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I have read the other threads with drills, but those just don't seem to help..
*this is really long, sorry..*
I am trying to get my cast handstand. My coaches have me working both straddle up, and straight body.
side note : I am a level 8 trying to go 9. I know i shouldn't have gone 8 or even 7 without a cast handstand and without giants, but I am at a park district and I was more then ready on my other events..
And its not like I just started working on getting my cast handstand. I've been trying to get it for over 3 years. (3 years of really focusing, not counting compulsory when you were taught just to cast up)
When I do my straddle up I can't seem to get my butt up, because i think what i do is once i cast, i throw my shoulders back and just separate my legs. i can do basically all the drills you can think of perfectly fine, majority of them with ease. And when I do the drills I feel where my body is and what its doing so I can try and do that when i cast. but when i cast, nothing really happens..
What are some drills that I can do (at home or at the gym) to get my butt up?
And with my straight body i can get to horizontal with good form, but thats as high as i go. i can cast pretty high if i really arch, and bend my legs and arms, but im also throwing my shoulders back when i cast arched..
-my coach told me the other day to just do my arched cast so i can work giants out of it.. but i dont want the bad form to become a habit. I have a lot more trouble correcting my form once i learn skills with bad form. (for some its easy, not for me). Bars is my weakest event (i score 9's on v,bb,fe. but high 5's - low 7's on bars)
should i just work the arch cast to work it into other skills, or should i really be focusing on form?
(i think i developed the habit of pushing my shoulders away from the bar from when i was younger and was scared i was going to fall over the bar. i still have that fear that if my shoulders are too far over i'll fall and land really hard on the bar..)
Are there any shoulder strengthening exercises i can do at home?
What drills can I do at home for straight body casts?
(i know there is plenty for straddle ups, but i haven't seen many on here for straight body..)
What drills are really helpful in the gym that I can work on alone during a bar workout?
Coaches : what drills do you have your gymnasts do that you really see improvement with? (without spots)
*if you know any good youtube videos that demonstrate the drills, that would be greatly appreciated. *
side note:my coaches wont spot cast handstands anymore, because everyone but me, and 3 other girls have their handstand.
stuff i have at home to workout/condition with :
elastic band (thera-band) the yellow kind..
wrist weights
exercise ball
the iron gym chin up bar (it can be put on the floor and i can do like handstands and stuff on it.. safely of course)
trampoline (outdoor) (if theres any tramp drills..)
side note : one of our sub coaches was coaching me one day and said that it seems like my back is weak, and thats why i cant get very high (on my straight body cast). is it true that if you have a weak lower back, your casts aren't going to be good?
*again, really sorry for this being long*
*this is really long, sorry..*
I am trying to get my cast handstand. My coaches have me working both straddle up, and straight body.
side note : I am a level 8 trying to go 9. I know i shouldn't have gone 8 or even 7 without a cast handstand and without giants, but I am at a park district and I was more then ready on my other events..
And its not like I just started working on getting my cast handstand. I've been trying to get it for over 3 years. (3 years of really focusing, not counting compulsory when you were taught just to cast up)
When I do my straddle up I can't seem to get my butt up, because i think what i do is once i cast, i throw my shoulders back and just separate my legs. i can do basically all the drills you can think of perfectly fine, majority of them with ease. And when I do the drills I feel where my body is and what its doing so I can try and do that when i cast. but when i cast, nothing really happens..
What are some drills that I can do (at home or at the gym) to get my butt up?
And with my straight body i can get to horizontal with good form, but thats as high as i go. i can cast pretty high if i really arch, and bend my legs and arms, but im also throwing my shoulders back when i cast arched..
-my coach told me the other day to just do my arched cast so i can work giants out of it.. but i dont want the bad form to become a habit. I have a lot more trouble correcting my form once i learn skills with bad form. (for some its easy, not for me). Bars is my weakest event (i score 9's on v,bb,fe. but high 5's - low 7's on bars)
should i just work the arch cast to work it into other skills, or should i really be focusing on form?
(i think i developed the habit of pushing my shoulders away from the bar from when i was younger and was scared i was going to fall over the bar. i still have that fear that if my shoulders are too far over i'll fall and land really hard on the bar..)
Are there any shoulder strengthening exercises i can do at home?
What drills can I do at home for straight body casts?
(i know there is plenty for straddle ups, but i haven't seen many on here for straight body..)
What drills are really helpful in the gym that I can work on alone during a bar workout?
Coaches : what drills do you have your gymnasts do that you really see improvement with? (without spots)
*if you know any good youtube videos that demonstrate the drills, that would be greatly appreciated. *
side note:my coaches wont spot cast handstands anymore, because everyone but me, and 3 other girls have their handstand.
stuff i have at home to workout/condition with :
elastic band (thera-band) the yellow kind..
wrist weights
exercise ball
the iron gym chin up bar (it can be put on the floor and i can do like handstands and stuff on it.. safely of course)
trampoline (outdoor) (if theres any tramp drills..)
side note : one of our sub coaches was coaching me one day and said that it seems like my back is weak, and thats why i cant get very high (on my straight body cast). is it true that if you have a weak lower back, your casts aren't going to be good?
*again, really sorry for this being long*