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    WAG pak vs. shoot over handstand

    I notice some girls do the pak to get from high bar to the low bar, and some do the shoot over to handstand. What is the difference in difficulty between these two? How does a coach determine which he/she will teach the gymnast first (as a means from getting from high bar to low bar.) Is a...
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    WAG Handstand help!

    I've posted about this before and gotten some great advice, but my daughter is still struggling with her handstand. It looks extremely banana back-like. Was going to try to post a pic but have no clue how to embed. IWC suggested taking a picture and having her draw a pic of what she thinks...
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    WAG muscles for cast handstands

    Which muscles are needed for a decent cast handstand? Is it more strength or technique? Of course, the whole body is involved....but I guess it's mostly shoulders? How strong should I be for doing one? Can you tell me specifically? Because you have to lean forward while casting, I guess that a...
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    WAG forearm pain when doing handstands

    About two weeks ago I noticed a pain in the middle of my forearm when I did handstands and L-Sits on p-bars. It was a painful point just beneath my ulna bone everytime I supported my weight on this arm. I didn't pay much attention to it, because I thought it might be some tight arm flexor...
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    WAG Who has a press handstand on beam? I have a question!

    Today my coach spotted my straddle press handstand on beam. I did it "longways", on the narrow side, I don't know how I should explain that, but like where your hands are so close together that they are touching! Like this: He said this is super hard, because your hands are so close together...
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    Parents technical handstand question

    Not a gymnast, so please bear with me. In a handstand, head should be in "neutral" position ? Meaning facing the wall, not floor, right? So..... where are the eyes looking? DD is convinced she's not supposed to look at the floor, or beam, but that just doesn't sound right. She's a real...
  7. billise

    Parents Straddle Press Handstand!

    So excited I thought I'd share. She's been so close for so long. Tonight she did it!
    • billise
    • Thread
    • handstand press press handstand straddle straddle press
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Gym Parent Forum
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    WAG Cartwheels and Handstands

    I'm in level 3, and I'm trying to learn how to do cartwheels and handstands on beam. In cartwheels I can only land one foot on the beam. My handstands don't go high enough, probably because I'm scared of falling. Does anyone know how to make these skills better?
  9. gothgymmom

    Parents Straddle press handstand

    DD and her Lvl 2 team were uptraining to get ready for testing, and DD is was the first one to get a perfect straddle press handstand!!!! I have been showing her videos for a while on them, and she has been trying them for a while now, and in front of her coaches she got it perfectly! just had...
  10. gymnast-mac

    WAG Cast handstands

    I'm working on cast handstands at practice, and I was wondering if there were any excersizes/conditioning that I could do at home to help me improve cast handstands? Thanks :)
  11. Little Mo

    Handstand forward roll on beam?

    My DD is 8 turning 9 this year. She is currently achieving lots of new skills, one she did today was a handstand forward roll on high beam. She is relatively new to competitive gymnastics and I'm just learning as she goes too (a lot of info from here) but this has me thrown. I've never seen one...
    • Little Mo
    • Thread
    • beam handstand roll
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK
  12. Amir Hussain

    Press handstand

    What's the goal by training straddle l press HS?I mean how many times we should be able to do them tandemly in the Olympic level?(in rings event)
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    WAG specific handstand training question

    I urgently want to learn straddle press to handstand on floor standing pike press on floor V-Sit to straddle press handstand on p-bars If I train 3 times a week very hard, in which amount of time do you think I will be able to make it? Is 1 year realistic? I am light and flexible!
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    WAG straddle press handstand substitute

    I have my standing press handstand. My goals are straddle lever to handstand and pike handstand. I wanted to work on it 3 times a week. But since some weeks I have groin and hip problems when I try to do a straddle lever. I am a little bit frustrated now because I can not train the straddle...
  15. Seagull00

    Parents Handstand?!

    Allison has been practicing her handstand relentlessly since her first lesson on Friday. (L1) she's now done it 5-6 times off of the wall and about a hundred up against the wall. She's pretty much spending all her time upside down. Should I be encouraging her in continuing to try it away from...
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    WAG Arched upper back in cast handstand

    My kip cast handstand & cast handstand (both are straight body casts, not straddle) are getting very consistent except for a stange issue- an arched upper back! I almost look like stairs because the arch is happening right underneath my shoulder blades. Everything else (belly, legs, lower back...
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    WAG Cast handstand help

    I've been having troubles with my cast handstands on bars specifically on where my shoulders need to be. I know they need to be leaning forward but is there any drills or things I can do to keep my shoulders in the right position?
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    WAG Press handstand help

    My daughter can't seem to put it all together. She can do the straddle press but then has to reposition her hands to get to the handstand. I feel like there may be a simple step she is missing but I have no clue. Any good tutorials or suggestions?
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    WAG Needles, arched handstands, and back stretches

    So, as discusses in some threads here, back and front walkovers can be very harmful if you are not doing them the right way and even then they can be harmful and shouldn't be done too often. I also now that if one is doing bridges, the gymnast should focus on keeping the lower and mid back as...
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    WAG straddle press handstand drills

    my DD is working on press handstands. she can press into it from standind easily and can hold a straddle support for about 30-40 seconds. but she can't press out of it! It seems she just can't lift and put her body up! DD can do about 15 leg lifts on a free hanging bar, on stall bars maybe 5...

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