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I have recently just gotten my cast handstand but every time i come down from it, I'm all archy and I usually peel off into the pit. Are there any tips or drills or advice for coming down in the correct position?

okay, so i am in my off season and i feel like i am getting out of shape. gymnastics doesnt start up until the summer and i want to still be as strong and flexible as i was when i ended. are there any conditioning or strength exercises that you know that could get me through these last 2...

Just yesterday I was working on bhs on the beam andfhs on the beam also. With the bhs I had trouble with getting my hands on the beam. Me being a 5'7 gymnast, my feet and hands are a bit larger than the other girl's on the team. BUT, on saturday, i got my hands on the beam several times. I'm...

are there any conditioning things that i could do for my hip flexors so my hips will stop popping and keeping me from doing gymnastics.

just a quick question, what are valeri liukin and liang chow doing on the bars before shawn and nastia compete? they are rubbing their hands on it and stuff and i wondered why they did that. or are they just making sure it wont break!

I personally do not like it. To me it does not sound like floor music, but rather like a whole bunch of sound effects mixed together. I am not dissing Shawn, I just do not like the music. I want everyone's honest opinion and answer it as if you did not know what Shawn's style was and that she...

Does anyone know some drills to get higher on my saltos? I do get relatively high but, I want to know what I can do to get them higher. Sorry that I posted it in the wrong forum.

Ok, so I was working on cast handstands before my injury. My coach wanted meto start working on kip cast handstands. Just one problem, I don't know how to do them! I asked her how to do them, but she hasn't got to me about it since my injury. Can anyone explain explain how to do them and...

So yesterday I was at gymnastics and it is down to the last 15 minutes of practice and Iam doing yurchenko timers. I hop of the mat and then I hear a pop and I am rolling on the floor crying. Yeah, I rolled my ankle. I rolled my other ankle last year and it is no way as bad as it now. My...

I have really thick and long hair. Just about an inch down from my shoulder blades is how long it is. During practice, my hair is always falling out of the pony tail and there is like 7 hair ties in it. I want to keep growing my hair so I can cut it off and give to locks-of-love. Any tips on...

I was wondering if anyone knew why I would not have any energy during gymnastics practice. I come into the gym with some energy, but not alot. I feel languid, or without energy for the rest of practice and I can't practice my skills to my full potential. Could it be the way I sleep or eat...

I have a question. On my front walkovers, my right hip tends to pops several times. It has gotten to a point where it hurts, and after practice i have to ice it because it hurts so much. My coach has told me not to do any front tumbling or front walkovers. Does anyone know what this could be...

I am learning back handsprings on beam and I don't know how to place my hands on the beam. Any hand positions that work? For my grips, I am not sure what kind of wristbands to get. I hand some cheap ones before, but they were not that great lol. What kind are best? One more thing...

So we had really bad weather were we live and I mean BAD! There was like 20 tornados or something. So my mom wrote and e-mail out to all of her friends and family about it. She had me proofread it and the suspense was so intense. I was like going to pee myself...it was that good:). Having...

Have any of you heard of ashleyakaflipper on youtube? She makes great montages of elite gymnasts and gives hope to girls who started late is this fabulous sport of ours. Check it out! YouTube - AshleyakaFlipper's Channel

What is you favorite "The Chalk Bucket" layout... 1. Chalk Bucket 2007 (pink) 2. ChalkBucket 2005 (original) 3. Chalk Bucket 2008 (dark) My favorite is the Pink one... How about you?:)

When did they replace the old vaulting tables with the new current ones?

I have a problem... I don't know if my parents can pay for my gymnastics (I want to take other classes beside the high school tean so I can be better next year). But I don't know how to payp for it. This sport is my passion, I have never loved anything (Exept family and friends of course:))...

Does anyone know any conditioning routines that are fun, but effective? :confused:

:DHi! I am new to THE CHALK BUCKET and I started gymnastics as a freshman in high school. I am going to be a sophmore next year, so I am still a freshman. I wish I would have started gymnastics earlier and so do my coaches. I guess they say I have a natural talent that some gymnasts don't...