That’s the goal of a new program from Jay and Andy Thornton:
Training as gymnasts our whole lives, Andy and I whole-heartedly believe that gymnastics-style body-weight training is more effective than any other type of fitness program currently on the market. No other style of training gives the same level of strength, balance, coordination, body awareness, explosive power, flexibility and overall fitness that gymnastics strength training does.
… I’m excited to announce that Andy and I have officially launched GymABstics- a 6-Month Strength & Fitness Program based upon the fundamental principles of gymnastics training, and designed for anyone interested in general fitness.
Each month, for 6 months, subscribers to the GymABstics Program will receive online access to the following:
GymABstics Warmup (5-7 min)
GymABstics Workout (30-40 min)
GymABstics Warmdown (5-7 min)
GymABstics 6-Pack Workout (3 min)
Nutritional Information
Healthy & Delicious Recipes
Training Tracker
“Secret” Gymnastics Training Tips
Suggested Modifications for the Exercises each week
Inline, skateboard, BMX, mountain biking, gymnastics, cheer, trampoline sports … and much, much more.
Snowboarding and other snow acrobatics are offered at Copper Mountain. Phoebe Mills works at that camp.
Andrew Egyed who trains power tumbling out of my gym will be coaching at Woodward Pennsylvania for 2 weeks in June.
Highly recommended. Every coach needs get to Woodward, sooner or later.
It was terrific to have a chance to meet the founder Ed Isabelle at NCAA Championships. And I finally got to meet Tracey Rosenfeld from the Pennsylvania camp. They do great work.
I used to think the “bullying” problem in schools was often overblown by the media.
Seems I’m wrong.
Two 11-year-old boys in the States took their own lives this month. Both deaths blamed on school bullying.
And in the U.K. …
British diver Tom Daley, who at age 14 finished seventh in the men’s individual 10-meter platform final at last summer’s Beijing Olympics, has been temporarily removed from school after being repeatedly bullied by his classmates, according to a story published Friday in the British newspaper The Guardian.
Tom Daley is still 14; he turns 15 on May 21. In the meantime, his father, Rob Daley, told the newspaper the son had been kept at home this week so as to reduce distraction in advance of an upcoming meet in Florida.
“The bullying is severe,†the father said. “He has been tackled to the floor walking through the school field and in class they throw pens and pencils at him.
“Some of them have even threatened to break his legs. That was the last straw. It has got to the point where enough is enough.†…
Jason Burnett dominated the trampoline event today at the Astronaut Alexandrov Trampoline Cup in Bulgaria. Burnett won the preliminary round with an incredible total score of 73.7 and also unofficially became the new World Recorder holder for the highest total score for a first voluntary routine (aka: compulsory routine). His compulsory routine scored an amazing 31.6.
Canadians Jason Burnett and Rosannagh MacLennan are ranked number-one in the world heading into the 2009 trampoline and tumbling season. Both are coached by Dave Ross in Toronto.
You might assume Dave’s triple Olympic medalist Karen Cockburn has finally retired. Not so.
… She is planning to return to competition at the Canadian championships in June, and will also compete in the World Games and at least one World Cup before the world championships this fall in St. Petersburg, Russia.
I use Panasonic HDC-SD5 camcorder I bought in December 2007 for about US$1000. Including some accessories.
It’s great. But $1000!
Gymnastics video guru coach Don Eckert at Woodward West Camp was the first I saw using an iPhone to demonstrate specific drills to gymnast.
Coach Ed Louie uses one of the inexpensive Sanyo Xacti series. He paid less than US$200. For in-gym use, I think it’s better than mine. Faster. The playback is clearer. It has frame-by-frame advance.
An excellent special event to add to your annual calendar.
You need good coaches, though. That are able to spot beginners. Especially older Cheer tumblers.
CGA’s Back Handspring Clinic is open to all Superoo’s and Level 1 – 3 students. This is an excellent opportunity to develop strength and technique to successfully complete the “Back Handspring!â€
I had been looking forward to a new TV show called Perfect 10. Original announcements included descriptions like this:
“Perfect 10″ is set in the world of competitive gymnastics and follows a group of teen Olympic hopefuls.
Seems it will launch on ABC June 22nd. But be called “Make It or Break It”:
… Big-time gymnastics is the setting for Make It or Break It, an ABC Family drama (June 22, 9 p.m. ET/PT) that follows Olympic hopefuls at an elite Colorado training academy. …
I doubt it’s going to be very popular with the readers of this blog. Can you forsee all the inaccuracies?
“Roz” Doyle (actress Peri Gilpin) from the TV sitcom Frazier is the mother of one of the top gymnasts, played by actress Ayla Kell.
Peri Gilpin and Ayla Kell
One report even said Peri Gilpin would be the Coach.
The interwebs are conflicting on all this.
Leave a comment if you know more about this TV show. Especially if you know at what gym it filmed. And what gymnasts acted as stunt doubles for the “stars”.
Fourth-place finisher on Floor at the 2009 NCAA Gymnastics Championships Brandi Personett threw a full-twisting double layout mount, becoming the second gymnast to compete it at the College level.
I used to think the “bullying” problem in schools was often overblown by the media. 
