Recent content by Diah

Try to keep your body tighter, make sure your legs are together, that will help your form, and the better your body positions are, the less strength the tricks will require. Be careful if you are going to take them to the ground, your wrist and ankles will feel it!

I am just learning the front arial, and though I have almost have it already, I think that better form and technique would take some of the emphasis of of trying to force it. You know what I mean... when you have a trick down to a science, it takes less strength than trying to just force it out...

what is a good way to initiate twisting in a full, i have a barani on floor and a back layout half on tramp, and im working on a layout full (forward) on tramp as well... but my twisting really needs work... help please!

I want: Floor: Backhandspring and bhsso (so close!) fhs front tuck punch front barani front and back walkovers Beam: cartwheel cartwheel roundoff dismount a much better handstand If I had my back handspring by the end of Februrary then I would probabley die of happyness!!!

Whenever I am frustrated and not happy, especially after trying a skill about 6 times in a row...I have a calming ritual, I take a deep breath, close my eyes and turn all the frustration into a driving need to get it right, focus my mind on all the aspects of the skill and finally, tap my wrists...

What tips do you have for the form of the bhs step-out, the difference between these and normal bhs, and is it similar to a back walkover? any info on this skill would greatly appreciated. I would like the perspective of the gymnast... because I have heard what the caches want to see, but what...

It's sooo true!I Love It!

What is the best way to stretch for a walkover? (Besides the bridge stretch I mean) because I already know that one, and I can not do it all the time, as my wrists are tempermental right now... So is there another way that is effective? I really need this.

I can do spotted sbhs and robhs but I keep making them too short and I can't practice them on the tumble-track because I jump straight up instead of back...I almost land on my head. On the floor I always jump back and somehow end up doing it in place (I usually land on my coach’s foot!) Should...

How did you conquer your first backhandspring? I can do a standing backhandspring and a ROBHS but I can't do them without a spotter or a belt... I tried to do them on the tumbletrack and I almost died, no, not really, but I jumped backward right onto my head. I can't get over it, -- so how...

Thanks for the answers.

You have to be a level 4 gymnast before you compete, right? and can you specialize in one of the events?

How do you know what level a trick is? I was at the gym yesterday and My coach got annoyed with me when I tried to do a cartwheel on the beam,- she said it was above my level... what is my level? what level is a cartwheel on the beam?- and how do you know what level gymnast you are...

summer I take acro (1 hour) during the summer as well as a 2 hour class for artistic, but I do lotssss of training at home in the summer. I run, lift weights, dance, and do flexibility exercises as well as tumble in my backyard. ( I only started a short time ago, but I do different gyms during...

yey! I want to specialize in tumbling! although I think vualt and horizontal bar will be fun too, I will hate rings however... nice to know I'm not alone! also, got in on a team class, so I am learning artistic gymnastics as well now! first class (For artgymn) tomorrow!