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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    My son met Brody and held his Olympic medal and talked to him about his journey. His story is a great source of inspiration for us both. ❤️
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    Off Topic Introductions Thread (2025 Version)

    Welcome! The Men’s gymnastics community is a wonderful group of people. Feel free to ask any questions (none to trivial) over on the MAG forum. 😊
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    Parents DP to XCEL

    You don’t have to do it. For real. Just don’t.
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    Men Wrist overuse injury

    3 months have now passed and my son’s wrist pain is not improving. We saw the sports medicine doctor who recommended 2 more months of splinting both wrists with no weight-bearing. After that, he’ll probably need a month of PT before he can start slowly returning to gymnastics. Overall, this...
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    Parents DP to XCEL

    7-year-olds have significant homework where you live? That’s bizarre. Is it actually required? Have you discussed the impact it is having on your child with the teacher? 6 hours is not a lot of time for an extra curricular activity. I think the homework is out of wack not The gymnastics.
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    Parents What keeps people in gymnastics?

    Friends, habit, love of the sport, the satisfaction of learning new skills, the pride of being very good at something.
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    Parents Bar at home

    A Tumbler Trak Jr Pro with 2 60lb sandbags is a very stable piece of equipment for a child under 70lbs. I still have footprints on my ceiling from my son doing cast handstands on his. (Not that I recommend this use).
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    Parents Bar at home

    When I was a kid, every elementary school playground had metal bars and kids with no gymnastics experience were quite proficient at a wide variety of circling skills. If the home bar takes the place of the playground bar, then I think it is harmless. The key is that is should be used for...
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    Parents Bar at home

    If you are going to get one (I don’t have strong feelings on that debate), go for a used Tumbl trak jr pro. It’s a solid piece of equipment. Watch FB marketplace and Craig’slist. They run between $150-300 used. I just sold ours for $175.
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    Women Can't twist

    If you are accidentally doing a front 3/2, your body knows how to twist, you just lack air awareness. Trampoline drills are the answer. I’ll have to look for some video links when I have the time.
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    Parents Severs Disease

    I got the tape you recommended and followed the instructions and my kid said that it gave him instant relief! He was shocked! Thank you so much for this advice!
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    Women Bronze vault has turned into a roll

    Kids are weird! They do stuff like that sometimes. Lol
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    Parents Severs Disease

    This is incredibly helpful because I was just shopping for tape!
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    Parents Severs Disease

    What have you seen work for Severs disease? My 10-year-old has been mostly out of the gym for 2.5 months due to gymnast’s wrist. I thought this long rest would also heal his severs but that’s not getting better either. He goes to gym a couple times per week and does a little floor (front...
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    Parents Not letting daughter compete upcoming meet?

    This is her opportunity to learn that a difficult meet won’t kill her. This is her opportunity to learn to cope with challenges and disappointment. Don’t deprive her of this opportunity to grow. Just help her reframe the situation with an emphasis on growth and resilience. Also, refocus...
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