For Boys and Girls.
This is a video I put together some years ago showing some of my favourite Gymnastics progressions.
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Rick McCharles Gymnastics TIPS 😀
Category: handstands
pirouette preparation
Before starting pirouettes, it’s essential that gymnasts are comfortable with transferring centre of gravity.
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introducing Cartwheels
342 presses in 52 minutes
OK. Stefanie Millinger wins.
No parallettes. My wrists hurt just watching this.
Nobody wants to try to beat Stefanie’s record.
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improving your Handstand
making a Floor Bar
NASA Mike Comberiate – 105,000+ handstands
Michael A. Comberiate, A retired NASA engineer, has kept meticulous records of how many handstands he’s done in his 77 years: more than 105,000.
He posted his handstands online at NASAmikescoolspace.com, The World I Have Seen Upside Down.
Backward Roll to Handstand
How to Gymnastics has a terrific article & videos on how gymnasts can perfect Backward Extension to Handstand skills:
How To Back Extension Roll to Handstand
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Straddle Cast Handstand progressions
How to Gymnastics has a terrific series of videos on this post:
Cast Handstand Drills for Bars
For example. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
These are useful for P Bars Press, as well.
saving Handstands
You’ve seen Elite gymnasts hit difficult routines — only to fall on a Cast Handstand.
That’s a tragedy.
Gymnasts should specifically condition to SAVE HANDSTANDS when they happen to go over.
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That video is from an excellent, comprehensive post on Straddle Cast Handstand:
How to Gymnastics – Cast Handstand Drills for Bars
Coaching guru Leonard Isaacs challenges gymnasts to work from Planche to Reverse Planche, saving Handstands in both directions.
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