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I recently had a back injury, which obviously led me to not train/condition. I started training again about a month ago, and my kips have been terrible! I am hardly making any kips (long hang/glide) and it's stressing me out. I believe that there are several factors that are contributing to my...

Ever since the beginning of spring, I have started to develop issues about how my hand placement is when I do skills (especially kips) on bars. I do not know if this is just a personal problem that I am having, but I'm trying to find somebody who can help/relate? For example, my grips (no...

I just came back to gym from a previous injury, and now I'm out with another injury again for about a month. This time it is my lower back. I had an MRI done and went to the orthopedic, and I believe the doctor said that each time I bend my back two of my bones "hit" against each other. The only...

I suddenly have a fear of doing round offs on beam (not dismount). I have been doing them on the floor beam, but can't find any motivation/bravery to do them on a low beam. I used to be able to do this skill on the low beam but I all of a sudden got a mental block. I believe that my round-off is...

I have a very bad habit of crossing my right arm over when I do round-offs. My right arm tends to cross over my left arm, leaving my round-off to be crooked. When ever I do this, I do not realize it. This happens to be an "on and off" again habit. Sometimes I cross my arm and some days I don't...

Last Thursday I dislocated my elbow while doing a free hip on bars. I'm perfectly ok now! Definitely going to continue working on the skill once I'm injury free, but some advice would be a huge help! (I let go of the bar about midway through the skill, put my arm out and..)

I recently had my round-off on a high beam with matts stacked under it. They were pretty good, but one day as I went to do one I couldn't do it. I fell pretty bad, and now I'm kind of afraid to do it! I've been doing them on the low beam, but they are not as good. Whenever I try to do it on the...

One of my passes for my floor routine is a front handspring step out connected right into a front habdspring. I've been having problems connecting the two skills. As I go into the second handspring, I rotate very slow and usually land with my legs very bent (almost like a squat position). I...

My legs are slightly bent in my back handsprings. But, my left leg is always bending even more than my right. No matter how hard I try to get that one leg to stay straight, it always ends up bending. Any tips for getting straighter legs?

Hey, I would really like to know how to do an aerial! I've practiced them a couple times at the gym, and was never really close. Any tips on how to push off your leg, etc?

For a while now, I've been having trouble bring my toes to the bar on my kips! I always end up bringing my shins to the bar, or just end up stopping. I have a decent glide though. I know this can be due to the lack of strength, but I also think this is becoming a habit. Please help! Tips and...

My arms are bending when I am doing my ROBH (some other skills as well). This has been happening for about 2 weeks now. Any drills?

Hello everyone! Before I start, I just wanted to say Happy Valentines Day <3 So when I am doing my round off BHS back tuck, my tuck always ends up crooked. I keep on leaning towards to left. My coach tells me that it is my round off BHS that is going crooked. How can I fix this? My round off...

Hey everyone! before I start I just want to say thanks for giving me advice on previous problems. I have actually improved (: So my team and I are doing handsprings on vault (most of us have them, including me). I just want to fix it up. I want to reach my hands out farther. On the table...

I feel like my ROBH is "weak". - I go slightly crooked (not too much) - My coach is telling me that I am not jumping off both of my legs.. She says that my right leg pushes off more than my left (sometimes it switches) - I feel like it is not "powerful". It feels a bit slow. - This is starting...

I am having problems bringing my toes to the bar. I am aware that this might be a strength issue.. If so, can someone give me some at home conditioning for kips? That wil be great. I am trying to get this skill before the summer. Any useful tips? Thank you ;)

I have had my standing BHS for about 2 years now. It just started to get crooked. My coach told me that in the middle of the BHS, my hips sort of turn, which is causing me to land towards the side. The beginning is fine though. Can somebody please give me tips/ drills for home? Thanks <3:):)

Hi everyone! my name is Hannah, I am 13, and I am a prep opt gymnast, and I love Aliya Mustafina. I have been looking for a gymnastics "community" website like this. I am really excited about joining! I will be asking tons of questions! Hopefully you guys will have answers for me :D