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Her background is acrobatics and contortion.
Category: physical preparation
Lindsey Vonn trains Pommels
Alex Wong – burpee challenge
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how much sleep does a gymnast need?
It’s not easy for gymnasts to get enough sleep.
Here are the recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatricians and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine:
- Children 3 to 5 years of age should sleep 10 to 13 hours per 24 hours (including naps) on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
- Children 6 to 12 years of age should sleep 9 to 12 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
- Teenagers 13 to 18 years of age should sleep 8 to 10 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.
The key here is regular sleep to promote optimal health of your gymnast. Good sleep should be every night and not just on weekends. …
awesome climber Maureen beck
Definitely don’t mention you are inspired by Maureen Beck. 🙂
She doesn’t want to be considered a good one-armed climber, or a good female climber…she just wants to be a plain good climber.
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Her hilarious (inspiring) new documentary is called Stumped.
Maureen reminds me of my years training with Carol (Lefty) Johnston. Always one of the best gymnasts in the club, we regarded her as an awesome gymnast, not an awesome one-armed gymnast.
Brenda Hinchliff – Bars
Brenda is age-50.
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Nick Ruddock on reducing injuries
Good advice.
Higher difficulty + surfaces with higher forces + older athletes = INCREASED RISK OF INJURY, particularly to those who aren’t physically robust. …
#32 Reducing Injuries
toe point
Sasha DiGiulian on body image / self-esteem
Sasha DiGiulian is a former World Champion Rock Climber.
She’s 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) weighing less than 100 lbs.
Rock Climbing, like Gymnastics, requires relative strength.
Sasha DiGiulian on Accepting Her Body
As a woman in climbing, I occupy two worlds: one defined by strength and grit, the other by beauty and traditional ideas of femininity. It’s something I still struggle with.
what are “girl push-ups”
Daniel Fuentes has gymnasts demonstrate. 😀
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(via Gymnast Crossing)
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