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  1. M

    Women Extreme training practices?

    Just to remind you, my daughter is from the gym that takes large donations from parents and gives training priority to the kids whose family donates. If you remember they allowed a group of very novice girls to train and go to L7. None had bars and the one in question didn't have beam. Our...
  2. JBS

    Women Amount of Plyometric Training for Young Gymnasts

    Here's another broad question for everyone... How much plyometric training (punching, rebounding, etc) do the younger gymnasts do at your club? By nature...gymnasts do a lot of plyometric training in their normal workouts. I would like to know how much you do on top of normal training. Is...
  3. O

    Parents Taping training technique?

    Yesterday DD mentioned that her legs were taped together for preacticing standing BHS. Is this a common practice? it seemed a bit odd to me!
  4. T

    Parents Cell phone use on training floor

    Dear Fellow Chalkbucket Readers, I need your help with the letter I have composed below. FWIW - gymnast is in a L7-L8 training group. Can you help me wordsmith it? Thanks ++++++++++++++++++++ Dear HEAD COACH – I wanted to address a concern I hadregarding cell phone usage at the gym. During...
  5. M

    Women Genetics vs. Training

    How does one ascertain, or can one ascertain, whether it is genetics or training that is limiting a gymnast's progress? Many gymnasts (including elites) switch gyms because they believe their training is not getting them to the true potential. Some were right and some where wrong. For the...
  6. M

    Women Level 9 Training and Season

    My daughter did her first full bar routine yesterday. We have a small in house meet next Saturday. All events don't seem there yet. But she seems ok. Having missed a full month of summer's gym practice, I think gives her the reason to be more forgiving if herself. She is a 1st year level 9...
  7. Flipomaniak

    Women Am I training too much?

    I'm level 10 and I train 32.5 hours a week. It's 5 hours on Monday, 6.5 hours Tuesday and Wednesday, 5 on Thursday, 5.5 on Friday and 4 on Saturday. It has come to my attention that most girls don't train more than 20 hours. So is my gym training too much? Is this too much time at the gym?
  8. gymgurl

    Women Awful training session!

    Okay, the last few training sessions have been awful for me. The problem with this time of year is that its the time of year where groups switch around and everything is a bit uncertain. A bit of background information: There are 3 different tiers of gymnastics competition - IDP (elite path)...
  9. zesty

    Parents Training

    Can you stretch your legs and arms too much as a seven-year-old?
  10. M

    Off Topic Chinese Gymnast Training

    On Youtube a few minutes ago I stumbled across a video on kids Chinese gymnastics training. I know you can't believe everything on the internet, and things can be taken out of context, but is this really the norm? I know every culture has it's own views on what is socially acceptable, different...
  11. Tim_Dad

    Parents Gym decided to abolish Level 6 training. Good or bad?

    Hello all. Our gym has been going through some odd times in recent months. At the end of the spring season, more then 2/3's of the upper level coaches quit. No reasons were provided as this is gym business, not parents. One thing IS clear however. Our L5, L6, and L7 teams did not perform as...
  12. gymmomtotwo

    Parents Maximum number of training hours for young six year old?

    How many hours would you let a just turned six year old train assuming she's the most talented six year old ever. (Mine is not of course!!!) Just trying to see if adding TOPS is a good idea.
  13. flips123

    Funny picture from podium training...

    weird angle=funny picture:)
  14. L

    Podium Training

    Do you know of anywhere online where I can watch the Olympic podium training? I think I remember watching it online 4 years ago, but I can't remember where... Thank you!
  15. Flipomaniak

    How much training is way TOO MUCH??

    Per level. How much would you let your DD train? Or how much would be too much for you to train? In terms of hours, days, whatever.
  16. M

    Is training for Hopes helpful to Level 9

    Or is it its own discipline? My daughter is attending a camp that has many national staff coaches and provides training for aspiring elites, Hopes and Tops gymnasts but provides training for other levels as well. Upon registering, they ask what the gymnast would like to train for. So, I put...
  17. C

    Parents Confusing Training Groups

    I have a somewhat odd question. My daughter competed level 5 last season. For a number of the girls, including my DD, they were repeating level 5. They were supposed to train level 6 and possibly compete level 6 later in the season (they did do one meet) but they didn't really happen. After...
  18. Canadian_gym_mom

    Question for Canadians about training hours

    Specifically about CPN program training hours if you have the program at your gym. How many hours per week? Is it the same if they are Aspire or Elite? If they are 8, 9 or 10? I know there aren't many here that offer the program, but I think a few do! Thank you in advance.
  19. Clover

    Training Schedule Opinions

    My DD will have an extra 4 hours per week for uptraining/learning new skills over the Summer in addition to her regular 3 day workout schedule. We have the option of 1 - 4 hour session or 2 - 2 hour sessions (with a 1 day break in between). I keep wavering between the two options. On the one...
  20. profmom

    how does your gym handle move ups and training schedules?

    I know we've had a million threads on this issue, but thought it might be a good time for another one, since summer schedules are probably getting settled at most US and Canadian gyms now. So DD got The Note in her box -- I was expecting it to say that she would be on the same schedule this...

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