Recent content by sythiel

Thanks for all the comments. Aileenmaryf, we have recently started working on back tucks and I got it on the trampoline fairly quickly (compared to all my other skills). Still need to work a bit to get it on the tumbl track. For what concerns why I am still not able to do my standing back...

Hi, I am a 29 year old female gymnast training recreational gymnastics three times per week (about nine hours). I have never done gymnastics as a kid and started adult classes three years ago. I have been learning standing back handspring for two years but I am still not able to do it. My shape...

Do you remember how many adults were there bookworm? I would really love to go but I have only taken adult recreational classes for three years so my level is pretty low...

Thanks a lot for all your suggestions. Will start working on it!

Hi, I am an adult gymnast trying to improve my front tuck height when jumping off an air mat. I can land on my feet most of the time but my low height does not allow me to progress to higher skills like front tuck half twist. Could you suggest any conditioning exercises that I could do at home...

Thanks for the tips, I will try and follow them during the next practice!

In my gym we do BHS with arms starting at the head and straight back. During shoot back drills my arms seems to swing correctly and even when I do it on the roller the speed of the arm swing seems ok. When I do it off a block or on the cheese mat I seem to slow down a lot. Might be a...

Hi, I am an adult gymnast trying to learn back handspring for the first time. My main problem with the skill seems to be the arm swing which is way to slow according to my coach. I have been trying to focus on that but I don't see any improvement. My swing start fast but then it seems to slow...

Not much info out there oneeighty...was thinking of going next year, not much leave days left for this year :-)

I am still working on bhs and I still don't get the right arm swing to completely flip over. My spotter is still carrying most of my weight. It is a bit depressing :-(

Hi,I was thinking of attending next year too because since I live in Singapore it is a bit pricey for me. Hope by then I will at least get my back handspring :-)

In my gym we only do floor so the main skills I am working on are front handspring and back handspring. I really hope I will get my BHS one day :-(

I am a beginner and I am really struggling with front handspring and front tuck. I can land them when I am using a springboard (barely) but when I move to the floor they are a nightmare. For front tuck I cannot seem to jump high enough whatever I do, I always lean forward :-(...for front...

Hi, I saw that Woodward Summer Camp is also opened to adults. Anyone ever attended the camp? I am looking for some feedback concerning the camp. I have only been practicing gymnastics for 18 months and I am not very good (moreover in my gym we only focus on floor :-(). Thanks in advance

My problem is mostly related to round off as you rightly guessed. The snap down at the end of the round-off is pretty weak. I know that is not the only problem with my round off since my lunge is a bit too short and my second leg does not kick hard enough to follow the first but I was trying to...