Victoria used to have a state stream that was based on the national stream requirements but a little bit more simplified and with a bit more flexibility in requirements. State level 10 would have been roughly equivalent to national level 8. Max training hours for state stream was 12 hours and...
I second Olympic weightlifting.
Great for gymnasts as they generally have excellent strength to weight ration, good mobility and flexibility which is actually very beneficial for weightlifting, great body awareness so able to pick up new skills/technique quickly and used to training the same...
I’m a healthcare worker in a hospital and got my first dose of Pfizer yesterday.
Arm is a little sore today but barely noticeable. Second dose should be in 3 weeks.
Is there anyone who would be happy to give cutting some music a go for me? I’m rubbish at it!
I have found a few different cuts of the music
this is an extended version I like a lot
This is a shorter version of it
And these are two other cuts that I think I like a little less
If...
Yes that’s a good point. The club I was with was attached to a private school that used both their school pool and the big public pool where all the other clubs trained.
We have a lot of recreational and lower level competitive diving down here where I live. I find it odd that it would be so different up there.
I did diving both with my school (very rec) and also with a club outside of school which had absolute beginners up to very competent divers who...
I was lucky to be at a club that allowed me to just keep training and competing and supported me even though I was by the end, a lot older than the girls I was training with. Haha i has been doing gymnastics (a lot) longer than they had been alive! It was also funny at competitions when the...
Hi Aussie gymnast
I tried to send you a private message measage for some reason it wouldn’t go through.
I was a competitive gymnast until the age of 29 and after a few years break I’m about to give it a go again as I miss it.
Feel free to message me if you’d like to
HEre is a video of a girls P bar routine from the recreational competition program I mentioned. Some interesting moves in there!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmsoW2Vgu2G/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=lkmimwgn5qxy
We have a Rec competition program in our state and it’s a combo of men’s and women’s events.
Floor
vault
Bars (I think maybe UB and H bar are separate)
P-bars
Rings
Beam
You can compete all apparatus or just a selection. Most kids do all
I can’t post a reply in The parents forum but I found this a while back and it’s a nice explanation of muscle fibers and their properties
https://kofitness2010.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/fast-twitchslow-twitch-which-one-are-you/
WE had a spring floor with foam blocks as opposed to springs at my gym and I loved it. In my opinion it felt better than some floors we competed on that had springs.
I also worked on the events team for our state association and when we ran events we used foam sprung floors as well (level...