Recent content by HopefulGymnast

It depends a lot what your goals are but my take would be: you have your whole life ahead of you to do gymnastics. Unless you have specific college goals, there's literally no reason to rush. Take the time you need until your PT clears you: better to miss out on a while now than to miss out for...

Not a similar situation, but I do have some thoughts: Could you maybe see a PT specialised in gymnastics injuries to see if it'd be safe for you to eventually do gymnastics again? I really think only a doctor can help you determine that. What I do know is that it'll only maybe be possible if...

Do you know which parts go wrong? If you look on youtube you can try to find some drills that fit. The first few results already have some good drills: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=front+hip+circle

Oh I agree completely. I just felt a need to point out that this is probably caused not a biological but a social difference. I'll have to see if I can find it, but I remember for example some research that showed by age 1 our behaviour around babies will already have taught them a lot about...

I don't like starting discussions/disagreements, but I would like to share my thoughts on this a bit because I have very strong feelings about this subject. First of all, for girls I think it depends on the skill. After puberty the ratio is different, but they tend to have more strength and...

I'm getting a few thoughts about this. With some of this I may be wildly off, because all I have to go on is some typed text and that doesn't give intonation and all. So take from this what's useful for you, and just ignore the rest haha. 1. This is kind of a reason why I wish you could see a...

I think we've had this conversation before, but: go see a doctor. A snap/crack/pop can be anything from just a natural cracking of a joint (like cracking your fingers), tendon damage, a break, etc. A popping/snapping sound and a lot of pain is not a good sign, and I really hope you can see a...

Just a little thing to keep in mind: I don't know if she's ever been tested for hypermobility, but it could be she's hypermobile. It can pose some health risks if not handled correctly, depending on the type. Just thought I'd bring it up so you're aware that its a thing and it's something to...

I guess the confusing thing is that to me a penalty is supposed to be negative. By the way, just wanted to add I'm asking all this out of genuine curiosity of other people's views. (After posting I was a bit worried that without intonation I come across angry or something, which wasn't what I'd...

There is also discussion about fixing that. Especially since the Valieva situation in figure skating. And it seems strange to say "other sports have this problem therefore we should have this problem". Can you explain to me in what way it feels like penalising? I would think giving everybody...

If you fill in gymnast, the next question is "what college do you attend". Is this only meant for college gymnasts / college aged gymnasts (and parents etc). Also, is any country fine or just US gymnasts?

I'm a bit confused, are you trying out for Xcel in a week? If you make the team, they'll know what you have to work on and how to do so for the next 9 months, so you won't need us to tell you that.

This makes me agree even more with the other people. It's not just a vault issue, this may well come up again and again during gymnastics (or even just life). Best to adress it with a PT.

Thanks a lot for your reply :)

Joining this tread because I also want to get to a cast handstand. What is a birdie pirch? I only find squat on drills with that name when I look it up. Any advise which exercises in particular?