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Casts, leg drives, eh really most of it. Not worth the added risk for low reward.
What are leg drives?
The things that we use weights for are for a very high reward...less low back and ACL injuries.
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Casts, leg drives, eh really most of it. Not worth the added risk for low reward.
==Casts, leg drives, eh really most of it. Not worth the added risk for low reward.
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Hypothetically, what if "said" gym had over 25 STATE beam and bar champions just in one season, would that be enough of a reward? Or... what if the team that won the olympics uses ankle weights, would that be reward enough? I'm now trying to be snarky, just curious what your definition of reward would be. Because I really don't see any pattern in our injuries and honestly I can't attribute any of them to weights. But I could be wrong of course. Please don't take offense to any of this, I am asking sincerely.
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Hypothetically, what if "said" gym had over 25 STATE beam and bar champions just in one season, would that be enough of a reward? Or... what if the team that won the olympics uses ankle weights, would that be reward enough? I'm now trying to be snarky, just curious what your definition of reward would be. Because I really don't see any pattern in our injuries and honestly I can't attribute any of them to weights. But I could be wrong of course. Please don't take offense to any of this, I am asking sincerely.
==well then, i can say for certain that 5 of the 7 girls on the USA team DID NOT use ankle weights. the other 2 i'm not fully familiar with whether or not they used ankle weights, but i DO KNOW their conditioning regimen and i don't know of any weights but won't stake my reputation on it. now i have to ask what the heck your talking about?
and what is that other bluster? 25 this and 25 that...come on now. enough. stop it already.
==Maybe not now but you might do in 5 years time. That is my personal opinion and also not to offend you. I personally wouldn't take the risk when there are alternative exercises to use.
My definition of reward would not be 25 beam and bar champions in one year it would be healthy and happy young adults in 15 years time who still love the sport of gymnastics.
I agree sorry your child was injured but maybe it was your Child ... parents tend to think because something happens to their
child it's a problem with everyone's child. Not.
So, we can all agree to disagree, but just because something hasn't happened to your kid or gymnast doesn't mean it won't.
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Ok so now I'm worried. I bought DD (9) light ankle weights a few weeks ago having seen them used in our gym and because DD said her coach said to get some. They were bought with one specific exercise in mind....to help with her box splits. She lies on her back on a mat with her legs propped at 90 degrees against a wall and then splits her legs slowly. The idea being that the weights help push the split further (without needing me to stretch it). We've not used them for anything else than this.
I was also thinking about using them to help build strength when she practices her front, side, rear leg lifts ( needed to pass the strength and conditioning section for levels).
Should I worry?
Ok so now I'm worried. I bought DD (9) light ankle weights a few weeks ago having seen them used in our gym and because DD said her coach said to get some. They were bought with one specific exercise in mind....to help with her box splits. She lies on her back on a mat with her legs propped at 90 degrees against a wall and then splits her legs slowly. The idea being that the weights help push the split further (without needing me to stretch it). We've not used them for anything else than this.
I was also thinking about using them to help build strength when she practices her front, side, rear leg lifts ( needed to pass the strength and conditioning section for levels).
Should I worry?
Ok so now I'm worried. I bought DD (9) light ankle weights a few weeks ago having seen them used in our gym and because DD said her coach said to get some. They were bought with one specific exercise in mind....to help with her box splits. She lies on her back on a mat with her legs propped at 90 degrees against a wall and then splits her legs slowly. The idea being that the weights help push the split further (without needing me to stretch it). We've not used them for anything else than this.
I was also thinking about using them to help build strength when she practices her front, side, rear leg lifts ( needed to pass the strength and conditioning section for levels).
Should I worry?