hips

I am one of those super involved gym moms on my daughters' gymnastics teams. Some of the l4s&5s are struggling with getting their front hips with straight arms. Any drills or tips i could share with the team?

My daughter's hips are locking when doing press handstands. My daughter was just starting to work press handstands again for TOPs. Last summer during TOPs testing season she could easily do 20 clean press handstands in a row. Now she can do 10 but her hips are locking and when she is done and...

Okay i have a few questions about clear hips on bars. Every time i do them my legs swing behind me as i'm in a glide position and i get these feeling my hips pop in then out. It hurts at first then goes away. I've already seen a doctor because my hips pop out and what not. All he said was it's...

Hey ya'll. Just wanted to know if anyone had some newer, more unique drills for keeping your feet up on kips after free hips. Have done the straddle circle strength and such, does anyone else have anything else out there? Thanks!

Hi everyone, I know this topic seems to have been discussed to death, but I would really appreciate some advice/drill suggestions. I'm an 18 year-old level 5 and working press handstands. I understand the motion of lifting through my back when pressing up and down, but can't seem to get my...

Is there a deduction for piking during the execution of a free hip or clear hip circle? Please view the following posts before answering: http://www.chalkbucket.com/are-the-legs-allowed-to-touch-the-bar-in-a-clear-hip-circle...

I know hips can't touch and the body has to be free toward the end as you go over the bar, but can the thighs touch the bar as you circle under the bar? Watching videos of routines, I see it both ways and can't tell if it's technically correct and whether there are deductions for it. I tend to...

Does anyone have drills for freehip handstands??

I have a lot of trouble with clear hips. I can make it to just above horizontal by myself and can struggle up to handstand with a heavy spot. I know my problem is that I pull into the bar too much and don't lean back enough but I'm having trouble fixing it. My coach is pretty helpful but I just...

I have really inflexible hips and legs, so I am HORRIBLE at splits. I am a level 4 but I really need my splits. Does anyone have any stretching ideas to do or any vidios that you could give me a link to, please help!!! I am willing to try anything and will post if it helps thanks!

So, this is a video of my clear hip and since the life of an adult gymnast doesn't nearly involve enough time in the gym and quality coaching as I would like, especially now that my club has decided to do reduced training over summer (okay, we didn't really have a choice as we work out in a high...

How to do them? I have a above horizontal cast and my coach says I should work on free hips. My coach has'nt really told me how to do them so... lol someone could tell me than I would be greatful. _Dahl

i was wondering if there was any drills i could do at home to improve/get my free hip handstands on bars and my back handsprings on beam? for my free hips i am trying to get to handstand but my coach says im not pulling early enough to get to handstand. so any drills to help with that. for my...

I need help thinking of new ideas to help a kid do swivel hips. One of my gymnasts is really strugling with getting her swivel hips. She's 7 years old but not super tiny. I currently have her doing seat drop 1/2 turn to feet to another immediate seat drop, and she is doing this very well...

If you don't have your clearhip yet, a great drill is to put a relatively tall mat/block right behind the bar. Do your attempted clear hip as normal, and when you come around, try to stand back on the mat. It really worked for my level six team last year, and has already helped several new hopefuls!