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… a basic roll routine used on a daily basis with our gymnasts.

Many coaches have their own variations of this routine but these routines generally include many back extension rolls to handstand, with 1/2 turn and full turns.

Depending on the age and ability of the gymnast these rolls can be simplified …

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New tag line for this new MAG site:

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wide arm reverse planche

coach Rick — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:38:49 +0000

I like it.

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Click over to Gymnastics Planet to comment – New Floor Skill from Kieran Behan (IRE)

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strength legend Jasper Benincasa

coach Rick — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:01:34 +0000

MARCH 25, 1921 – JANUARY 6, 2012

Jasper did a 1-arm chin-up at age-89. Not bad.

… His two most extreme accomplishments were doing one chin with a 265 lb man held between his legs, and a C.T.I. (Close to Impossible – arms parallel to the ground while holding a bar with his hands) from a horizontal bar …

Read a profile by Jack Arnow – JASPER BENINCASA, A LIFE WELL LIVED on Beast Skills.

Close to impossible?

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why Shawn wasn’t at Camp

coach Rick — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:42:29 +0000

Shawn Johnson has been getting into shape at the Michael Johnson Performance Center in McKinney, Texas. Here she is there alongside discus thrower Jarred Rome.

From Shawn’s blog on ESPN W:

I’m focusing solely on getting my body — specifically my knee — where it needs to be in order to be ready for the U.S. national championships and Olympic trials in June.

I see a physical therapist daily for about two to three hours. We do a lot of strength training and biometrics work with high-tech tools like the Nike SPARQ Sensory Performance Lab, Dartfish digital movement analysis and Myotest. I do a lot of jumping and landing and things that really cater to my sport. In the evenings I head to a local gymnastics club for a few hours of skill work …

I’m pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. It’s still not back to normal, and I don’t know if it ever will be, but I’m learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before. In two weeks I’ll return to Chow’s gym in Des Moines and from there will press on with full gymnastics training.

read more – Shawn Johnson rehabbing, eyeing London

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Yannick Lebrun – dancer

coach Rick — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:17:54 +0000

From French Guiana.

Yannick Lebrun began training in his native country at the Adaclam School under the guidance of Jeanine Verin. In 2004, he moved to New York City to study at The Ailey School as a scholarship student. Mr. Lebrun has performed with the Francesca Harper Project Modo Fusion. He was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2011. ….

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Photo by Andrew Eccles

related – “DANCE GOD ON THE SUBWAY”

(via Adriana Pop on Facebook)

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Reebok CrossFit ad

coach Rick — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:01:33 +0000

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(via Hard Body)

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Overcoming Gravity – Conditioning

coach Rick — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:01:42 +0000

I just got my hands on a review copy. It’s by Steven Low, of the gymnastics performance troupe, Gymkana.

This article by Steven will give you a good idea of what’s included:

Eat Move Improve – The Fundamentals of Bodyweight Strength Training

Table of Contents

If you have questions for Steven, leave a comment on either of those pages.

Oriented for beginner and intermediate athletes of all kinds. The emphasis is on upper body strength training using your own body weight.

It’s $49.95 on Amazon. There’s no Kindle edition, as yet.

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