This week I accomplished...

[dannolynn]

thanks nicole! i know, i am my own worst enemy....

 

[GikiGirl]

Well I missed a week due to my stomach problems being out of control, but when I went back to practice a lot of my nagging tendon pain was much improved, so I guess I accomplished letting my body rest a bit! Now just 2 wks. until my meet!

 

[kyliesmith1]

Let us know how it goes, Gina. That happens to me sometimes too especially with my leg. We all want to practice as much as possible but sometimes when we're forced to rest, like when I got sick, it actually helps. After I came back from being sick & resting I actually was at the point where I could tumble again on the floor. Its just hard to make ourselves take that rest without being forced. I'll glad to hear you're feeling better.
I haven't been able to go to my usual gym for almost a week and 1/2. It seems like forever now that I've been trying to increase my practice time so I drove to this other gym that has open practice from 6-10 pm last night even though it was 40 minutes away. I was so happy I did. I got to workout for about 2.5 hours and did my ro bhs backtucks on floor with good height and even did my front handspring on floor & my front tuck (front tumbling is not my strong point) on floor. Everything just felt really good and solid and I think that was the best feeling in the world. I even worked on some of my other elements for my routine on floor. Littlelady's book gave me some ideas. I had forgotten about some dance elements that I added in. Of course I'm not quite up to the level in the book but I modified elements. I also practiced beam & all my different routine elements & felt pretty good except my full turn (that is so frustrating to me, somedays its good & sometimes not so good ). Anyway, on bars I finally did my cast handstand by myself & one giant on the strap bar although it scared me to death. I am not good at stopping myself once I start so I like having a coach there incase I get close to hitting my chins on the bar. Anyway overall I was very satisfied with practice & looking forward to asking about team on Monday .

 

[GikiGirl]

After missing a week due to my stomach, I got to practice Fri. and Sat. I did pretty well Friday, but felt somewhat week, especially on bars, and I did not try to vault, still letting my shin rest. I missed a week so naturally bars felt a little off, and I have lost some strength already from not being able to eat correctly w/ my stomach problems. Saturday I was very sore from Friday so mostly did basics.

Sunday I ended up in the hospital because stomach problems got worse, and now it's Tuesday and I am still in, and have not been able to eat since Sunday, so I know I will be set back. I lose strength really easily when I don't eat. Not sure when I will be able to go home or go back to the gym. I am hoping I can still do my meet in the 25th...I won't give up on that idea yet.

 

[kyliesmith1]

I'm sorry to hear about all the things you have been going through recently. I hope your stomach gets better so you can eat again. That must be so difficult. I can't imagine. It helps me feel grateful for what I do get to do, whether I get the chance to join the team again or not. Rest up and hope you'll feel good again soon.

 

[GikiGirl]

Thanks Sometimes I can manage it to the point that I can take in juice and soup and things, but just not solid food, and other times no food at all, so hopefully I'll be able to manage it at least so that I can be back home, and possibly in the gym, as well. I have had digestive trouble all my life, but it got a lot worse this past year, starting with the surgery I had last April, so its something I have learned to live with in a way. Sometimes the timing is not so good. Ultimately I want it fixed, but I know that's not likely to happen right away, but it would sure be great. Its not like it's life threatening at this point or anything, so its something I have tried to continue my life as normally around as I can.

 

[Hattie]

i haven't been on here in ages but nearly 4 weeks ago i broke my right ankle in two places so i haven't been in the gym for ages! I was at a hunter trial and we got really deep into the jump into the water complex and so my horse put in a massive leap which unbalanced me, then he stumbled on landing which threw me over his head and he trampled me, squishing my ankle so i'm having a real confidence crisis with everything at the moments and gym is on the back burner, don't know if i'll get to go much before i head to america for the summer.

 

[mightynighty]

2 weeks ago I began working on roundoff-back tuck to the pit. I am, apparently, afraid of tucking and got good height, so we went straight to back layout- it was the most fun thing I ever did.
This week for some reason my roundoff has gotten crappier, and I can no longer do them properly. Ah well, better luck next time.

Also, got a tad more consistent with my kips (instead of 10% hit ratio, I'm not on 80% one week, 20% the next one).

Yay.

 

[GikiGirl]

Nice work on the kips!

