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I had a stress fracture when I was 12. I was out for about 3 years and i did every type of treatment possible: Surgery, back brace, cortisone, therapy, etc. I went back to gym when I was 15. I worked extremely hard to come back and regain strength. Before my injury I was the gymnast who easily...

I had/have spondylolysis, more specifically a disk bulge which caused damaged nerves in my leg. I was diagnosed in 2013 and still deal with it to this day. I would love to tell you anything about it that you would like to know.

did some mommy and me classes when i was little but mostly focused on dance, did competitive dance starting at the age of 4 and then started acro/"tumbling" classes at the studio. at the age of 8 my acro teacher told me to try gymnastics so i went to a gym and had a try out and was put on...

double full is a C

17 yo level 8, started at age 10, did 2 years of level 7 at age 11 & 12 then out for 2.5 years with a back injury then came back and trained for level 8 for about 1/2 year then out for another 6 months with a bad broken nose that needed surgery, then finally come back and competed level 7 with...

i've seen people who tore off pieces of a pit block and put it in there, you also maybe could wrap a skinny piece of tape around your fingers

it depends on a lot of things such as how competitive the gym is, how you compare to their level 3s and 4s, what level 4 skills your missing, your form on level 3 and 4 skills, when they start their season, your competition experience and a lot more. every gym is different and have different...

i've trained at a different gym while on vacation, it was a really neat experience. they had a lot of new drill i'd never tried before and the girls and coaches were very welcoming. Depending on how intense the gym is and what levels they compete you will probably end up as a level 5 or 6 maybe...

she can replace the pirouette with a shoot over, and can compete the double back dismount, but she will take a hit if she's not hitting a cast to handstand somewhere in the routine

if she was successful level 9 then she will most definitely need a pit to get her skills back and to move onto level 10, if since she is only 11 and level 9 then college could be an option for her or even pushing for elite if that's what she wants, and going to an xcel gym would not allow her to...

depends on the route but i just quickly typed it in on google maps and the second shortest route goes right through my town and a few others with gyms i'm familiar with, most gyms around here do not have open gyms, there's a tumbling club that does but my gym has always let people who are in...

this is normal, i was the same way, it's been about 4 years since i got grips and i still feel as if i was stronger on bars before i had them but it's too late to go back now. the only difference they really made for me was that i didn't feel as if i was going to slip every time the bars were...

i agree with above that any gym you go to will test her and put her in the appropriate level based on skills and form, she may be put in xcel or jo based on the gym, if you are curious on where your dd is level wise before going into a try out i would suggest looking on youtube at some meets...

i watched some of your videos on your instagram and you can do a flyaway out of a cast so it should be the exact same and there is no reason you should be slipping off. You could be in the incorrect body position but i can't really tell in the video, to me it just seems like fear.

take it slow and don't rush yourself. i'm assuming you need this series for next year so you have the whole summer to spend on it. make a plan with steps that you try to accomplish every practice (or ever week if you're not ready to move on) for example day 1: do it on a line on the floor day 2...

my coaches did this for my floor routine multiple times last season. My first year at my level i didn't score under a 9.6 and then this past season i would either score a 9.6+ or a 8.9. I don't understand how there can be that big of a difference when i didn't change any part of my routine...

most girls in my group got them around old level 4-5. i tried them when my teammates got them and absolutely hated them, i refused to get grips until after a year of level 7 when my coaches told me they wouldn't move me to 8 if i didn't get grips. I had giants, and release moves without my grips...

keep working hard on bars, don't quit if you still love the sport no matter what level you are

It's up you and your preference, when i was a level 7 i struggled with my bwo bhs series so when my coach was choreographing my routine she asked me if i would rather have it first which would mean if i fell i would have to finish my entire routine after a fall (which for some people can ruin...

low bar is from a pike or straddle glide swing, high bar is from a tight straight body jump, but the rest is the same