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hi everyone! thankyou! i bent the rules a bit and although my ankle is still swollen and a bit sore i managed to convince my parents to let me go to gym today! after missing nearly two weeks!! so i am thrilled! but on the low beam doing tuck jumps i landed on the side of m left foot and the...

thank you! im going to try to keep up on my streches nd at least sit ups and crunches! :)

Hi everyone! i was at practice yesterday, and rite as it was almost over, after the "possibly dangerous" things were over like a bhs i fell on my ancle while exersizing nd i went to the doctor and its a sprain, something about my growth plates arent closed, idk, but he gave me an air cast and...

hey! i also HATE beam so im going to give theese sugestions a shot. :) good luck!

thanks! I just bought DAT sticks ( it comes with a callus stick, a conditioner stick and a rip stick ) so ill see how that works and i also got hand-e-balm! anyone ever tried them? i ordered offline from gibsongymnastics.com and they arrived today so i cant wait to see if they are worth it...

ps. any hints on how to improve my handstand on beam??

wow! all of theese stories really sound intense! how exactly do you get into a handstan with our belly to the wall ( i have never done this! ) do you walk your legs up??

thank you! okay i will try the duct tape idea! yea it does seem like the younger girls are so much more flexible but at least i have my splits down pat. I think that im going to a gymnastics camp for the summer, called usga? has anyone heard of it? thanks for all of the support. ho are canadian...

Hello. i am 16 ( just turned ) and i started gymnastics a fiew weeks ago. hopefully i will be moving to team before summer as a level four. :) Is anyone here also a late starter? i feel like this sport is oinated by younger girls so im a bit intinmiated to see girls my age so so much better than...

I onl practice twice a week, not including open gyms, and yesterday when i was workig on tap swings i got two rips one p each hand the size a bit saler than a quarter.... so i got tape and ect ( i dont wear grips becaseim not on team and dont pactice that much.... shuld i?????) then went back on...

yeah im sure i would not be allowed to use mens gips...

thankyou! im really greatful for the help! i almost have my backhandspring with a spot! im really exited! I still dont know if i want to swich gyms! gosh!

hey im about to be level four and just started gymnastics, im 15, and beam is my least favorite! bleh, i am a bit afraid of it... the thought of my feet sliding right off, bars are my favorite!

News. My coach is moving to a different gym, about 3 minutes from my old one, and she invited me to go with her... what do i do?? i searched the gym she told me she was going to and it looks nice, i jus dont know how to go about choosing.... ps. i almost have my back hand springs! i also got...

and spilts, STRREEECH, tey asked me for a split on my first day, so strech alot!

Omg, i am 15 anjust started gymnastics a fiew ( 2 or 3 ) weeks ago! im glad im not the only one to start so late. well i take two privates a week and attend open gym. (privates so im not with young kids ) well i would practice easy stuff so you can go right to the important things at your...

thanky you! i am scared to be on a level with a uunch of little ids now! oh well. ok i will tlk to my coach tomorrow! thanks a bunch for all the help. ps. my birthday is coming up, should i ask for a rollable beam or a portable floor beam o practice at home? thanks a bunch l keep you posted.

Thank you and good news! I have never taken a class lesson, i take privates only, so should i add on another? anyways when i was in the gym today my coach and the recriational gym director said they had a meeting an they want me on the team and it will proably start over summer!! i have not...

are you also her coach?... sorry i do not have any drills but i would google it and im sure something will come up. good luck!

Im 15 and just started gymnastics ( i know its a bit lte for me to be a geat gymastt) but i work really hard and love it to death. anyways i was wonderig when to purchase grips, and when i do do i get dowel grps or not? i have simple things mastered like bck hip cicle and kartwheel on beam ( i...