Recent content by mindy

I agree with Aerialdriver. I went to a gym in California for 6 months who's adult class was nothing more than an open gym setting, with a million kids running amok. I had no real direction because we would all be scattered. The only thing I was able to learn there was a fhs onto a mat at the end...

Hey Welcome to Washington! That's great you're going to live in Mt. Vernon. It's a beautiful place. I live in Oak Harbor, but I go to Skagit Valley Gymnastics, which is right where you live. There's a Tuesday night class that runs 90 mins, and an open gym on Friday that lasts an hour. Tuesday...

I can now do my front tucks consistently off the tumbletrack onto the mat, so I'm hoping I can just simply do them on the track like my front handsprings. I'm hoping at some point I can connect the two, but we'll see. I also managed to stand up on the low bar and jump to the high bar, but I...

Congrats!!!! LOL about the bars thing. I wish my worst could be my best. I actually would love to wear a leotard, but I feel self conscious since I'd be the only one. If every one in my class wore one, then I'd be good to go. Safety in numbers, haha.

I saw that too! I'm sooooo impressed! Other than that German 34 yr old gymnast (can't remember name) who took bronze on vault in the last Olympics, this is the only other gymnast who's competing at such a high level. I'm so happy! Who says gymnastics is only for kids? Ha! :oD I wish I could have...

I wish I could do a mill circle. That's the only thing I need to do a level 4 routine. I mean, my form is still horrible on the stuff I can do, but the mill circle kind of stumps me. Every time I go for it, my leg drops down on the bar when I go over, and I end up taking the skin off the back of...

Oh, okay, I see. I never thought of throwing a mat on the trak (there's one on the end though), but I suppose I shouldn't jump the gun yet until I can even do it correctly with a spot. :B

Teena, how come he doesn't like to spot you? How do coaches expect people to learn things safely if there's no spot? Yikes! I can do BHS on tramp only if I'm spotted. Last week my left wrist suddenly decided it was going to start turning in, which freaks me out. I don't want to collapse and land...

Hi people, I just joined this group. I've never taken gymnastics as a kid, but have loved the sport ever since I saw the '96 Olympics. Pity I couldn't have been younger when I saw that, who knows what level I could have ended up on? Bummer. I've found this awesome gym that has an adult class...