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Bella's Mom
I've seen several mentions of how hard puberty is on a gymnast. I get the emotional part, what with all the hormones and that's about the time boys and school friends become more important than gymnastics.
But I honestly don't get how physically challenging puberty is on a gymnast. It seems to me that the changes that happen occur slowly really. I mean girls don't grow four inches, twenty pounds, and a cup size overnight. So why does it hit their skills so hard????
It feels like because they are in the gym so many hours a week and they are practicing their skills every week that they could make the small adjustments that come from the small developments. So what am I not understanding???
I will admit that it's been a long time since I went through puberty and Bella isn't anywhere close to puberty so I'm not witnessing the "change" firsthand. So educate me please!
But I honestly don't get how physically challenging puberty is on a gymnast. It seems to me that the changes that happen occur slowly really. I mean girls don't grow four inches, twenty pounds, and a cup size overnight. So why does it hit their skills so hard????
It feels like because they are in the gym so many hours a week and they are practicing their skills every week that they could make the small adjustments that come from the small developments. So what am I not understanding???
I will admit that it's been a long time since I went through puberty and Bella isn't anywhere close to puberty so I'm not witnessing the "change" firsthand. So educate me please!