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A study from 2015 — “Elbow joint variability for different hand positions of the round off in gymnastics” — concluded that what I’ve heard called the classic T position is best and safest for the elbows when doing Round-offs.
I’d agree.
Of course you can quickly find examples of top gymnasts using far different hand positions, especially in MAG. But the classic T is what I teach beginners.
Via Shift Movement Science.
As usual, the Men’s field at this World Cup is much stronger than WAG.
Winter Cup Champ on Floor and Vault, Kameron was added to the U.S. National Team.
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Over the past month I’ve been using a foam cylinder quite a bit with non-competitive classes. It’s FUN and SAFE — so long as the cylinder doesn’t roll the wrong way at the wrong time.
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The men’s field at this World Cup would have been competitive at WORLDS.
Cottbus MAG Floor Final
🥇 Artem Dolgopyat ISR 14.466
🥈 Kaya Kazuma JPN 13.866
🥈 Milan Hosseini GER 13.866
Cottbus Pommel Horse Final
🥇 Abdulla Azimov UZB 14.866
🥈 Gagik Khachikyan ARM 14.833
🥉 Nariman Kurbanov KAZ 14.800
Cottbus Rings Final
🥇 Eleftherios Petrounias GRE 14.966
🥈 Mahdi Ahmad Kohani IRI 14.766
🥉 Artur Avetisyan ARM 14.533
Originally tweeted by The Gymternet (@thegymterdotnet) on February 25, 2023.
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YES we know there have been Olympians who run with arms straight. Sprinters are pained to watch them. 😀
They’d have been even better vaulters with superior sprint technique.
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