So I’ve had my front tuck on tramp for many months at this point, but a couple of weeks ago over rotation became a serious problem. I nearly got injured, but even though I didn’t it set a bit of a mental block, which is disappointing on such a simple skill. I really don’t know how to over rotate...
Hello, does anyone have any tips on how to wear glasses while doing gymnastics? I am severely nearsighted, and practically blind without my glasses. I did it for a while without them, but I don’t want to risk getting hurt because of my poor eyesight. I have tried to get contacts, but after the...
Is it ok to do conditioning on the days you wake up and feel sore?I know it’s good to push your self and do hard things but I’m wondering if there’s a limit. On the days I do feel super sore and condition anyway I just wake up more sore the next day, but isn’t that what builds strength? I’m...
Not sure exactly where this thread would go……it’s not WAG but it’s not really off topic. Idk but anyway,
A few days ago I made the decision to switch from gymnastics to T & T. Although I had to bid farewell to the bars with a tear in my eye, I think it was the right choice for me.
What level...
Hi, I was wondering some ways to improve tumbling at home without actually tumbling. It was fine until a few a months ago, but my parents realized I’m getting a bit too big to practice in the empty room upstairs. I can still practice walkovers/handstands in there but anything that requires...
If you have these skills, how long did it take you to get your-
Side Aerial?
Front handspring?
FHS SO , FHS connection?
Backhand spring?
Backwalkover?
Back tuck?
RO BHS?
Front tuck?
Kip?
Squat on?
High bar pullover?
Front handspring on vault?
I have been trying for 3 months and I...
Here is something I don’t get: I can do a front handspring, a front handspring step out, a front tuck on tumbletrack, and I know while I’m not strong, I‘m definitely not as weak as I used to be when I first started gymnastics again (so around 6-7 months ago). yes I know they’re basic skills...
Just out of curiosity, what does your (or your child’s) stretching routine look like to improve flexibility for gymnastics? I want to see how everybody’s compares to mine, as I haven’t been progressing much lately.
This is what mine looks like:
Butterfly stretch , 5 minutes
Frog stretch, 3...
As of now, I am extremely close to my side aerial on the floor (I have it off a raised surface) . I put my hands down during the last second before I land, and I’m super frustrated.
Anyhow, what I’m confused about is this: I have practice twice a week and different coaches on each lesson. One...
Does any one have any tips on how I could improve my leg hold? I have been trying to reach a certain level of flexibility lately to have a wider straddle in cartwheels/aerials and a wider split in my FHS SO. My coach told me to just stretch, and I have been….. for the past 6 months.
I have my...
Yesterday I came across this video of the 1936 women’s gymnastics Olympics.
To be honest, I was expecting it to be something like what Nadia Comaneci did (obviously not near as good as her, but a routine like that and what they did in the 70s). I noticed in the 70s the bars were closer...
I have always been *embarrassingly* inflexible. To put in perspective, my father, who is in his mid forties, was more flexible than I was before I started gymnastics. My mother who never stretches is almost as flexible as I am currently. The flexibility lords must hold a personal grudge against...
The morning after practice, my body parts usually have a conversation that goes like this:
Brain: so how are we all feeling this morning?
Legs: pretty good, not that sore at all, feeling pretty nice and just a bit tired.
Brain: good to hear, how about you, abs?
Abs: also doing well, only...
So I currently do gymnastics twice a week and practice at home everyday except for one day a week. My mother wants me to start going to gym only once a week, and not because of financial reasons. She wants me to ‘try other things’ like swimming or golf, both sports I don’t really like. I can...
I came a across this YouTube channel I used watch when I was self taught, and I found a video of the girl self teaching herself a backhand spring.
I find it difficult to trust someone who wears jeans while doing gymnastics, but using those methods she got a decent BHS, at least in my opinion...
Alright, this question comes out of nothing but pure curiosity (aka nosiness ) but I’m interested to know what a competitive gymnast would eat on a typical day. As a recreational “gymnast” (more like “constant faller” but whatever) I’d say I eat decently healthy but I do wonder what the more...
So when I do backbends/backwalkovers it’s not exactly pain, but it’s more uncomfortable than I remember it being. When I was younger, like 9 or 10 it was WAY easier to do back walkovers and now I get scared my back will snap even though I am decently flexible, and I can walk my hands up to my...
So for the past few weeks I’ve been thinking (thinking, not really considering) about switching to trampoline and tumbling in March or April. I really, really love gymnastics but only bars and floor. Vault, for me, is kind of ‘meh’ and if all the beams in the world burnt down I wouldn’t shed a...
So I got my backbend-kickover around a fortnight ago and then starting working on my back walkover and even did that a few times. Except for the past few days I can't. Like, literally CANNOT. You could hold me gunpoint and tell me to do one and I would just accept my doom. I have no problem with...
So up until now I’ve done purely recreational gymnastics and I’m around level 3 (or will be once I get my back handspring). I probably won’t compete but if I ever did consider it I have some questions about it:
How much does it cost? Right now my parents spend $200/month for 3 hours of practice...