Category: physical preparation

Physical Preparation FIRST

Active Hip Extension

A great drill for improving active flexibility of the hip by isolating muscles in this position.

Via SHIFT Movement Science and Gymnastics Education.

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leaning forward on Bars progressions

Getting strong and confident leaning forwards is essential.

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deep knee conditioning

Being strong in a deep squat should help prevent injury on future accidental deep landings.

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Chin-up lifting sister 😀

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Thanks Doug.

Netflix – Physical: 100

I highly doubt I’ll end up watching this. But it is an interesting concept.

$240,000 for the person last standing of the 100 who started.

Some have complained that the contests favour male contestants over female.

Physical: 100 is a South Korean reality competition …

The show’s premise is to find the ideal human physique based on many tests of performance. …

Every participant has a plaster cast of their torso on set; if they are eliminated after a quest, they have to destroy the cast with a sledgehammer.

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Press Elbow-stand challenge

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Thanks Doug.

2023 SHIFT Symposium in June

 The SHIFT Symposium is a 3 day online gymnastics education event.

June 23-25, 2023.

… recording every lecture, collecting every handout, and uploading them all to the course website so that people can either see the recordings or purchase the course after the weekend takes place. …

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