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    How to condition whilst out of comission?

    Well, I was hesitant about putting weight on or over stretching the ankle - that's why I didn't want to do regular push-ups. Thank you for all your suggestions, I'll be putting them to good use!
  2. K

    How to condition whilst out of comission?

    It's been a while since I've been around, mostly because for the last ten days or so, I've been nursing a Grade II sprained ankle! :ouch: I'm up and hobbling a bit now, but I'm looking for some good general conditioning while staying off of the (left) ankle, as well as putting limited...
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    Tips for hands(Front & Back tuck)

    Ok, thanks everyone! I wish I had read this before Saturday and had a chance to try it out, our classes just wrapped for the year, so I won't be able to get on again until the 2nd of January. I'll try and get a video then - while I'm waiting, I noticed on Saturday that another habit I have is...
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    Tips for hands(Front & Back tuck)

    That's what I'm doing, I can get really high, but especially with my front tuck, even if I'm really high, I still put my hands down. And if I try and tuck them around my knees, then I don't really rotate. I guess I feel like I need them to help drive me over. I can start really good, I guess...
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    Tips for hands(Front & Back tuck)

    Hi, I'm looking for tips on what to do with my hands while doing Front & Back tuck off trampoline. When I'm doing front tuck I: try to get really high and set at the top of my jump, pull in fast as I begin to rotate; but then I always end up putting my hands down. I think it probably started...
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    Favorite skill

    Any jump or turn for me. Also round offs. I want my aerial, front & back tuck and kip!
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    Meeting with parents

    Thanks for your help everyone! I had a CIT helping me out and that was good, as well as my supervisor had a word with the girls before class. Most of them were pretty well behaved, though I did send one girl out. Big improvement from last week!
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    Meeting with parents

    Thank you all SO much! This looks really helpful, and I am going to put it into practice tonight. Here's hoping it goes well, I've now got an added handicap of getting over a nasty case of Laryngitis! :P I'll update when I get home tonight and let you know how it went.
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    Meeting with parents

    I have been struggling with one of the classes I coach - They don't listen, I am constantly having to repeat what I say, They don't respect what I say as authority and there is also a lot of pushing, hyper-ness and butting in line. I have started invoking the '3 strike & you're out' rule (After...
  10. K

    help with splits?

    This is the stretches that have helped me most - I have my right splits and almost my left splits now. First start in a lunge with your back knee on the ground, lean forward, but make sure your front leg stays perpendicular to the floor. Try to get your hips toward the floor. If that's easy...
  11. K

    injuries??

    1. I rolled my ankle during a cat leap in my floor routine. A move I've done hundreds of times, and I ended up wearing a brace all summer. *sigh* 2. Coming back in the fall, I tried to do a dance move in my beam routine again(Starting on knees, 'jump' to a crouched position), and I managed to...
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    What are you scariest falls ???

    Worst beam fall was on a cat leap; first foot missed, and I ended up straddling the beam and then rotating around so that I faced the opposite direction and on the floor. Worst Bars fall was doing a back hip circle on the low bar; as far as I can figure, I lost my grip as I was going under the...
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    Tiger paws vs. any other brace? pros & cons

    So I am back after a summer hiatus from the gym, ready to hit the floor and hopefully do better than I was in the spring. Unfortunately, while biking to and from work this summer, I had a nasty wipeout, and managed to pull a muscle in my wrist. It's much better, I've been wearing a carpal tunnel...
  14. K

    double stag drills?

    Thanks! So what's a good indicator that I've reached the right flexibility for double stag leap? Also, I'm having trouble doing the second exercise, the "Lay on chest, try to get butt and heels in air eventually over head to chest roll." I've lost a lot of flex in my back, and I've never...
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    double stag drills?

    I've just started learning my double stag(both legs bent, back arched, head thrown back), and my coach told me I need more flexibility in by back and legs. Other than splits/over splits and bridges, what are some good drills for back and leg flexibility?
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    Feeling depressed with gymnastics

    Well this is going to be a rant about myself, I had a really rough night at gym, I'll try and keep it not too long. I've been doing gymnastics for 7-8 years, I used to be pretty good, but I stopped doing formal lessons after I had a pair of crappy coaches (Had never coached that level, wouldn't...
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    Off Topic Shawn Johnson in DWTS final

    Are spoilers allowed now that it's over?! Yeah, if you haven't seen the results, and are waiting for youtube, don't scroll down yet.;) WOOHOO!!!!:hyper::jump: GO TEAM SHARK!!!! She won!!! (can you guess I'm feeling happy?) My only disappointing moment was that having only Rabbit-Ear...
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    Rips!

    A lot of people use tea bags on their rips.(Black tea) I got two rips last Monday, Tuesday morning they was still so sore I could barely touch them - two tea bags later, they were still a little sensitive, but I could almost forget I had ripped at all! *Note* It hurts a LOT!:yikes: (but then...
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    Off Topic So who's your favorite YouTube Celebrity?

    Charlie the Unicorn!!! OkGo(treadmill guys), Flippy Cat, Mean Kitty aka. Sparta, Gummy bear(of the gummy bear song), and the Llama (of the llama song).
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    Watch New Skills On YouTube

    Woah! that was so cool! I have NEVER seen a move like that before! :D Is that even in the code of points?!

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