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Utah Red Rocks gymnastics program, balancing academics and college gymnastics: [quote]Great start to the week: Marsden was pleased with the Red Rocks' training on Monday, telling the team he couldn't remember a better Monday practice in five years. "Mondays are usually a struggle," he said. "For whatever reason, they came in on fire." Marsden expected practice to be sluggish, because the[ Read More... ]

Practice, practice, practice! Also, you'll probably feel more flexible and loose after a hot shower. Easier for splits and bridges, walkovers.

That is interesting! Another interesting info., K is for Potassium because it was discovered from potash (KOH) in 1807 by Sir Humphrey Davy...chem stuff! The lactic acid stuff is bio stuff. Anyways, another good tip is to stretch good before and after work out.

In college, you still have to juggle school, studying and gymnastics practice. There's less hours of practice though than in club gymnastics. Your school might have tutors available for the athletes too, to help out. Some gymnasts may choose to do summer school classes when it's not competition season, to help in the academic work load during the year.