Category: Gymnastics

Shawn Johnson’s biggest tricks

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https://youtu.be/2HuwLav-MKg?t=29s

Kristen Maloney’s Olympic Floor

I love her aggressive sprint into that great tumbling.

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Sean Golden’s floor Bar system

Sean Golden, former World and National Team Member, has developed the brand-new Golden Incline Bar Training System …  

… teach multiple drills and skills while saving both over-all gym space and money.

Details. Price about $2000.

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Vault progressions for little ones

I LOVE the long, low Handspring vault for encouraging stretched preflight.

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Gymnastics during the pandemic

Gymnastics HQ ran a little survey of American Gyms to see where they are at at this stage. Click through to see results.

HOW GYM LIFE HAS CHANGED DURING THE PANDEMIC: SURVEY RESULTS

keeping form on triple twist

VERY difficult.

There are a few good examples here. Best I can recall for twisting form was Courtney McCool. Most GAGE gymnasts keep fairly good form on twisting.

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https://youtu.be/aWvKebXzRLw?t=39s

GymnaChef by Betsy McNally-Laouar

“GymnaChef” by Betsy McNally Laouar and Chef Mess Laouar is way more than a cookbook for gymnasts. …

… over 50 recipes for:
Great-Start breakfasts, including Dark Chocolate Protein Pancakes
Energizing Mid-Morning Snacks like M’ Energy Bar
Nutrient-Rich Lunches like the GymnaBurger and Green Soup
Delicious Functional Dinners with, yes! Coconut Chicken Cordon Bleu
Vitamin-Dense and Decadent Desserts, like Berry Mouse

Details.

Betsy was a gymnast, coach and runs many workshops. She specializes in promoting balance, positive and healthy body image, non-restrictive and performance nutrition, and strength training for gymnasts.

She has another book called Binges & Balance Beams, a memoir of her childhood as a competitive gymnast and, later, a professional bodybuilder and trainer.

It shows how obsessive dieting, training, and body issues led to binge eating, relationship woes, and a life out of balance and out of control.