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Hi everyone Hi everyone, i posted a new article on Gym Coach journal: "Sprint training for vault: Off-season training program for 7-12yr old gymnasts" View Abstract you can purchase the full article for $5.00USD from the Gym Coach webpage Also added videos of the running drills i use on The...

I'm a L5, and I'm worried because I can't get my press to HS. In our strength training every day, we have to "try 10 press handstands from sitting" but I can't even make a press from straddle sit to straddle stand. I can barely/sometimes make a press from straddle stand to handstand, and I have...

Hi I've noticed the great influx of press to handstand questions and I have one that is a little specific. When I attempt a straddle press to handstand from a seated straddle, I have trouble. I round my upper back and it looks like I am trying to press up vertebrae by vertebrae. When I watch...

On bars, i can't seem to get a cast HS. I get so close, but my coach says i am not opening my shoulders. I can't seem to figure out how to open my shoulders! Are there any drills for this? Also, i am incredibly strong, but i can't figure out how to do a press handstand! I have tried every...

I really want a straddle press hand stand, but i can't figure it out. I can pancake on the floor and hold myself off the ground on my hands, but can't rotate my hips up into the handstand. Also I can straddle press all ready standing. Maybe I just don't have enough strength or something. Any...

Hi Everyone It has been a while but i have finally got my stuff together to put together another article for the gym press. "Does Kre-Alkalyn® have benefits in the training of gymnastics strength skills" Click Here --> Abstract This article would of particular interest to anyone working on...

Ok.... I've always thought that press handstands were really cool, I really love watching them as a beam mount. But the fact is... I can't do them. I've tried learning them before, but have never been successful. So, I'm basiclly a beginner at them. What are some drills that I can do to start...

Hi my name is kelli. I was wondering if anyone had some tips on how to practice a press handstand? I have done it against walls but i need to learn how to do it on a floor. thx! I also would like some drills for BHS's that you can do at home? If you have any, please post! My goal is to get my...

Im having trouble with my straddle lever press to handstand. Does anyone have any excersises i could do to get this move? Thankss Beckyy x :):)

To be honest i hate them all, but i was wondering which one you guys prefer?

i can get my legs up in my press to handstand but once my legs/ hips go closer into the handstand i always fall forward or backwards, how can i stop that ive been tying to get it for a couple of weeks and its not working?

straddle or pike?

There has been a lot of talk about press handstands in previous posts. It seems to me that little ones can do more press handstands than older girls - Less body mass probably. For instance, at our gym we have 2 gymnasts that are sisters. One is a L10 the other a L6. The L10 was on the...

I don't know how people do these. Is there anyways to build up to them? Is it supposed to be easy?:( How are these little girls so strong?!?

My son can do a good leg press off the paralettes with a little arm bend......But when on the PBars, he shoots his back up, almost as if he would go to handstand, but then beds is knees into a tuck, the to Lsit.....terrible! He said he does not want to hit his shins, or fall flat on his face...

i have been doing gymnastics for ten years now. and guess what? i have NEVER had a press.:(i can do one when i stand on a big box. but not even on a panel mat. i started working them at home and i m leaning more and i can get my toes off the ground about an inch, but thats...

I can do the press handstand on the wall with ease. And for the few spots I had with them, it was quite easy too. So now what? I can't do them alone yet. I tried elevating my feet so that my hips are above my head, but that doesn't help. It feels like I need to lean forward more, but if I do...

I am a level 8 gymnast and i still don't have a stradle press handstand from sitting on the floor. :yikes: I'm just wondering if anyone knows any drills or has any advice on how to do them, because I am having a hard time with it. (I would love to finally be able to do it). :bouncy::applause:

I finally uploaded a small clip of Olivia doing straddle presses before gym. I also added a clip of her rope climbing at gym. Hope you guys enjoy! Feel free to comment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dorHvzTel6Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7yiK3puxIE...

Hi valued readers I am proud to present the newest issue of TheGymPress. This is by far the best issue, with many contributions, and with all the new bells and whistles. Hope you enjoy, and please leave feedback for articles. Content of March 2008 Issue Page 1-3 Using the “Understand...