 

[nicci1999]

I lost my handstands today. Couldn't hit vertical to save my life. However, my jumps and leaps on beam have gotten suddenly better.

 

[kgymn]

This week...
Even though I was sick and told myself I wasn't going to gymnastics, then was too stressed out to miss it so I told myself I was just going to do easy stuff on beam...

I landed a front tuck onto some mats stacked in the pit! Off the rod floor Still can't get them onto mats stacked quite level, so I can land them at 8" below the rod floor. I'm getting so close I can taste it! I just need some more power so I can get a more powerful punch off the floor.

~Katy

 

[GikiGirl]

This week, well I got out of the hospital on Thursday, was able to eat on Thursday, and still felt weak (did not eat for 4 days) but went to gymnastics Friday morning just to get back into it and took it easy. Everything felt decent, beam was really good, bars was a little weak and tumbling was too, but not as bad as I would have thought w/ what I have been thru last week. I also vaulted again which I haven't done for 2 months to rest my shin, and the shin feels a lot better, so that was good. I am just doing a handspring for my meet, and I normally work fulls which I can land sometimes, and tsuks, but its ok, I am glad to just be able to vault at all. I have a meet in under a week..its next saturday. I need a 30.5 to qualify for state which I don' tthink will be a problem.

I don't have a lot of new ideas from my hospital stay, managing my stomach is still a lot of trial and error, but they got me out of the emergency situation for the time being, and I am back to being able to digest reasonably well again.

Many people would not try to keep up w/ gymnastics when going thru such health problems, but for me it really helps to have something I enjoy to help me cope w/ it.

 

[LittleLady]

Gina,
I'm proud of you. I really hope your health improves greatly because you have a lot of potential to accomplish great things. Keep it up, girl. You give us all a dose of inspiration!

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

I am getting really close to a full-in full-out on floor, which I've been wanting to get for ages. Today, I landed three on mats in a pit stacked to floor height. Hopefully I'll be able to get it on floor by the end of the week.

 

[dannolynn]

a double double?? wow! nice job.

 

[kyliesmith1]

Gina & Danielle, you guys are definitely inspiration to keep up with gymnastics. I'm learning to ignore all my husband's comments about being too old & insisting I'm going to get hurt because of it. By the way I haven't told him yet that I've been asked about joining the team. I'm waiting to find out all the details first. Anyway, I didn't really accomplish anything brand new but I did do some good ro bhs backtucks on floor and started working on my layout on floor but I kept tucking instead. Its hard to get it through my head that I need to lift my hips up, not throw my head back. It seems to come naturally when I tuck so thats what I keep doing. I also attempted to do a whole bunch of fulls off tumble track. Did one perfect one at the very beginning and then a whole bunch of duds before I did a few ok ones at the end. A little bit frustrating but I guess that happens sometimes. Anyway my hand was finally feeling good enough for me to do regular bars not just strap bar and so worked on my kip freehip which is slowly getting better and then my baby giant underswing flyaway but after just two I got two big rips on both hands. I guess thats what happens when you've been away from bars for awhile. Anyway feeling pretty good that at least I feel like I'm definitely progressing and very happy I was asked directly about being on team just hope I can get back in the gym. It figures its now that I have to get shingles. It seems like we all are struggling with something holding us back. Oh well, as long as I feel good enough I'll still go. They're only in a few spots on my back & stomach so I'll just keep them covered so no one's scared of me.

 

[LittleLady]

Geoffrey that's awesome! Did you start learning them into a pit or on trampoline?

Kylie, yes we all have had problems that held us back in one way or another. I guess it's nature's way of testing our resolve. Your husband's fears are normal. It seems only gymnasts understand gymnastics passion. Hang in there! Chin up!
I turned 49 today and have no plans for quitting.

 

[nicci1999]

I didn't really accomplish anything this week, well, I did. I think I have finally figured out how to get my cartwheel on beam. Still super close on those pull overs, but I will get them eventually. And I have a real beam routine pieced together too, as I continue to work towards my goal of making team.

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Geoffrey that's awesome! Did you start learning them into a pit or on trampoline?

Into a pit.

Looks like it's not gonna happen on floor this week, though; I rolled my ankle warming up today.

 

[nicci1999]

Both my workouts went really well today. Did a full beam routine with an audience. And I got my first real rip today, it even bled