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  1. lilmisssunshine

    MAG Back Giant vs. Front Giant

    Basic question....what's the difference? In my head, the difference should be that in a front giant, you lead with the front of your body going into a forward sort of motion, whereas the back giant, you'd lead with your back, going backwards. But that doesn't seem to be the case. When my son...
  2. lilmisssunshine

    MAG Any Boy YouTubers?

    So I'm 100% certain that I'm not the only one who has a kid who wants to be a YouTuber. My son wants to do this and I've even recorded a few "watch me play video games" or "let's try gross food combinations" ones. I was wondering there are any channels like the SevenGymnasticsGirls but for...
  3. lilmisssunshine

    MAG Uchimura NOOOOO!!!!

    We got a last-minute invite to go out to see Worlds and jumped at the chance. We'll just be watching the AA on Thursday. Obviously, my half-Japanese, half-American kid is quite invested in the Japanese team and we were so excited to see Uchimura. Really sad to see the injury. :(
  4. lilmisssunshine

    Parents What/When Do You PARENTS Eat?

    I've seen plenty of conversations about what to feed the kids, especially with long drives and practices that stretch over the dinner hours. I feed my kids dinner in the car, but I struggle to feed myself. My son has 3 hour practices 30 minutes away from our house. They have a microwave and I'm...
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    MAG Crazy Push Ups

    Holy Cow! Watch the video here (can't embed): https://www.codyapp.com/videos/dolphin-push-up-challenge I use Codyapp and get their emails. This one came in my inbox today and I just had to show y'all because...wow! I've bought the program by Dana Falsetti, who's a plus-size woman who does...
  6. lilmisssunshine

    Parents Tell Me Your Changing Gyms Story

    Good, bad...I want to hear it. I haven't made a decision yet, but I've been seriously considering a different program for my kid. Parents at the current place would probably see this move as a "step down," but I believe it's a less stressful and more nurturing environment. I worry about the...
  7. lilmisssunshine

    MAG Help Understanding Bonus Flub-Ups and Scoring

    I've heard that attempting a bonus and flubbing it can result in a lower score than if you hadn't tried the bonus at all. Can anyone give me an example of this? I'd like to better understand it?
  8. lilmisssunshine

    MAG rd761 Meet in Houston

    My little guy won't go to this, but the optional boys at our gym are going to this meet. I'm so excited that it's turned into an international meet with kids coming from Japan, Australia, Britain and more. If we had more money, I would totally try to go out and watch (we're in NY so it's far)...
  9. lilmisssunshine

    Parents Not-On-Wall Medal Display?

    Has anyone ever seen some sort of medal display that isn't mounted to the wall? My husband has an irrational fear of putting things on the wall....:rolleyes: My searches are turning up nothing...
  10. lilmisssunshine

    Parents Anyone Been to the Kellogg Tour of Champions?

    I'm wondering if there's a lot of merchandise for sale and what types of things there are/prices to expect. We're taking my son as an early birthday present and while I wouldn't normally purchase things, I might consider it for his open-on-your-birthday present. If I did this, I'd want to pass...
  11. lilmisssunshine

    MAG The Kip Is Killing *ME*

    DS7 has been a bear for the past few days. Just general bad attitude, being mean to his sister, and doing stuff like throwing a pencil across the room if you ask him to pass it to him. Naturally, this sets me off and then he's upset because EVERYONE is yelling at him. *sigh* He claims that...
  12. lilmisssunshine

    MAG Understanding the Olympics

    First time actually paying attention to the Olympics and I've read this article: http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/gymnastics-101-competition-format I just want to be sure that I understand how it works. So, the qualifications were yesterday and from that, they take the top teams, then the top 8...
  13. lilmisssunshine

    Parents (Boys) Gym in Japan

    Out of pure curiosity, I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with any famous gyms in Japan that focus on boys' competitive gymnastics. My husband is from Japan, and I often think about how fun it might be to spend the summer there. Since Japan's men's team is strong, it could be a good opportunity...
  14. lilmisssunshine

    Parents Flexible Spending Account and Gym Stuff?

    It looks like we may have overestimated our flexible spending account needs by a lot, so I'm looking around for ways to use it up. I see "athletic supports" as one of the allowable expenses, so I'm wondering if any of you have used these accounts for basic gym expenses like grips. The gym's...
  15. lilmisssunshine

    MAG Name That Move -- ____ Punch

    There seems to be some sort of floor move that my 7yo sees the older boys do. He thought it was called a bazooka punch, but that's not turning up any videos. Any ideas on what it could be? He sometimes hears things wrong.
  16. lilmisssunshine

    MAG Oh, Child of Mine....

    Yesterday while driving home from practice, DS7 says, "The weirdest thing happened today. I just started crying for no reason at all." "Really? No reason at all? Did the coach say something mean?" "No. Weird, huh?" "Very weird. What were you doing before you started crying for no reason at...
  17. lilmisssunshine

    MAG Differences in National Teams Between Countries?

    Our family is a little odd because we live in America, but only get Japanese TV by satellite. No American TV. We were recently watching the Japanese Olympic qualifiers. I was surprised to find out that there was a high school kid in the running! When I stopped watching, he was looking to have a...
  18. lilmisssunshine

    Parents Vent to People Who Get It

    My 7yo son has been doing gymnastics less than a year. He's competing level 4, LOVES gymnastics and has really found his place. His first competition, he came in 2nd AA, with 1st place in two events. The next three competitions, he's come in 1st place AA, and has been steadily increasing the...
  19. lilmisssunshine

    MAG Inspiration and Other Resources?

    Anyone have favorite things that we should try finding on YouTube? Favorite gymnasts? Channels with good exercises? Sites that have descriptions of the basics? I don't really know any names of like the "really good" guys, and we don't even know the names of a lot of the moves. Would love some...
  20. lilmisssunshine

    Parents It's Official

    There's something about my living room that now smells like gym. This is when I know it's real, right parents?

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