Recent content by littlegirllost

Same here.

I have a lot of trouble with doing arm circles before vaulting, it messes me up. I'm kinda starting to get it down, but I do so much better without them. I noticed Yelena Produnova doesn't do an arm circle and she manages to get a double front around. Do they really help?

I can back twist pretty easily, but when it comes to front twisting I can't even get a half, I can barely do 1/4th of a turn. Any advice?

I can balance in a straight handstand pretty well on floor, but when it comes to beam I can't seem to do it at all. Does anybody have any tips for getting balance with hands together?

me too, it really helps to think about pushing back through the heels

I noticed there were a lot gymnastics mom's on this board. I am not a mom but was wondering what does dd mean? dear daughter? dedicated daughter? somebody fill me in :p Were you a gymnast when you were younger and how did your child get into gymnastics?

One of the coaches at gymnastics said that you should never show the judges the palms of your hands, that in gymnastics it's considered a disrespectful thing. Was anybody else told this? It seems likes gymnasts have very strong, pointed finger positions, but ballerinas seem to have soft...

I think something might be lost in translation. This video and another website lists this woman as the tallest in Germany at 6'9" Dailymotion - Germanys tallest Woman 6ft9-Caroline Welz - ein Leute & Familie Video P erhaps you mean 5 feet 9 inches? Anyways, even if you are 6 foot 9 inches, it...

Thanks so much. I am flexible in the back, so I'm pretty sure that's not the problem. My coach tells me I push my hips too far forward. He had me face to face with a standing mat doing back bends so I wouldn't push them forward, so I'm practicing and keeping the leg up, really reaching up...

I will give this a try, hopefully it will help me:)

When I do my leaps, I get looks like I'm doing it all wrong. My coaches say I'm still doing it as if I'm going through the front door, and it's too much of a flowy motion that goes forward too much. I try to keep my chest up and body straight but it doesn't seem to be changing what my...

I'm a beginner, and I can do a back bridge to kick over easily, but when it comes to putting my leg up before, it's very hard, and many times my hands will reach to the ground and I will fall over to my side, especially if I'm trying to put my hands together as if I were doing it on beam. What...