Thank you for replying! Yes, I am in high school and I have talked to my parents about it. They were understanding, but my mom has been biased towards me continuing gymnastics, by dropping little hints like" you know if you quit gymnastics, you wont ever wear a leotard again, or go see Bela...
Thank you so much for replying and sharing your daughters story! I was thinking that if I did quit,I would try out for cheerleading and do tumbling at my gym.
Also, if it helps anyone, my coach has suggested maybe switching gyms( she said that she believes I have great potential, and even though no one would want me to switch gyms and leave the gym I've been at since I started gymnastics, if it would keep me doing gymnastics, it might be what I need)...
I have been doing gymnastics for 10 years, I feel like its always been my life. Last year in January, I started having back tumbling problems due to mental blocks. It was terrible and hung over me the whole season, causing me to compete mod-op instead of 7. I wanted to quit, but somehow, I was...
I'm training for 7/8 right now, and I don't think what i really eat now is keeping me fueled efficiently or healthy. Are there any good diets that will help me feel good and get all nessesary nutrition? Thank you!
What I sometimes do is ill make a smoothie with fruit, water, ice, and a protein powder called whey. U just do a scoop of it, and helps keep u energized and feel good at gym!
Hey, i know what your talking about for vault. I always used to have problems getting off the vault fast enough through level 5 and 6 and it just started getting better for me but thats cuz i just started running faster. The only drill i can think of is handstand blocks on the ground and also...
So i never liked tumbling from the very beginning. I thought it involved wayyy too much energy, but i was willing to put up with it because i dreamed of being a college gymnast. Well, over the summer, we started doing all these drills for tumbling (we got a new coach) and i found out that i have...