Gymnastics Update :) - Feel free to share your updates too!

[Horses_GymnastHope]

I have entered my second session. Going 1-2 times per week. I almost have my left and right splits and my middles are getting there! I am completing straightleg pointed toes pullovers no difficulties now! We are working back hip circles, front hipcircles, and squat ons (these bug me lol). I completed the level 2 (???) beam routine before the last session ended so that was exciting ! We are working cartwheels, leaps, jumps split jumps.. the usual and handstands. And I got my handspring vault, and now am working on making it cleaner and better form.. I scare myself with my power, So it's hard for me to complete them without myself bailing on my body. Uh, I'm thinking of going for my back walkover soon so I will update on that! 2 months have gone by quickly! My coach says I probably will be on Comp team next fall/summer. Pushing myself towards that while trying to balance school, Vball, and horses! Challenges.

 

[Horses_GymnastHope]

I also forgot to say on the tumbletrak we are working front tucks. which I am landing into mat pretty consistantly. and I am landing front flyspring and front handspring into mat also. So thats exciting

 

[gymnastjess]

good job, by sessions do you mean lessons? so you've had 2 gymnastics lessons? wah i don't get it haha wasn't your first lesson ages ago?
and lately i have gotten my cartwheel and vertical handstand on high beam and punch jump dismount, my beam leaps are getting better, i got my standing press handstands except pike and my forward roll to standing presses, my half half (special AUS turn haha) on beam and my front handspring on tumble trak.

 

[Horses_GymnastHope]

lol No I mean, Each session is an 8 week session. And this was the first week of my second session. I go again today I believe. So each week I either go once or twice a week. hey jess how long have you been in gymnastics? I have been working on handstands too on beam. (those aren't very pretty yet) and I'm working on gaining confidence

 

[gymnastjess]

Oh ok and i have been doing gymnastics for 1 yr and im not actually WORKING on handstands ive had my 3/4 handstand on beam within the first few months of gym and my full handstand since dec last yr but i had just never tried it on high beam haha we don't need a full handstand til level 4 here so my coach doesn't even bother working on it until we ARE level 4 im still not supposed to be working on full handstands haha but thats good that you have been working on them too

 

[Horses_GymnastHope]

Yeah, I can't sta upright which sucks.so i have to work on that and we were doing rainbow arches (progression to backhandspring) yesterday. so yeah thats about it

 

[gymnastjess]

Yeah, I can't sta upright which sucks.so i have to work on that and we were doing rainbow arches (progression to backhandspring) yesterday. so yeah thats about it

haha and rainbow arches?

 

[Horses_GymnastHope]

yeah. I said it was a back handspring progression its like a spotted slowmo backhandspring

 

[gymnastjess]

yeah. I said it was a back handspring progression its like a spotted slowmo backhandspring

yes i saw that you said that but it isn't much info about it considering i live in a different continent than you and we don't call a bhs progression a rainbow arch actually we dont even call a backhandspring a backhandspring ahah its called a backflip but now that you said slo-mo i can kind of picture it