Category: physical preparation

Is your gymnast getting enough sleep?

Christie Aschwanden recommends young adults spend 10 hours / night in bed, whether or not they are sleeping the whole time. No electronics.

Amazon – Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery

… Is poor spelling one of the signs? 😀

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standing Arabian like Chellsie

#MomsRule.

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Max Whitlock’s book in 2020

Available January 2020.

… The Whitlock Workout gathers together all of Max’s user-friendly exercises and quick workout routines that anybody can try, from simple stretches on your sofa, to those using just a cushion or a pillow, through to more advanced total body exercises which can be taken outside to your local park.

Along with nutritional tips and his favourite quick and healthy recipes to help fuel your body, Max shares the secrets of his success and teaches us how to be fit for life. …

Amazon – The Whitlock Workout: Get Fit and Healthy in Minutes

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Jessie Graff crushes Ninja Warrior

Sandy Zimmerman had an incredible season.

But it’s Jessie Graff moving on.

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related – Mady Howard, former Southern Utah University gymnast, also qualified to the Final in Vegas

training ‘curvilinear actions’

In Canada a concept was developed by Good Osborne and Boris Verkhovsky which they called curvilinear actions.

As gymnasts get more and more comfortable with progressions like the ones here they improve on all skills with similar body actions.

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flexibility in straps

Tim Kriegler in Berlin.

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Canada’s NEW Food Guide

Reduced emphasis on Dairy.

Canada Food Guide.

Jeremy Mosier also recommends the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate.

Related – Coaching Association of Canada – Sports Nutrition

FUNditioning with Sliders

The late, great NASA Head Coach John Smith put together the best video for using sliders.

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The Slider drills that John presents will help develop the core, abs, pecs, biceps, triceps, gluts, hamstrings, quadriceps, delts, traps and obliques, ankle, foot and Achilles tendons…all in a fun, positive environment.

FUNditioning Video $19.95 (with Sliders $24.95)

Jeremy Mosier actually prefers cafeteria trays.