently and be stealthy.
A complete practice for those who want to cultivate their body efficiently in any way would be to incorporate:
• gymnastics
• running
• swimming
• hatha yoga
• a martial art of personal preference
Of course, doing that much is not needed to progress steadily in our path. Just hatha yoga, kundalini and little else would suffice to avoid road blocks. My statements are for those who are serious about physical development.
Have a good day.