Recent content by tumbling1gymnast

I've always interlocked my thumbs together when my arms are by my ears ready for the bwo. When I lean back and can see the beam, I seperate them and place my hands on the beam like I would for a handstand. It keeps me in line and because my thumbs are interlocked most of the time I'm always...

My physiotherapist diagnosed me with 'hyper mobility syndrome' around five years ago, as I had the same problem. he suggested doing wrist strengthening exercises and nothing worked, so for around four years I've been using tiger paws which help immensely! But then came an ankle injury, and I...

1.Vault - consistently very high scores 2. Floor - tumbling is great :P 3. Beam - haven't got the skills I want 4. Bars - I just dislike bars in general

Thank you all so much! I got rid of the boxes and you're right! My hands strangely enough landed on the beam. They were landing on top of each other though which my coach doesn't allow in our gym, so I tried the grapefruit idea with a foam block the size of a beam, and that helped heaps. Thank...

I have a massive bend in my elbows and my physio recommended handstand push ups and dumbbell curls, which have helped with the pain to an extent. For ankles I'd go with ankle/calf raises, and even box jumps. Pretty much everything BlairBob has mentioned

I used to have my bhs perfectly fine on high beam, but then i didn't do any for about a month because of a wrist injury, and now i can't get my hands in the right position. Like on the low beam, my left hand goes on the beam where it's supposed to go, but my right hand will land on the box next...

Helloooo, so I'm having trouble with my hiccup on bars (toe shoot from low bar to high bar). It's not the toe shoot or catching the high bar that I'm having trouble with, I just cannot get a swing out of it to go into my long kip! Any drills/ conditioning/ technique changes that you can think...