Category: Gymnastics

preventing and treating rips

Rips are injuries. Smarter gymnasts and coaches suffer fewer.

Prevention is the #1 goal.

… calluses form on the palms of the hands because of the repeated rubbing of the hands against the bars. …

… You want to keep the calluses thick enough that they protect your hands, but polished and smoothed so they don’t catch on the bars. …

Use something like the RIPT Grindstone to smooth calluses.

For more, click over to GYMNASTICSHQ – GUIDE TO GYMNASTICS RIPS: PREVENTION & CARE

Not mentioned in that article is my favourite treatment for healing rips.

Before going to sleep at night put your ripped hand in any kind of plastic bag. Inside you put plenty of moisturizer. Seems almost anything keeps the skin moist. Tie it on with loose string (not tight elastics). Most rips are healed enough to train after 1 or 2 nights.

Ksenia Semenova and Denis Abliazin – interview

In September 2016 Ksenia married Russian gymnast Denis Ablyazin and on January 21, 2017 she gave birth to their son, Yaroslav Ablyazin. …

SEMENOVA: IT’S EASIER TO BE AN ATHLETE THAN A COACH

A most interesting interview.

Gymneo’s Round-off tutorial

Click PLAY or watch the teaser on Facebook.

Gymneo.tv is my favourite subscription coaching tutorial site.

Compare with their Beam Round-off tutorial

Click PLAY or watch that teaser on Facebook.

Liv Karas – Floor

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Toyota International results

Vault
1. Sae Miyakawa Japan 14.249
2. Sarah Voss Germany 14.133
3T. Mai Murakami Japan 14.049
3T. Ellie Black Canada 14.049

Bars
1. Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos France 14.533
2. Elena Eremina Russia 14.466
3. Juliette Bossu France 14.166

Beam
1. Sanne Wevers Netherlands 14.100
2. Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos France 13.700
3. Asuka Teramoto Japan 13.600
4. Lieke Wevers Netherlands 13.300

Floor
1. Mai Murakami Japan 14.333
2. Aiko Sugihara Japan 13.266
3. Sarah Voss Germany 13.033

full results including MAG

Wrist Injuries in Men’s Gymnastics

Dave Tilley:

1. Regularly Screen Weight Bearing Wrist Extension
2. Maintain Soft Tissue Quality in Forearms
3. Carefully Consider Work : Rest Ratios
4. Maintain Overhead Mobility
5. Progressively Build Compressive Wrist Strength Over Time

Combatting Wrist Injuries in Men’s Gymnastics: 5 Tips For Training

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Pommels is our biggest concern. The vast majority of older competitors endure a lot of pain.

Some reduce pain with tape or wrist supports.

I’d add a few more tips. Try everything. What works for one gymnast might not work for others.

• Spend more time on the Pommels than off. Reduce numbers on Mushroom, increase numbers on Buck Horse with Pommels. Avoid Circles on Floor, if you can.

Pommel Colt

• On Pommels ask gymnasts to grip tightly. Be exacting in hand placement.

• Fewer turns with more focus. Don’t waste turns. Have contests where hit assignments are rewarded with reduced numbers.

CALL ME MAYBE.. GYMNASTICS VERSION

A totally unnecessary … and slightly disturbing video remake of the Carly Rae Jepsen classic. 🙂

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