Finals Osijek 2019
HUGE difficulty. He makes that Zapata look easy.
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Category: floor (men)
Specific to Artistic gymnastics. More posts are included in the TUMBLING category.
Gymnastics Club fundraiser for a new FLOOR
Pinetown Gymnastics in South Africa has a good idea. You can donate sections of the new Floor. Big spenders should go for one of the 10,000 Rand corners.
Sam Montague – triple back
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quintuple twisting double back
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reducing Gymnastics leg injury
Dave Tilley:
Issues like stress fractures, ankle sprains, growth plate inflammation, ACL or meniscus tears, Achilles injuries, and overuse cartilage break down are seen throughout all levels of gymnastics. These injuries all have a common overlap in being βimpactβ based….
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On the upside, all that impact results in gymnasts having very dense bones.
On the downside, every coach needs to constantly assess the training plan to minimize the risk of traumatic and chronic injuries.
Dave has some advice.
1. Temporarily Reduce Workloads and Impact Volume
2. Diagnose and Get Medical Care Quickly
3. Be Patient
4. Manage Soft Tissue Daily (Manual Therapy and Stretching)
5. Use Ice Baths and Compression Nightly
6. Land Properly
7. Slowly Rebuild Knee and Ankle Joint Strength Following Injury
8. Slowly Rebuild Impact Volume Following Rehab
9. Correct Technical Issues (Steep Take off and Landing Short)
The other more obvious piece, although itβs shockingly not addressed, is that gymnasts simply need to stop landing short and destroying their ankles all the time. Mistakes obviously happen here and there, but the reality is that far too many gymnasts are being allowed to land very short on a daily basis. …
10. Build Leg Strength with Physical Preparation Programs
11. Track Growth
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11 CRUCIAL WAYS TO COMBAT IMPACT KNEE AND ANKLE INJURIES IN GYMNASTICS
Dom Cunningham – Floor π
Ellie Black’s MAG Floor routine
Double man wipe!
First time ever I can recall seeing anyone compete two. π
Also, watch the nice recovery from the Double Leg Circle miss.
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Chris Remkes, Clay Stephens ACL injuries
What a terrible week for Australia.
… US-based athlete Clay Stephens (Illinois) ruptured his ACL earlier in the week followed by Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Chris Remkes suffering the same fate overnight at the Artistic World Cup round in Doha.
Having already competed in the recent World Cup events in both Melbourne and Baku, the in-form Remkes had made the finals of both the Floor and Vault in Doha.
Sadly, things went horribly wrong early in his Floor routine with Remkes landing awkwardly on an early pass. injuring his left knee.
Medical scans conducted in Doha confirmed the suspected ACL and meniscus injury, ending his World Cup season and his competing year. …
Chris was injured landing his new triple twisting double layout. The skill was quite well done. The landing not obviously dangerous. βΉοΈ
Jesse Tyndall – Floor
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Madi Ward – Floor
Excellent tumbling out of round-off.
When everyone else keeps their 1 1/2 twist backwards LOW, Made takes it as HIGH as she can! … That should be some kind of bonus.
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Made got married last year. Her real name now is Madison Ward-Sessions.
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