Recent content by Coloradogymmie

My dd is hypermobile in her thumbs...I don't think it will affect anything ( I hope), it's just odd so I wanted to throw it out there.:p She had to get an x-ray of her wrist a couple years ago and the Dr. said she had the largest thumb bones he'd ever seen on a child...:)

How about; Black and green, we ain't mean, Green and black, we just attack! or Black and green, what a team, Green and black, it's in the sack!

I think you mean so their ribcage isn't showing? I think they have to work on pushing the stomach out in a certain way while pushing the rib cage down. It just takes practice - it's like a toe point i think. It just looks better.

We pay $190/mo. for pre-team @ 3 hours per week. When my dd moves up to the next level pre-team it will be $300 for 6 hours a week. It's pretty expensive. Our gym starts competing at level 5 and the girls go 12 hours per week, and I have no idea what that costs. I know that the level 10 girls...

This is right up my alley! I love cooking healthy protein packed snacks for my kids! Is oatmeal okay? This recipe is good if so: Watching What I Eat: Peanut Butter Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies with Carob / Chocolate Chips And these are great - made with quinoa which is a complete protein: Get...

We do privates every week, so my dd gets more time to work on her ROBHS and kip. I think if you have the money to afford it, then do it. It's a luxury and definitely shouldn't be necessary to get the skill. There are several threads on private lessons, people seem to be either yes or no on this...

We are lucky where we are. My dd has pretty tight shoulders and she is still in the top pre team group. They have a few different levels for her age, which she could have easily been placed in. She is working with a physical therapist and slowly is increasing her flexibility. I hope that in 6-8...

I think this is very interesting, but I have to wonder if genetics are the sole determining factor. From what i've read, most people are 50/50. Then, I read some statistics saying that marathon runners that have been tested can have up to 80% slow twitch or sprinters 80% fast twitch. These...

"Watch Me" is a great song my girls love to listen to on the way to gym. The Shake It Up show on Disney has a lot of great songs too.

Took my dd to a pediatric orthopedist today...i'm glad I followed my instinct. After several x-rays and a physical examination, she officially has pronated scapulas, and one of them is higher than the other! So it's off to physical therapy for us it seems. Luckily there is a p.t. close to us run...

Thanks for all your input! We actually rotate about 2 dozen stretches, I just haven't listed them all :) But the more the better, it keeps her from getting bored, so I like a lot of these! We have been doing to overhead stretch with broomstick, the french curls look interesting as do the...

I'm sure i'm in the minority here, but I LOVE Aliya Mustafina. Her bar routine final and floor routine final were gorgeous. Some of the prettiest and most graceful gymnastics i've seen. And, I have to admit, I love her attitude. I feel great passion helps the sport and is necessary to stand up...

Thanks!!! Good advice!

Thanks BlairBob for your input. She did some cuban presses last night and liked them. Wall slides are good too, we do them a couple times a week. I actually set up an appointment with a pediatric orthopedist for next week, I think that is the right type of doctor to see. She actually does has...

Hi! Thanks!