Forza Iron Cross System
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Train the real Iron Cross position from day one. Make it harder level by level until you hold the full cross.
- Starts at 50% of the full cross, up to 95% in 12 levels
- Hangs anywhere: pull up bar, beam, tree or ceiling hooks
- 14 week program included in the app
- One universal size for adults and kids
- Estimated delivery: Nov 23 - Nov 27
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3 year warranty
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What's in the box
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- 1Carry bagEverything fits inside. Train at home, in the gym or outdoors.
- 22 Iron Cross armsForged aluminum, 35 cm, 600 g each. The 12 levels are marked on every arm.
- 32 hanging straps, 2.5 mGo over a pull up bar, beam, tree or ceiling hooks.
- 42 carabinersClip each arm to its strap.
- +14 week Iron Cross programStep by step workouts in the Gymnastics Forza Academy app.
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Setup video and training program included
Both in the Gymnastics Forza Academy app. Log in with your order email.
How it works
Step 1Hang the straps
Over your bar, then pull to set the height.
Step 2Forearms in
Clip the arms on, rest your forearms on the supports and lift off.
Step 3Level up
Move the support toward your hand. Longer lever, harder cross.
12 levels, from your first hold to the full cross
- Level 150%
- Level 254%
- Level 358%
- Level 462%
- Level 566%
- Level 670%
- Level 774%
- Level 879%
- Level 983%
- Level 1087%
- Level 1191%
- Level 1295%
EasierHarder
Level 1 is 50% of the full Iron Cross. Every level is a little harder, up to 95% at level 12. Then you are ready for the full skill. The supports also train your elbow and forearm tendons step by step.
To hold level 1 you need at least 5 pull ups. Need more help? Add the Ring System pulleys with Forza Titan.
Want extra help on the first levels?
Forza Titan: Iron Cross System + Ring System. The pulleys take off part of your bodyweight. From $459.00 USD.
See Forza Titan →Questions
Do I need my own rings or a pull up bar?
No. The straps and carabiners are included. Hang it from a pull up bar, a beam, a tree or ceiling hooks like the ones for punching bags.
I'm a beginner. Can I use it?
Yes, if you can do at least 5 pull ups. Level 1 is 50% of the full Iron Cross. If you need more help, use a resistance band or add the Ring System.
Is it safe for my elbows?
At level 1 the support sits near the elbow and takes most of the leverage. The load grows a little at every level, so your tendons adapt step by step.
How long until the full Iron Cross?
It depends on your strength, your arm length and how often you train. The included 14 week program guides every step, and you can repeat any week.
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Full specifications
| Material | Forged aluminum, laser cut and welded piece by piece |
| Arm length | 35 cm |
| Tube diameter | 12 cm |
| Weight | 600 g per arm |
| Max user weight | 120 kg / 265 lb |
| Straps | 2 × 2.5 m with 2 carabiners |
| Size | One universal size, adults and kids |
Description
The most iconic display of bodyweight strength, made trainable.
The iron cross is the most iconic display of bodyweight strength there is. Arms straight out, the whole body held on the rings by pure strength. Gymnasts have always been drawn to it. It may not even be the hardest skill on the rings, but it is the most beautiful to watch, and the one everyone remembers.
And almost everyone believes the same thing: that a movement like this is only for people who did gymnastics, who started as kids. That if you did not grow up on the rings, the iron cross is simply out of reach.
It is not true. The iron cross is not talent, and it is not about starting young. It is strength, and strength is built through progression. You do not earn a hard skill by forcing the full skill. You train the exact position with less load, then make it harder step by step by lengthening the lever. The problem is that the iron cross has no built in way to do this. It has no structure to scale it, and that is exactly why it gets its reputation of being impossible.
The Forza Iron Cross System gives the iron cross the structure it never had: 12 progressive levels that let you train the real position from day one and progress level by level as you get stronger, the way every strength skill should be built. You do not need a gymnastics background. You need a way to scale it.
This is not theory. It is exactly how I went from stuck on the rings to real strength, by applying progression instead of grinding at my max.
Read my story (Meet the Founder)
What's included
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Forza Iron Cross System
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The 12 progressive levels, what you get, who it is for, full specifications and FAQ.
The iron cross is finally trainable
It is one of the hardest skills on the rings. Until now there was no way to train it step by step: you tried the full hold and failed. That is why most people think "it's not for me".
Without a structure
- Try the full cross
- Fail
- Repeat and hope
With the Iron Cross System
- Start at 50% of the full cross
- A little harder every level
- 12 levels to 95%, then the full cross
- How it works
- The supports shorten the lever of your arms. You train the real cross position from day one, like any other exercise: easy first, then harder.
- Is it for me?
- Yes. If you can do at least 5 pull ups, you can train it: that is all you need to hold level 1. Any sport, any age, one universal size.
- Need more help?
- Add the Ring System: its pulleys take off a further 50% of your bodyweight.
- Your elbows
- The load grows a little at every level, so your tendons get stronger step by step.
- Your plan
- A 14 week step by step program is included.
With a structure, the iron cross is for everyone. Train Smart. Train Forza.
Designed by Martin, founder of Gymnastics Forza. It's how he went from stuck on the rings to real strength. Read his story
The result of smarter training
What you see here isn't talent. It's the result of progressive overload and smart setups. This system lets you adjust assistance, leverage and difficulty, so strength is built step by step. That's why movements like these become achievable over time.
