Category: physical preparation

physique of Artistic female gymnasts

An analysis of 407 papers.

Most studies identified similar physiques based on: physical traits (small size and low body mass), a body type (predominance of ecto-mesomorphy), body composition (low fat mass), and maturity status (late skeletal maturity as well as late age-at-menarche).

However, there was no consensus as to whether these features predicted competitive performance, or even differentiated between gymnasts within distinctive competitive levels. …

The Physique of Elite Female Artistic Gymnasts: A Systematic Review (2017)

by Sarita Bacciotti, Adam Baxter-Jones, Adroaldo Gaya, and José Maia

hero Mamoudou Gassama

Who’s got the guts to climb 4 stories straight up the side of a building to try to help rescue a child?

This guy. Spider man.

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Rhythmic Gymnastics flexibility training

Gymnasts must be BORN very, very flexible in order to work towards this kind of active flexibility.

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“Dislocation Artist”

That sounds bad.

Laurie Hernandez hosts a visit to see Cirque Zumanity performer Araz Hamzayev in training.

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Manna training set-up

This looks great.

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cover girl Laurie Hernandez

An Anatomy Physiology text.

Professor Keith Russell many times brought in male gymnasts to “demonstrate” in Anatomy class.

(via theGymter.net)