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It's been a while since I've posted but I wanted to share Zach's latest ring routine from his competition in Tallahassee, FL. Any tips are welcomed, especially for swings!! He has improved swings a lot but wants to improve more...thanks!

Thank you...and I will! :)

Last year Zach was 6 years old and new to gymnastics. Fast forward 1 year later and he's in love with this sport and improved a lot. Here is a clip of his 3rd ever competition! I'm so proud of him and wanted to share!

Last year Zach was 6 years old and new to gymnastics. Fast forward 1 year later and he's in love with this sport and improved a lot. Here is a clip of his 3rd ever competition! this HTML class. Value is I'm so proud of him and wanted to share!

Thank you! He loves training and working out... He is working hard on holding it. :)

My 6 year old son got his straddle press handstand the other day!! I am so proud!

Ouch!!! Will do...don't want that to happen for sure! Thank you for your response. :)

To clarify, he uses the bar for pull ups and chinups; rings for pull ups and muscle ups. The bar is head height and rings are hanging from playground...nothing too fancy! These things considered okay? Not too much?

Thank you for your response and great advice! I am new to being a parent of a gymnast and all tips and advice are welcomed! :)

I agree...home should definitely be a fun, stress free, and pressure free place for our kids! I have definitely seen some gym moms/dads take it too far with "training" at home. I believe this is counterproductive and a level of "abuse" in some cases! My little guy is always doing something...

Profmom, thanks for your reply and info!

I agree that the kip should be done in gym. :) I don't want him to learn it wrong for sure! I was thinking more of conditioning for the strength/muscles used! I didn't realize the kip was the bonus...i thought it was required!

I made my son a mushroom to go at home. He also has a bar (for pull ups, pullovers, etc.), rings, parallets and a rope. He uses these things for basic conditioning and basic skills. He is working now to move to level 5 and needs to get a kip. Any ideas of home equipment and conditioning drills...

Thank you so much! Glad to hear about mushroom just taking time...as its the main area where he struggles.

munchkin3, thank you! They grow up fast.

I will have to remember that about skills! Makes sense...my little one had the round off back handspring down pat. After he learned the power hurdle cartwheel cartwheel he started doing a round off landing one foot before the other so it messed his back handspring up. He's finally starting to...

Skschlag, thanks for your response and advice! I built him a mushroom for home and he does 20 to 100 circles a few times a week starting last week...I'm sure it will click soon!

Thank you for your reply! He will be 7 in September so he will be old enough to compete level 5. He is close to having a kip and is working on his level 5 skills. Any suggestions for mushroom? He almost has a circle.

Thanks for your reply! He is so in love with this sport and constantly working on his skills, strength and flexibility. I absolutely love watching him grow. It's nice to know others see his talent, especially you being a former gymnast. Thanks for your response and advice!

My 6 year old son started gymnastics 8 months ago. He is 6 years old and level 4. I think he's unusually talented...but I'm his mom! Please share what you think.