shoulder

DD is super flexible in her lower body. She can do all splits and doesn't even feel a stretch in pancake, so she usually does oversplits. Her bridge is nice, but I would say definitely not as good as her splits. When she is doing walkovers, she uses her lower back flexibility a lot due to lack...

Does anybody use this item? My kids never keep their arms by their ears and I was wondering if this is a good item or a total gimmick or is it dangerous in any way? http://www.tumbltrak.com/equipment/1:15:104/open-shoulder-trainer-tumbling-gymnastics-bars.html

I've talked a lot about this one after learning it a few years ago. It's also a great pike stretch. It's like a cat stretch on steroids with a pike so 2 for 1. http://www.allthingsgym.com/wall-bars-pike-stretch/ From David Durante's instagram. Actually found something to post about it for once.

Guys,I really would be happy to know your comments. Thanks

Back and shoulder flexibility are the reasons I don't have about 10 skills. Bridges are harder to hold up than it is for other girls because my shoulders are stiff. This summer I want to gain a lot of flexibility for next competition season.

My little 7 year old is in a low level competitive program at 2x/week for 4 hrs each. She has a really hard time with getting her arms into full overhead flexion (ie, up and back, the "ta-da" position). When she tries they don't go back all the way so she compensates by arching her lower back...

About a week ago my shoulder started hurting. Not too bad or all the time but jolts of pain would come out of nowhere and they'd only last about a sec. Well I didn't tell my coach because I thought it was nothing but I did tell my teammate. The other day we were at gym and in the middle of doing...

So, my mom told me that I have broad shoulders - it's just our body type - but I noticed it makes me look a little wider than normal kids my age. My coach says its good for gymnastics, that I have the perfect body type, but I feel like I'm out of place. So here is my main question: Do most...

The other thread about training attire reminded me-- which Leo brands seem to be cut a bit broader across the shoulders? DD is currently in child large for snowflake, gk and Adidas, and while the length fits fine I've noticed they are getting too tight across the shoulders as she develops more...

D fell again tonight. Again on pommel. This time he twisted and landed funny, and said he felt a "pop" in his shoulder and had never had something hurt that bad. We are icing and ibuprofen for now as it it after 6 and the orthopedic center isn't open. Hoping that he is just more down and...

My daughter has (in my opinion) very flexible shoulders. She can almost go all the way down to the floor when she does the eagle stretch. It seems to freak a lot of people out when she does it. She also seems to be able to "pop" her shoulder out (for lack of a better description). Is this...

DD has amazing progress with her gymnastics. Honestly going way further than I ever expected (she'll be a L8 this season). She's as strong as all get out and has good split flexibility. However, if you saw her bridge you probably wouldn't think she did gymnastics (especially at her current...

Whenever I lift my arms up to solute, swing for back handspring,..ect, by shoulders make a popping/ clicking sound. There's no pain associated with it..but I was wondering if this is something that I need to worry about?

Is it normal to have pain all over after gymnastics and tumbling? I'm just always in pain as long as I'm in the sport. I need skills that hurt my back to make team and pain will not get in the way of my goals. It feels like I tore stuff.

D has been super frustrated with not being able to do much. He has a little bit back, but can't do a lot of what the others are doing yet. That made him even more pumped to do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azHl-SgpJ0s

Has been bothering me for the better part of 2 years, and has hurt daily for the past 6 months. I finally broke down and saw the ortho today. So the diagnosis is that I have Biceps Tendinitis. Obviously, he goes on to tell me to have someone spot for me for awhile. Gives me several options for...

I have a question for those in the know. D was doing a stockli on the pommel last night, fell off, but didn't let go with one hand. As best i Can tell from the description, he kind of "jammed" it. I don't think he pulled it. It did hurt (tears, ice). Coach said not to come to work out if...

Everytime one of my gymnasts does her round off back handspring her shoulders close on her back handspring, either landing on her face or her elbows. Her round off is nice and she can complete the skill but I cannot figure out why her shoulders close. HELP!

Hi! So I think the title says it all- I think (or should I say pretty sure) that I hurt my shoulder. What basically happened was that last Friday - 3 days ago - I was at practice and we were on bars. I was doing my straddle glide kip on low, and as soon as my toes touched the bar I felt slight...

hi everyone last year i would do a lot of back walkover back handsprings and they would hurt my shoulder but it would only hurt when i did that trick. when i switched to handspring handsprings in may i didnt feel anything and havent felt anything since then until about a week ago. then i did a...