Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

landing the Whittenburg

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Whitney Bjerken’s YouTube channel

260 million+ views since 2011. Mostly by young female gymnasts.

She’s got some videos featuring Shawn Johnson.

In this one they try to teach Shawn’s husband an Aerial Cartwheel.

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general conditioning for Gymnastics

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General conditioning is great, especially at the end of the workout when the gymnast is tired.

But more important is the specific conditioning prescribed by the coach for the most important target skills.

Many gymnasts do too much general, not enough specific.

JO competitions on podium

Gymnix was on podium this year in advance of World Championships Montreal.

Here are more options to get your Level 9 and 10 kids the opportunity to compete on podium. Some are combined with College competitions.

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elevatethestage.com

via Inside Gymnastics

Artur Dalaloyan interview

Our current European silver medalist in AA. Very interesting.

… Six months before the Rio Olympics. It just really clicked. I realized that I might miss my chance. I don’t think I need to tell how much the Olympics mean for an athlete. So, I threw all the unnecessary stuff aside, but it was too late. There wasn’t enough time.

Q: What did you feel when the guys returned from Rio de Janeiro with medals?

A: Of course, I was happy for the team. But I also really wanted to scold myself – …

Q: But now you already have a rather big title. Many gymnasts end their careers without achieving results like that.

A: Actually, the main thing that these European Championships gave me was the opportunity to announce my presence. And I’m not talking just about the international field. First of all, I showed our senior coaches what I can do. They did not really believe in me and expected the worst. So, first of all, I’m proud because I could prove that I’m not just one of the many gymnasts who train with the team …

gymnovosti – DALALOYAN: COACHES DIDN’T BELIEVE IN ME AND EXPECTED THE WORST

Apparently he was briefly suspended from National Team after Europeans.