Month: March 2019

improving active hip flexion

Beginners are often better at passive flexibility (e.g. pike sit) than active flexibility which is needed for skills.

The conditioning program should include active flexibility training.

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Thanks Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

2019 Nissen Emery Award Finalists

I’ve got to be cheering Justin Karstadt.

#YulWho? 😀

circus acrobat Sydney Brown

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The 25-year-old Canadian has worked for Royal Caribbean as an acrobat and performer since 2011 and has spent the better part of the past year working in “The Fine Line” on The Harmony of the Seas, traveling throughout Europe and the Caribbean. …

How former gymnast Sydney Brown used her sport’s skills to land her dream job

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Pommel Flair training devices

Most Men’s coaches have built or tried these devices at one point or another. They are useful for conditioning. OK for introducing the concept of Flairs. But not many will advance from this device to Mushroom.

You can buy the G-Force kit for 300 €. It’s marketed mainly to breakdancers.

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no smoking at the Tokyo Olympics

A great move. Especially for Japn, a nation that was slow to start restricting smoking.

Organizers on Thursday announced a stringent ban on all tobacco products and vaping devices. Smoking will be banned at all indoor and outdoor Olympic and Paralympic venues, plus within all perimeter areas of the Tokyo Games.

Organizers say the prohibition is tougher than regulations for the last two Summer Olympics in London and Rio de Janeiro. …

Don’t expect to puff away at next year’s Tokyo Olympics

Heidi Moneymaker – Floor

One of Miss Val’s favourite UCLA Floor Routines*.

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Heidi Moneymaker today is a top stunt woman.