It's great to work out with others - it's lots of fun and it can help a lot when you're learning new skills or getting ready for a competition. Katja Abel of Germany, in her IG interview: [quote]IG: How and why did you decide to leave Berlin and start training in Stuttgart? KA: After my foot injury last summer, I analyzed the last year and my plans for gymnastics. I came to the conclusion that I wanted to compete at the Worlds and hopefully in Beijing 2008, but for this, I needed to change something. In Berlin I did gymnastics without training partners for years, and I couldn't stand it even one more year. So I decided to leave my lovely home for two years, and moved to Stuttgart after getting in touch with the coaches there. [/quote] Check out the rest of the interview here: http://intlgymnast.com/interview/abel_katja.html Guess in Germany it's not like Romania or China where everyone works out together pretty much.

yup! It's lots of fun to workout with your friends!