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I’m currently a Xcel Silver gymnast. Next year I’m supposed to move up to Gold which I’m so excited about. In the future I would really like to do JO optional levels but I don’t like the JO program below that. If I did switch though, I would probably go to level 4 or 5 which I think is the first...

I’m a Xcel Silver gymnast who is currently upgrading my vault to the Gold vault (fhs over table with springboard vs. fhs over mat stack with airboard) because it is post season. Towards the end of the season I started running on my toes instead of flat feet and getting faster. This helped my...

Hi everyone! I’m a gymnast who doesn’t really have a lot of gymnast friends. I’m the oldest person on my team so I’m kind of isolated. I’m curious about other gymnasts and what their practices and experiences look like. I’m also pretty new to gymnasts so I’m trying to learn more everyday! I’m...

I had a meet today and I was terrified for beam. Everything was going decent but I was shaking really bad and having negative thoughts. I got to my last skill (a simple split jump) and completely bend my back leg. I was scared of going all out because I might fall. Beam terrifies me not because...

I’m an Xcel silver who is competing tomorrow. At our gym we have the choice of competing a round off back handspring or a backwards roll. I am one of the few doing a back hand spring but I’m having some issues. Apparently I’m not getting my feet in front of me before my back handspring causing...

I started competitive gymnastics when I was nine on Xcel bronze. My family didn’t really know anything about gymnastics, I was the first person to do it in my family. I was already really behind but then Covid got happened and I had to quit. I joined dance instead because they had better health...