Recent content by grey09

wow 2 hrs! That's quite a drive! Glad u liked it :) Did u just start doing stuff again? yeah, its a long tryout, they wanna make sure everything fits. The bar coach is really good isn't he :)

haha that's exactly what i do ;)

Just curious, I live in southern minisoooda and know most of the gyms around here, what gyms have/are you looking at?

I go to Classic Gymnastics Inc. it's just southwest of minneapolis. there are 13 level 9's! Good luck in your search!

I was at this meet :D It was really great! My team came from minnesota.. 6 hours drive! But a fun meet :)

I tore all three major ligaments in both of them and messed up the tissue and tendons too I guess. :( they are pretty messed up.

I used to prefer back tumbling but I really like front tumbling now... I especially love to twisting front tumbling :)

What REALLY helped me was watching elite gymnasts on TV, youtube, etc who are always tight, and then watching videos of myself at meets and realizing I wasn't tight like they were. I decided I wanted my skills to look nice like theirs. Usually you just don't notice you aren't tight. You have to...

These are so funny :) I was coaching open gym and a bunch of skater boys were there playing around. One of them was swinging on the bars and got a little rip. Someone taped it up for him grip style and he came back wide-eyed and told his friends "They say the little girls get rips that bleed...

Yes! Different coaches have different expectations...even if you arent thinking about it it is easy to slip into "going through the motions" with certain coaches. I like it when I get a coach that has high expectations! It's never good though when the coaches you arent working as hard for...

Thanks so much!! I tried it the other day and I'm already doing them to a mat:) (started in the pit) They're way less stressful than the doubles! Thanks again!! :):)

Good idea :) I'v never thought about a toe front.. what is it worth?

So... about two years ago I pulled in doing a layout flyaway on bars and landed half way on the landing mat severely breaking my ankle. While taking time off and just doing bars to allow my left ankle to heal I fell and tore several ligament in my right ankle. I ended up having to have surgery...

Nice to meet you :) Good luck! You're gonna love lvl 7 :)

My name is Jalyss but at the gym I am known as "jelly." I have been a gymnast for going on 8 years. i competed level 8 two years ago and now compete high school. this season has been difficult bc i have hade problems with my ankles. I am having surgery in March. hopefully the surgery will enable...