Funny Things People who don't do gym have said?

[gymgirl1999]

I love these stories. Keep them coming.

[gymnaSTICKs]

friend (who's a runner): i wish i was in a sport like gymnastics. cuz then i'd be in a beautiful sport that wont make me sweat.


gymnasts dont sweat? i'm not sure which gymnasts SHE was talking about...

[gracefulone]

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Originally Posted by tumblerK ME: Dad guess what I did today? Dad: A triple kip walkover spring?

Love that!

[gracefulone]

I'm really flexible, even for a gymnast. I did a trends health class, where we did yoga, pilates, aerobic dance, kickboxing, etc. We were watching this advanced yoga video and a kid in my class was just sitting there watching me, then the video, then yelled out in this peaceful moment, "Gosh, this video lady just sucks, you should be on there instead!"

My gym classmates also believe all gymnasts are as flexible as me...and get extremely angry meeting a gymnast who isn't!

[gracefulone]

I thought I posted this but...

My friend Matt quit gym about 2 years ago now, and was never so into women's gymnastics. Well we were having this convo in French class about someone we'd like to meet and i mentioned Shawn Johnson. He asked who it was, and I said the 2007 world champion. He goes, "Who's he?" I infromed him that Shawn is definitely female!

[gymnaSTICKs]

haha these are all really funny. i've heard a lot of them before:

so youre going to the olympics then? (or the "i'll be watching for you in 2012" i've gotten that one, too)

can you do a back flip? how bout WITHOUT hands?!

what do you WEAR when you do your flips? (and when i say "a leo" they dont know what that is)

oh, and if i have rips, people say "well why do you get those when youre wearing your gymnastics gloves [grips] and using the white powdery stuff [chalk]?

do you have gymnastics tournaments?

oh and a couple days ago my teammate told someone that she was going to the olympics (and she is... but just to watch) and they thought she was competing

[MadKate]

"You're too old to start now!" - at 10
"So why didn't you let me start earlier when everyone else did?"
"It's bad for you when you're still growing!" - from the same person, my mother.

My father, on the other hand, uses gymnastics terms to refer to any spectacular wipeout where someone's taking some air in any sport. I should introduce him to YouTube.

"I bet you still look hot in a leotard" - from my ex boyfriend. Who's still never going to see it.

For the record, no matter how many times I see people do it and live, I never get over the crotch-first beam and floor landings. I must have been a guy in a past life.

[LiveLaughTumble047]

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Originally Posted by gym_mom2one LOL that is so true! When my DD does her splits people always gasp. I'm like what are you talking about she could sleep like that or watch tv in that position.

i think it is amusing how ppl find the splits so spectacular and as a gymnast ur just kinda thinking seriously?! i could sit like this for hours!

[LiveLaughTumble047]

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Originally Posted by gymgymgymnast08 haha everyone is amazed that we can do splits and im like guys im not even that flexable!

omg i run into this all the time mostly in track when we are stretching and ppl are like do that cool flexible stuff and i'll do like the splits or a walkover and they'lll be like..whoa..how'd you do that..and i'm not even that flexible for a gymnast..i could think of so many girls way more flexible than me but non gymns think differently i guess..

[FlipTwistFly28]

i dont like it when people pronouce gymnastics "gyNastics" they dont even say the word "GYM!"