Active stretching also good - leg kicks: front, back, and to each side Even cartwheels stretch out your legs too - better warm-up first though! You can really feel that when you're sore or have something pulled.

You can watch it online on the ABC News 20/20 website, here are the links: "Sexual Misconduct in U.S. Swimming" Part 1: Swim coaches have been banned over sexual misconduct with young girls. Sexual Misconduct in U.S. Swimming - ABC News "Inside USA Swimming: Secrets & Betrayal" Part 2: Gold medal swimmer says she was abused by her coach from age 11. Inside USA Swimming: Secrets - ABC News[ Read More... ]

[QUOTE] Her mother, Anne Maitland, says a safety mat was missing from where it would normally be and her daughter hit her head on the concrete. Ms Maitland says she wants the gymnasium closed down until the investigation is completed. "Freak accidents happen all the time at gymnastics - that's why they have so much padding," she said. "The reason my daughter died was there was no padding -[ Read More... ]

[FONT="Impact"]Okay, so I ripped a bit of my interior deltoid muscle on my shoulder. I was going to physical therapy 3-4 times a week for 5 weeks or so. None of that helped my shoulder very much. My russian coach suggested I try acupuncture. After the second treatment, my shoulder is fully healed. It used to hurt just when I held it up. Now, I am 100% back in training at level 10 artistic[ Read More... ]

age restrictions are a bit wierd. they dont have them in other sports and its not fair just to have it in gymnastics. the higher the age is raised, the less popular this sport will get. irts so nice to have a sport where the best are just little girls. the best gymnast ever was her best at 14, that says a lot. lifting the limit to 18 is nothing short of insane, if swimmers are competing at 14,[ Read More... ]

Hi Sorry for what is probably a reallllly slow reply, just saw it. Active flexibility is defined as the ROM available through muscle control, without the assistance of gravity, or any other aid. For example lifting and holding a leg up as high as you can..that is active flexibility. Leg kicks, and leaps are dynamic flexibility. The two are quite distinct and require separate modes of training.[ Read More... ]

Article from yesterday on this matter: [QUOTE] Police arrested the gym owner and booked him into jail, suspected of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, unlawful criminal restraint and criminal threats. A woman not connected with this case says this isn't the first time he has attacked a woman at a gym. "I was upset that it happened again, but I was glad to hear he's caught because[ Read More... ]

"Fake acupuncture 'aids migraines' Fake acupuncture works just as well as the real thing in relieving migraines, scientists have found." [QUOTE] In a study of more than 300 patients, both genuine and sham acupuncture reduced the intensity of headache[ Read More... ]

Related: "What's your BMI? Too thin going out of style!" https://www.gymchat.com/totally-off-topic-forum/98/whats-your-bmi-too-thin-going-out-of-style Also info on how to calculate BMI.

You might have heard it already on the Oprah show with Dr. Oz, Body [QUOTE] Mass Index (BMI) is not accurate to say who is overweight: It's no secret that thin people can develop heart-related problems and that fat people often do not. But that millions defy the stereotypes will come as a surprise to many people, Sowers said. Even so, there's growing debate about the accuracy of the standard[ Read More... ]

[quote=Valentin;76388]Hi The research does seem to support this. Vibration is an effective means of improving flexibility, albeit probably no miracle cure in elite athletes, who are close the their peak flexibility potential. However there is plenty of research that shows that vibration training doesn't effect power like static stretching does.[/quote] Valentin: you mean active stretching? Like[ Read More... ]

You can watch the HBO program on elite gymnastics with Bryant Gumbel, Dominique Moceanu, Chellsie Memmel, Jennifer Sey online: [youtube]jxc_sQTq5j4[/youtube] [youtube]x3Ax4HVY2Q4&[/youtube]

Chellsie Memmel isn't going to say anything bad about the selection process or Martha Karolyi's role in it as the head - she's on the team. Same as Nastia Liukin, or Shawn Johnson, and probably even the alternates too, and those that are currently elite gymnasts. Different when you're retired already like Dominique Moceanu and have really nothing to do with it now, like endorsements, sponsorship[ Read More... ]

[quote=berryblue]No fakeness here. Looks like a great coach/gymnast relationship.[/quote] That's nice. It looks authentic. And like it's what it is. A coach celebrating with his gymnast. Related to the USAG background checks story: "Secret world of a gymnast: Starvation, sex and fear (Mail and Guardian)" http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=40945#40945

Here's how you hug and celebrate for Olympic AA Gold: Carly Patterson-Athens 2004-Floor-AA [youtube]EBelsw8fa-c[/youtube] No fakeness here. Looks like a great coach/gymnast relationship.

April 2, 2007: Montel Williams

Great job at finding the tv show online kat! :D A lot of people probably missed it on tv that wanted to watch it. I found this blog through Rick's post: "Australian Gymnastics Blog" She watched the ESPN show too, and blogs on it, adn the issue of wrong accusations: [quote]'Comedian' Peter Helliar (and I use that term lightly because I would hardly classify him in the league of Billy[ Read More... ]

If you missed it on tv, watch online here: http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3348471&categoryId=3060647&n8pe6c=2 full screen: http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=3348471

USAG website: http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/membership/memship-noticeto.html [quote]The following Membership Statement has been adopted by the Board of Directors of USA Gymnastics: Membership in USA Gymnastics is a privilege granted by USA Gymnastics. That privilege can be withdrawn by USA Gymnastics at any time where a member's conduct is determined to be inconsistent with the best interest[ Read More... ]

This was brought up in ESPN's tv show aired a couple days ago: "E:60 Roundtable: Violated", Watch video 'teaser': http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/video?id=3346903 Wow - 7 felony counts of child molesation and still coaching at another gym. Side note: those dirty tapes on the rings are gross - re-tape them! Also need to do that a lot on the straps bars. IG commentary "ESPN Takes[ Read More... ]

ABC's Good Morning America covered USAG background checks on gymnastics coaches: [quote]Accused Sex Offenders as Coaches An undercover investigation reveals that background checks often aren

Soft landings are important for preventing injuries and overuse injuries, in learning new skills and practicing skills. This means a good bouncy springy floor isn't just to get higher air and get to the the extra twist or extra rotation, but it is also about absorbing the impact of your landing. 8 inchers, 4 inchers, and sting mats on the floor, the mats under the bars, the pit, mats in the pit[ Read More... ]

Good ways. Here is another one: vibration technique to increase flexibility, studied vs. a control group of static stretching, but static stretching done by themselves, not aided, manual stretching: [quote]CONCLUSION: This study showed that vibration can be a promising means of increasing range of motion beyond that obtained with static stretching in highly trained male gymnasts.[/quote][ Read More... ]

Good idea for pushing the sport out of the idea that it is just for little kids and at 18 the girls are close to retire. There's also another thread started on it by nance at: "My take on the New Age Limit..." - http://www.gymchat.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?t=14155 [quote]- Making the age limit higher will encourage athletes to stay in the sport longer. Athletes, especially on the[ Read More... ]

[quote]But a nine-page affidavit filed in Danbury, Conn., by investigators last summer to obtain a warrant to search Infante's properties there portrays a pattern of inappropriate behavior played out over two decades. The affidavit says there are six women who allege sexual contact occurred, including one woman whom Infante allegedly sent to DiTullio by bus, and some former gymnasts are now[ Read More... ]