Circles on the mushroom?

[mumoftwogymnasts]

DS needs these for a competion in a few weeks. He can do 3/4 quite well but just cannot manage a full circle. Coach says he is just so close and that it has to "just click in his head". Any tips ? or drills he can practice at home that may help?

 

[BlairBob]

He has to think he can complete past the 1st circle.

Fast hands.

Aggressive lean on one hand.

We work planks on in pushup, basically a straight leg crab and one arm on each side.

However, besides this, they need to be able to lean on their wrist and make their arm diagonal not vertical.

A bucket helps to some degree but only if they are mindful of the lean on one arm in the 1/4 and 3/4 position.

 

[cher062]

when my son was on the team the coach said if you can afford it having a mushroom at home for them to practice on is very helpful. Some parents found some really cheap used ones on e-bay and some of the equipment sites where they sell used equipment.

I think the mushroom is the sticking point for all the boys.

 

[BlairBob]

Instead of buying a $200 mushroom, I would build one or have someone build you one.

There are plans on the internet.

One of the problems about buying a mushroom, is if your gymnast gets past level 5 he won't really be using it much unless he uses it at home and more than likely by that time, he will be in the gym so much (4-6days/week@4hours/day) that he won't have time or inclination to at home.

For beginning gymnasts, doing a lot of work in a bucket is important besides the ability to hold the front, rear and side planks with proper wrist lean.