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Compare with GymTactics Straddle Press Handstand.
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Category: physical preparation
Kip progressions
I’d say the most frustrating skill to learn in women’s Gymnastics is Kip on Bars.
Here’s an excellent and comprehensive overview of progressions and conditioning for both Glide and Kip.
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introducing Rope climb
Inexperienced coaches ask young kids to climb too high, too soon.
Instead, challenge them with these drills. And others close to the ground.
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Those are precomp kids from Taiso, Saskatoon and Altadore, Calgary. But the drills are the same for everyone. Even non-gymnasts.
SAVING handstand on Bars
I admire gymnasts who have the physical preparation and mental quickness to SAVE a handstand that ends up in reverse planche position.
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gymnasts are incredible
This is from the private Cognition Coaching – Conscious Growth Facebook page.
The benefits of training acrobatic sports are incredible. These are super humans.
coaches should not require weigh-ins
The last time I saw a scale in a Gym was 2003. I asked that it be removed.
Unless there is some specific reason — scientific research in training, for example — there’s no need for weigh-ins at training. And there are some risks, as we’ve seen in the past.
I prefer gymnasts weigh in at home in private. Or under instructions from medical staff.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. This is the new policy of British Gymnastics.
active flexibility – pike straddle
342 presses in 52 minutes
OK. Stefanie Millinger wins.
No parallettes. My wrists hurt just watching this.
Nobody wants to try to beat Stefanie’s record.
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introducing Planche
ESSENTIAL for MAG.
And important for WAG – Cast Handstand.
Introduce it in conditioning from a young age.
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