No I didn't see it but I'd love to look it up!!
We're Australian but the coaches are Russian so the girls try to copy Russian pronunciation which is awful unless it's Russian (or great if it is but then the girls can't copy it properly).
It seemed wrong to post in the skills directory when I don't know what I'm talking about so I hope here is OK?
I was chatting with a super talented gymmie (not mine) who was telling me her favorite skill on uneven bars is called a "sanderluker" or "sam deluca"?? She has no idea how it might be...
My DD had truly dreadful natural flexibility around her 6th birthday. But she stretched herself most days for months and actually ended up being considered "naturally flexible" (HA!!). We actually made a video about it when she was 7. One day I'll find a couple of photos of her bridges to...
I had to think about this a few days. Gut instinct says yes there is a cute factor but it took me a while to think why. My first and third gymmie progress up levels faster and score better. Middle gymmie is same height as big sister and tends not to do as well. For a while I thought maybe her...
I think I might know the answer?
I recently asked a question on CB about fast vs slow twitch.
The reason: My middle DD is practically a carbon copy of yours. Coach says she has a harder time with kips/etc because she's slow twitch. He says she snaps much more slowly than my other 2 girls and is...
Sorry I did try searching CB and google but I can only see that fast twitch is favored in gymnastics.
I'm curious about why?
And how do you test for it (assuming you've no intention of doing medical tests).
I'm also curious if fast is better for all gym sports (tramp/etc) or just WAG?
Thanks.