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Hey everyone, I haven't been on the ChalkBucket in forever but I'm looking for B's (and possibly C's if I can do any) for level 8 beam and floor. Or does anyone know where I can find a list of the values of skills? I was wondering what a 1.5 turn with leg at horizontal is worth on floor? and...

Hi I was wondering if anyone can help me fix the form on my layouts. They used to be pretty arched throughout, but i managed to make the second half nice and straight/hollow, the problem is, as soon as I set for my layout i still arch into it. It looks like this...

Next year I'm going to be doing university gymnastics so i would like to start working on harder skills so i can eventually move up to level 6 when I'm training at University. Right now I hardly train at all, 4hrs a week max, and we don't have very good equipment, so it is hard enough to keep...

Hi everyone, i am looking to buy non-dowel grips online, and i was wondering if anyone knows any good websites that ship from Canada because i do not want to pay a ridiculous amount for shipping. Also, what brands would you recommend for me? I'm 18 and pretty tall so i have pretty big hands...

I am looking to buy a GK Adidas workout leotard but I am not to sure what size to get, I was hoping someone who is more experienced with GK sizes can help me out a bit (this is my first Gk leo). First of all, for GK for the torso measurements do you measure over your shoulder front to back, or...

Hey everyone, I haven't posted in SO long so here's some background and my question: Last year i competed level 5 club in ontario (I'm almost 18 now). This year since im "too old" i can't compete interclub anymore and my gym doesn't have a masters program so I am going to be doing high school...

Hey everyone, i have great news about my club! On Wednesday (April 1st) we received the equipment we ordered from a grant from the government!!!!! We got $54, 000 (i think) worth of safety equipment, mats, and training aids. This is super exciting for us because we are training out of a...

Ok so I finally have gotten my low bar kip a lot better and can connect it into my bar routine so now i am working more on high bar kips, but i am having so much trouble. I have done two long hang kips in my life (one at summer camp, and one around december) but now i seem to be back to square...

So how was everyone's Christmas!!?? Did anything exciting happen? Have anything cool for Christmas dinner? Did Santa treat you well? what did everyone get? I'm still at my dad's so i haven't had my main Christmas yet (which is at my mom's). but at my dad's we had an awesome Christmas dinner...

ok, so i got my wisdom teeth out on friday (it is now monday) and I'm healing really quickly but i need advice. I'm going to gym tonight, but i need to know how much I can do. The dentist said i was allowed going tonight, and just to stop if my mouth starts bleeding or if it hurts, but my mom...

Here's my poem for English class that I thought I'd share. Does anyone know how to do punctuation for poems? I have NO clue so if anyone feels like explaining...or editing my poem...lol :) Flight: The feeling of flight The Adrenalin The Rush The moment A split second of thoughts, That feels...

In the adult gymnasts forum there's a thread going on discussing what they accomplished this week so i thought i would start one in the gymnasts forum.. So..what did you accomplish this week? and what are your goals for next week? this week i got my full really good, tight and consistent for...

I have just started teaching an acro class and 3 of the girls want to learn back handsprings. I coach rec gymnastics but i have never taught or spot (besides girls who know what they're doing) a back handspring before. Two of the girls are definitely ready to learn back handsprings. One girl...

Today was my first day of summer camp and it was so fun! The gym I'm doing camp at has great coaches and great equipment (unlike our small poverty gym:P) so it was awesome ...and i think I'm gonna learn so much here in just a week! I already got my long kip!!! which i didn't think i would EVER...

Does anyone else here watch nascar!? I LOVE nascar! haha. I saw i think JBS say one of his favorite sports is nascar so i thought I'd start a post. I'm in a pool at my step dads work where you pick 7 drivers (one driver each from 7 different groups. like group one is top10 from last year...

I was wondering how different the levels are in Canada (Ontario) vs. the US. It seems like they are really similar but I wasn't to sure. I'm level 5 in Canada and these are some of my skills: Would I still be level 5 in the US? Vault: Front handspring Bars: Kip, back hip circle, straddle...

Well gymnastics is over for the summer for me (because i train out of a high school):( it's so depressing! i don't know how I'm going to live without it! and my parents are stubburn and probably won't let me do summer gymnastics (as usual). The closest club (with their own gym) is 30min away and...

yay I'm so excited I just got my full today!! Yippeee I've been working on it since the start of this season (mid-september). I'm so excited. I got 4 out of the 6 i did. And as soon as i did one, i got the rest after and they just kept getting better. Tonight was an awesome practice. It was...

Ok, so I have a couple questions about profile stuff. First of all, is their a way to upload video's of yourself doing gymnastics onto you're profile or anything? If not, can you upload video's onto a post from your computer? And also I am a member of the gymnasts group and the coaches group...

This weekend I had my first competition of the season (level 4) Going into the competition my main goals were: - do good frontwalkover on beam - don't fall off beam - do straddle up on bars - stick landing on bars and beam dismounts - Try to stick vault - stay tight all through floor routine I...