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So I have to create a health related research project for school, and obviously I wanted to do something gymnastics related. It's not really a paper, but a 3-fold poster board project...so it has to have a lot of visuals and be enough that I can put bullet points and really just put the...

I'm not sure what it is, but lately I've been having a lot of pain when it comes to doing the splits. I've had right and left for about 3 years (still working the middle, I'm about 3 inches away from the ground). Anyways, our normal gym warm-up is a 5 minute run and then a few basic exercises...

Hey guys, so last week I made my first giant on strap! (Cheers) I was so happy. But it was the strangest (and still kinda is) feeling ever. I was on strap and I was just tapping bigger and bigger in hopes of going over. Suddenly I hit the handstand and I began to feel like I was slowly falling...

So I teach beginner rec classes and I had this new little 7 year old girl join my class about a month ago. It's been a month and this girl still has 0 skills achieved, she literally can't even walk across a floor beam. She doesn't listen to a word I say. I literally have to hold her hold and...

Hey guys! So I'm currently training 3x a week for 4 hours w/ Xcel Platinum. However, at the end of the summer that is the end of my gymnastics training at my current gym. Initially I was supposed to do Club Gymnastics at my choice university but I didn't get accepted :/ so I'm reapplying for...

So I've been struggling with standing back handsprings and step-outs for a while and it's just frustrating my coaches and myself. It's definitely not a strength issue (I'm one of the strongest girls on our team which is xcel platinum) So in my back handsprings my arms ALWAYS bend. They bend so...

So I've been helping teach a beginners class since April and week after week the girls jumps on beam haven't changed. I'm finally taking over the class and really want to help them improve. I know they are scared, but they are literally jumping one cm off the beam. I was just curious if they're...

Sorry I've been posting so much haha! Anyways, some of you may know already I recently just moved up to my gyms Xcel Platinum team. I went from training 2x a week with 2.5 hour practices to 3x a week with 4 hour practices. I just finished my second week and my wrists feel broken. Everything that...

So I've recently just made my gyms Xcel Platinum team, I'm 17 and this is my 3rd year of gymnastics. I've been feeling really discouraged lately because a lot of the people on my team are younger than me and way better than me. Or they're my age and 10x better. Not only are they better, but they...

Hey, I was just wondering what different levels/groups summer conditioning is like. So if you could just say what level you're in and what an average conditioning circuit would look like. Like what exercises, how may reps, and for how long. Thanks!

So today we did a new conditioning circuit with levels 6-10 & Xcel Platinum. (I'm xcel if anyone is wondering) It was very tiring, but a very creative idea that anyone can take and put their own spin on. You will need a deck of cards. So each suit represents a move. Hearts: Burpees w/...

Today on bars I pulled my left hip flexor during warmups. I was doing cast away kips and on my third one I felt slight pain, but on my fourth it was immense pain and I just hopped down and literally had to take a breath. I couldn't move my leg at all and had to hop around. I stretched it out for...

I'm coaching a beginners rec classes and it's fun, but some of my students are just a nightmare to teach! They don't listen, lay around, play on equipment, and distract the class. And it's just a waste of time if I have to spend half of the class telling them to "stop, stand up, get off,". Worst...

Hey, I just started coaching this beginners rec class at my gym and I have this tiny 7 year old girl who is extremely overweight. She easily weighs more than me. Spotting her is hard but tolerable on most events, except bars! She has zero upper body strength or body coordination so spotting...

You know, that skill that you thought would be "hard". Could be something simple now that was major before or something really hard now. Just curious. For me, it was my flyaway. I went from pit bar to actual bar in two weeks with very little spot. I didn't even do timers for it (haha I was...

Hi guys, first post ever. But I seriously need help. I'm an Xcel gold gymnast. So last month was our first meet of the season. It went great! I got first in all events except floor (which I got silver) my A.A was a 35.5. (Excuse my bragging moment) anyways, unfortunately on beam I messed up...