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    Women Daughter Discouraged because of gymnastics videos

    I would not let her decide alone what to watch on social Media. Only watching together while talking about what she is seeing. These videos are not for her (yet) if she reacts that strongly to them. Kids that age shouldn't be on the internet alone in my opinion.
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    Parents How to know when a mental block is not going to go away.

    Try explaining to her that it is like an injury. If she broke her leg and needed surgery she would not be embarassed to work on learning to walk again, to jog again and after a while jump and sprint again... It is the same with an injured brain which is another way of saying "I am experiencing a...
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    Men selective adult gymnastics men

    Looks like this program is perhaps what you are looking for: https://www.gymnasticbodies.com/
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    Women Had to quit gymnastics due to injury and miss it heaps

    Perhaps sounds crazy to you but have you looked into martial arts? Boxing f.e. doesn't involve much loading for the knees and is a very, very technical sport that suits former gymnasts.
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    Parents Is Competitive Gymnastics different at each club?

    Why would you have to "transition to another sport"? A sport is always worth doing even if you never make it to nationals or even get to be a professional athlete one day. It is about having a productive youth, getting movement skills for life, build friendships for life and get to know yourself...
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    Parents Gymnastics Training in Germany?

    For Wiesbaden I would check http://kunstturnen-wiesbaden.de/trainingsgruppen
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    Parents Team requirements

    I'd say she is very normal 5 year old kid, high energy, loves to move. Let her be, try again next year. Continue the privates. Nothing will be lost if she gets time to mature.
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    Gymnasts Building endurance

    Do it way more slowly. Jogging, not running. If you can no longer talk in full sentences it is too fast. May be slower than walking in the beginning. Build it up from there. Jogging - walking - jogging and so on is enough. Three times a week, about 30-40 minutes each should be fine for an active...
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    Women Could doing Olympic lifts cause too much bulk for gymnastics?

    No. Not if you do not abuse steroids. Stay away from Kreatin too. The rest will sort itself out (body type, nutrition). Olympic weightlifting never causes "bulk", it is not power lifting let alone Bodybuilding. Completely different sports. Anyways as an adult gymnasts you will need all the...
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    Women Ankles during vault

    Do speed drills like A and B skips, ankling etc. like track athletes do. You should find videos about this stuff on youtube.
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    Women What do gyms do to warm up athletes?

    As a coach: If seven minutes of running are a problem your endurance is a problem. I would recommend going for brisk walks every day to get better at cardio stuff. If not for your sport (it will improve your recovery and thus make it possible to train more without getting overtrained or even...
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    Women Endurance ideas

    Interval work and just aerobic work in general. You could just go ride your bike to school/work every day. That covers at least the basics. Add some HIIT at home (no need for impact work, do Kettlebell work, squats, deadlifts etc. instead) and you are all set.
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    Off Topic What do competitive gymnasts eat in a day?

    Fries (fried in fat!) and hamburgers let alone chicken nuggets (fried in fat!) not cooked by yourself are usually highly processed foods, so yes, this is "fast food" to my German mind. Here this is nothing we would feed kids (!) several (!) times a week. These are treats for special occasions...
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    Off Topic What do competitive gymnasts eat in a day?

    Fast food several times a week? Wow. Perhaps a cultural thing. In Germany this is not the norm and considered a treat for kids, definitely nothing to eat several times a week even for non athletes.
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    Gymnasts Retired Gymnast Wanting to Stay Strong

    Please be very careful with Crossfit. It has a huge injury potential and is not ideal from a GPP perspective. I would stick to your gymnastics conditioning or add some olympic weightlifting (not for endurance like in many CF-Wods, just for strength and speed). Make sure you get a coach who knows...
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