The Tennis star is quite flexible!
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Category: physical preparation
amazing Playground Gymnastics
No grips.
Conditioning at the end of a long swing routine.
Savina Gabriella, from Brazil, calls this a “Street Workout“.
They have competitions called Street Workout Ultimate Battles.
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1-arm chin-ups
I’ve never seen LIVE any female do a true 1-arm pull-up.
How about climber Dinara Fakhritdinova from Russia? She started as a gymnast. Switched to climbing at age-10. Born 1992.
sprint like Coline
Coline Devillard is a vault specialist who trains sprint with Ladji Doucouré (French specialist in hurdles).
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.
The Teenage Brain
Recommended for coaches is a 2016 book looking at the latest research in brain development.
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults – by Frances E Jensen & Amy Ellis Nutt
For those of us who have forgotten 😀, teenagers are capable of incredibly bad decisions.
There’s a reason for that.
The teenage brain is not yet fully developed.
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Gymnastics to Pole Vault
I recall how Athletics recruited new Pole Vaulters at University of Saskatchewan.
The coaches dropped into the Gymnastics Gym. Watched the oldest, tallest gymnasts — and asked me how close they were to retiring from Artistic. 😀
It’s an easy transition for many. They already have the physical ability, and aerial awareness.
Olivia McTaggart, for example, did Gymnastics for 10 years. Switched to Pole Vault at age-16.
At the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships she finished 6th.
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Dave Tilley’s basic core conditioning
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hip extension conditioning
more hip flexion on Press
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