Recent content by haileygymnast

I am a pretty precise gymnast, so landing skills on a line is not too hard for me. However, the only thing I have done on beam so far is a Handstand - BHS step out. I can't to front handsprings on a line and too much walkovers give me back pain. But I actually can do a back tuck on a floor line...

I would be very interested what kind of gymnast you/your daughter is/are and if you want to share it, I would be very happy bc I think this is really interesting :) This is me: AGE: I am 21 years old and I have done gymnastics for 4 years now. LEVEL: I would be a Level 7 USAG Gymnast, but...

Good to hear? May I asked you how this got examined? X-Ray? MR? Good Luck to your DD!!!

I am not sure if it is allowed to give medical advice here, I bet it is not desired...however, my brother and I used to have a lot of strains so I will tell you what helped us. What we did was icing it the first 48 hours every few hours, then after two days switched to mild heat. Then I...

I know the progressions for giants. You should have a kip cast handstand. Then you usually start with big tap swings in straps, higher and higher until you go over. Then you move to the pit, then to the real bar. How long does it usually take to get from strap bar to pit bar to real bar without...

Thanks Aussie Coach! Good to know that this is not "unusual". I was at the point were I did Round Off Back Handspring with my coach comfortably. He was still there spotting a tiny bit, but I did well. Then one day at open gym there was an other very old coach, he said I can do it easily alone...

Thank you very much!!! It helps me a lot, because I have been really frustrated in the last days. I just don't enjoy tumbling. I could do a perfect standing back pike on floor before I even started working on Round Off Back Handsprings. I am sure I would do good on floor tumbling as well, I...

Ok guys, I have a serious problem and I really need some advice from people who understand the sport. I have done gymnastics since 3 years now, so I started pretty late. I train 3-4 hours a day, 6 days a week. On bars I can Kip-Cast Handstand on low and high bar, I do a toe on handstand in...