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Altadore Gymnastics in Calgary, Canada is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary since being founded by Jim McLuskey so long ago.
We REALLY, REALLY need donations for the Silent Auction.
Nov. 3rd - OPEN HOUSE 3-5PM. Request silent auction item in lieu of entry charge.
Nov. 10th - 40th ANNIVERSARY PARTY & Silent Auction.
Altadore - official website
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by Rick McCharles
This is the 60-year-old champion of the age 40 and older division of the Australian Victoria State “Geriatric Gym” championships 2007.
I went to take photos and video of the competition — and ended up competing myself. We did 3 apparatus of our choice. I picked tumbltrack, horizontal bar and vault. And managed to win all three. (OK, there were no other competitors over 40.)
I’m sitting out another big Adult Recreational event in Vancouver:
ADULT MEET – This event is too much fun to miss! Whether you compete in one event or go for the gusto and do THE BIG TEN, there’s room for every adult – beginner to former champion.
Contact Phoenix Gymnastics for the adult code. All around and team awards will be given.
Note: Please keep beam and floor routines to 2 minutes or less.
… No worries keeping my floor routine under 2min.
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Congratulations to Jeremy Mosier who took the Bronze in Men’s Senior Double Minitramp at Nationals in Regina.
You’ll see Jeremy practicing most every night of Adult training.
Talk to him if you want to learn more about training Trampoline, Tumbling or Double Minitramp.
Jer’s day job is Women’s Head Coach at Altadore.
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The most exciting news from last night’s Board of Directors Meeting is the decision to open a third night of training.
On a trial basis, we will offer Sunday nights as well as Tuesday and Thursday next season.
Sounds crazy? Crazy like a FOX. The advantage of work-out on Sunday nights is that there is rarely any conflict with any other social events. In the 1970s Sunday night practice was the most popular of the week, especially for students.
PS
Summer schedule: every Tuesday evening in July & August 6-8 PM
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The best adult recreational gym photos on the internet are posted by the Wordsmith from Nantucket from Santa Monica Gymnastics Center in California.
We link to them under PHOTOS in the right hand navigation.
Hey — if anyone has good photos from OUR program we would be happy to post them on this site.
Let us know via the CONTACT link atop any page.
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UPDATE - Altadore posted RESULTS from the meet
The first annual competition honouring Ed Vincent was a success. Nearly 300 competitors attended over 3 days.
age 69 - gymnastics keeps you young
I told Ed that it had taken 6 decades of dedicated training to finally get some National recognition. (He was mentioned on the national TV news.)
Ed was also awarded with a number of tributes including an all-expense trip to Vegas for himself and his wife to see some of the Cirque du Soleil productions.
More photos of the meet posted by Altadore - Flickr
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It took all night, but a mighty volunteer work crew assembled our new tumbling trampoline. It is ready for action!
Ours is the same model used by Cirque du Soleil, rigid enough for heavy and powerful adult athletes. It is impossible to “bottom out”.
Safety
By far the biggest risk factor is abrasion. If you fall on your knee or elbow — you will get the worst “rug burn” of your life. The 2-string bed is like a cheese grater.
Recommended is tumbling with socks or gymnastics shoes. You might want to tumble with sweat pants and a sweat shirt to protect knees and elbows.
Younger and lighter athletes may prefer adding a 40ft tumbling mat on top of the Powertrack. This softens the surface and reduces the chance of rug burn.
Rebound Products in Toronto is the manufacturer.
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Altadore’s most famous son, Olympic Floor Champion 2004 Kyle Shewfelt has 50 new photos (flickr) of himself and the Canadian Men’s Team linked from KyleShewfelt.com.
This is his new coach Tony Smith from University of Calgary. Kyle still travels to train with former coach Kelly Manjak (now living in Ontario) whenever he gets the chance.
All pics by our favourite photographer - Grace Chiu
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Altadore Gymnastics hosted the first annual ‘Ed Vincent’ Classic, 300 competitors over 3 days, March 2-4th.
Ed is 69-years-old, still training 3 times a week. And still learning new skills.
He is an inspiration to adult gymnasts everywhere.
Ed Vincent - “SOLID AS A ROCK”
More information on the Altadore website.
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Please attend the AGM if you possibly can. It’s a Thursday gym night.
We need your input!
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