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This is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway. I am not sure if I should get the small or medium size tiger paws because I'm almost in the middle of the two. Size small is supposed to go up to 115 lbs and medium goes from 115 to 150 lbs. I'm usually right in between 115 and 120 lbs, so...

I was working on back extension rolls and back handsprings down a wedge tonight and I realized that I always turn my left hand in for both of these skills. I'm guessing I've been doing it for a while and probably on other skills too, but tonight was the first time I noticed it. If I raise my...

I've been in an adult class for about a year and a half so far and lately it seems like my upper body strength is improving really quickly for some reason. I've always been able to do cheater pull ups (where you jump into it a little and don't straighten your arms all the way when you go down)...

There are a couple similar threads so I decided to start one specifically about adult gymnastics :] I've learned: -that it is actually possible to gain flexibility after the age of 12 -that gymnastics manages to make every single part of your body sore at some point -that most people will...

I ran cross country my senior year of high school and I was also still dancing, and probably since I was going back and forth between tightening and then stretching my muscles every day, I managed to pull both hip flexors (not at the same time). The right one was worse and still gives me trouble...

Any other die-hard Harry Potter fans out there who are participating in the Magical Quill challenge? I woke up super early this morning and I was finally able to get in and make an account! For those who don't know: The Magical Quill challenge is the promotion pottermore.com has going right now...

I was just reading a discussion in one of the threads in the parent forum about how easy it is for random people to find out too much information about you. I really enjoy posting videos on youtube and I know I have quite a few genuine people who enjoy watching them. I also know that there...

So jealous!! I wish my gym had something like this! Dinosaurs Spring Training | Adult Gymnastics | Gymnastike

I thought this would be a fun thread! Before starting gymnastics I always thought I would be best at bars and beam. I thought vault seemed totally scary and I always said I wouldn't want to do that if I was in gym. As it turns out, bars and vault are my best and favorite events now, and...

Haha alright, second post of the morning. As most of you might already know, I'm a 20 year old beginner gymnast. I work on bars a lot because of my ankle issues (and because I love bars!). I already have all the L4 bars skills except a mill circle because they're pretty pointless, and all the...

This isn't a serious medical issue or anything, but please let me know if this goes too far into medical advice. I am now a sophomore in college but I ran cross country my senior year of high school and I was also still dancing. I managed to pull my hip flexors on both sides in dance (not at...

I live on the west coast, so no where even remotely close to IGI, but I always love the leos each year! I'm seriously considering buying one of the 2011 leos just because it's so pretty and motionwear leos are my favorite :] Have any of you bought one of these leos even though you didn't...

Beam is what I struggle with the most and I don't get very much time on beam at the gym because the team girls are almost always using them. I think it would help me a lot to be able to work on simple things at home (leaps, jumps, turns, handstands, etc.). I can easily afford a floor beam for...

Hi everyone! Some of you know I hurt my right ankle really badly at the end of last august and it's finally getting to the point where I feel comfortable doing more jumping on it. The brace I use right now really doesn't do anything because it's just one I had from a prior ankle sprain and it...

This forum has been a little slow lately so I thought I would start a new thread! Post a picture or a link to a leotard you really want for summer (or winter for my Australian friends :P ) I know I really don't need another leotard, but it's hard to resist the temptation of so many fun...

I'm an adult gymnast (almost 20) and I just started taking classes back in June 2010. I was a dancer before this for about 14 years, so I picked up a lot of skills fairly easily. I almost had my front tuck on floor, and then at the end of August 2010 I was working on them on tumble track and I...

I have a few separate skills on bars: front and back hip circles, cast squat on, pullover, tap swings, and almost a kip, but I'm having trouble connecting two skills together. I'm trying to start with connecting a fhc and bhc and I can get it pretty easily with one small cast in between. I think...

I'm almost 20 and just started an adult gym class in June. At first I was really good with beam and was able to get easy jumps and leaps and even a full turn (because I was a dancer for 14 years). I had my cross hanstand on medium beam and was totally fine with it. Then in August last year I had...

I'm almost 20 and just started an adult gym class in June. At first I was really good with beam and was able to get easy jumps and leaps and even a full turn (because I was a dancer for 14 years). I had my cross hanstand on medium beam and was totally fine with it. Then in August last year I had...

Hey! How many of you guys have gymnastics equipment in your house? What kind, where did you buy it/how did you make it, and would you recommend any of it for someone else? Just wondering because I'm thinking about buying a low beam or foam beam :]