Warm-up is quite important thing before we do any type of physical exercise and workouts.We do splits and then oversplits in warm-up and again at the end of practice, more oversplits at the end than in the beginning. Plus a bit of conditioning in warm-up too. Besides running, stretching, etc.

We do splits and then oversplits in warm-up and again at the end of practice, more oversplits at the end than in the beginning. Plus a bit of conditioning in warm-up too. Besides running, stretching, etc. Des Moines personal training

I do just the 'regular' stuff for rips - clean it with soap and water, put bandaid on it, etc. Some of the girls have those gibson sticks, I don't know any of them that use Preparation H, or Udder Balm, or the other ways. Anwyays, Rick from gymnasticscoaching posted where to get the Udder Balm and how gymnasts use it to help heal their rips faster. [quote]UltraBalm - Udder Balm for gymnasts[ Read More... ]

Mary Lou Retton was on Access Hollywood tonight. In her interview she said when she was a gymnast many of the coaches and judges would tell her she doesn't have a gymnast's body because she wasn't skinny and she should lose weight, but she didn't listen to them. She said you could tell which of the girls were starving themselves and they were so skinny and didn't have energy to go through[ Read More... ]

2007 National team member Kayla Hoffman on home school vs. real school as she goes to Alabama for college, after homeschooling for 9 years and 1 year off: [quote]

I heard that surgery on a torn ACL sometimes leads to the knee being kind of loose, not really intact, but I'm not sure how true that is.

If you wonder what the "key to the city" opens: [quote]The key to the city is a similar award used in several countries, especially in the United States, to honor esteemed visitors, local residents, and organizations. This honor involves the ceremonial presentation of an ornamental key but carries no formal privileges or distinctions.[/quote] (Wikipedia) :D "Her coaches, Liang Qiao and[ Read More... ]

Here's the photo of Vanessa Ferrari from team qualifiers at the 2007 Worlds: From the Gym Chat multimedia section, Artistic Gymnastics 2007 World Gymnastics Championships: http://www.gymchat.com/multimedia/artisticgymworlds2007.php

Maybe it could strain your back/ be harder on your back if the weights feel heavy for you for doing v-ups. You could do walking v-ups with weights; that is easier on the back I think. When your lower back hurts, sometimes v-ups make it hurt more, and then you can just do walking v-ups and other conditioning instead,

Wow that is big! Good conditioning in that relay race!

Really big pit! From http://artsportsworld.com/NwGym/GymPix.htm . Looks like they are having a relay race. It's nice to have a good size big pit - then you don't have to worry about hitting edges from your dismount on bars where you really fly, or your dismount from the other events too, like if you over rotate too.

I use a tea bag. It stings a bit, but works fast. And then the whole neosporin-sock thing at night.

Some groups do timed running for 10 minutes, some are more laid back and don't time running, or are by the number of times of runs instead. And different kinds of running, like skipping, backwards, straight jumps, etc. Then warm-up with stretching. The run is good to warm up your muscles and help you stretch. Leg kicks are good for warm-up too. In school they tell us to warm up by stretching[ Read More... ]

Interesting info on what to do if you got a rip from USA Gymnastics article: [quote]The most effective way to speed up the healing process is to utilize the expensive bandage protocol. After the wound has been cleaned with soapy water and dried, apply DuoDERM Extra Thin CGF Spot dressing. DuoDERM dressings have a skin contact adhesive layer containing hydroactive particles that interact with[ Read More... ]

Shawn Johnson in the lead so far by 4.3 after 2 rotations of scores counted (beam and floor for her), from quick hits: Nastia Liukin does a great bars routine and lands her dismount.

More photos up, tradeshow set-up if you're interested: http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/events/2007/championships/2007VisaChampionships-SanJose/Album2.htm it's fun to pick out people you know Really interesting info: quick hits commentary, starting with the junior men's competition: http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/events/2007/championships/quick1-JrMen15.html And results (updated[ Read More... ]

[quote]A year ago, Nastia Liukin set the standard for women's gymnastics in America, a two-time national champion who was so good that even when she wasn't, the judges looked the other way.[/quote] that's what some like Mary Lou Retton said about her winning over Natasha Kelley (Mary Lou Retton is at Natasha's gym) - but Natasha's form and style wasn't good and polished like Nastia's

Nastia is expected to be on the Worlds team for Stuttgart. She's at 80% according to her coach/dad now, but there's only like 2 weeks from the Nationals to the Worlds, so it will be easier for Martha to pick the team for Worlds based on the performances at Nationals, especially as the girls are getting over inuries and showing what they can do. Top 2 get guaranteed to be on the USA Worlds team,[ Read More... ]

Yup! The USA women sweep the all-around, with Shawn Johnson in 1st: 2007 Pan American Games July 16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Women's All-Around Final 1. Shawn Johnson USA 61.725 2. Rebecca Bross USA 61.050 3. Ivana Hong USA 59.375 4. Jade Barbosa BRA 59.325 5. Peng Peng Lee CAN 57.300 5. Daniele Hypolito BRA 57.300 7. Elsa Garcia MEX 56.200 8. Madelen Tamayo CUB 55.825[ Read More... ]

We have a spotting belt on bars and on trampoline.

That episode was funny! The USA men's rhythmic gymnastics group does like a martial arts / ballet / artistic gymnastics with flips kind of routine.

Even though,Carly sings good,i dont like her kind of music.

you can watch it free now on wcsn.com: http://web.wcsn.com/sport/index.jsp?id=34012

It's lots of fun when you get to learn new tricks!!

Hi Flor, welcome! That's great that you learned front handsprings already - it's a level 4 or 5 skill. Since you haven't gone to gymnastics class yet, did you practice it on the grass? Soft grass without sticks in them are good for gymnastics practice! Sometimes we also do some simple tricks at the beach too! :D