H Bar breaks in half

Alex Bubnov High Bar Crash

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Looks awful. But the only thing that hurt next day was his wrist.

It’s recommended to replace horizontal bars every 10 years.

ab muscular endurance

Good motivation. 🙂

A core conditioning program to music put together by James Thompson and Kasey Cottrill.

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(via Swing Big)

What is CrossFit?

… a fitness program that combines a wide variety of functional movements into a timed or scored workout.

We do pull-ups, squats, push-ups, weightlifting, gymnastics, running, rowing, and a host of other movements. Always varied, always changing …

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The only other athletes who can challenge female gymnasts in strength.

rehab from lower body injury

Ashley Koto, DPT, ATC:

mountain climbersIn the sport of women’s artistic gymnastics, the most common injuries occur in the lower body. …

CHKD Sports Medicine Blog – Stick It: Getting Back to Proper Landings for Gymnastics

Elizabeth Vasileva training

Former Rhythmic gymnast Elizabeth Vasileva from Bulgaria.

Amazing stuff.

Click PLAY or watch some floor training on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch some Beam training on YouTube.

related – Elizabeth Vasileva – Beam

Special Olympics Gymnastics

A “show” after the competition. Looks like FUN. 🙂

And this guy, Gabriel Beauchamp, is good.

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Charles Beauchamp has more videos including this one of Gabriel’s gymnastics story.

The gymnasts of Quebec are training towards 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles.

Special Olympics were founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

Pommel “Colt”

… Designed by coaches, The Colt is the exact shape of a Pommel Horse at half the length …

… 3 handle placement locations: center and both ends (regulation width apart).

… light enough to be easily moved (40 pounds without pommel handles) …

Pommel Colt

Manufacturer: DGS

Price: From $440.00 to $745.00

details

If you move guys too quickly from mushroom to full-size horse, technique may suffer. This looks a great intermediate step.

And may even cause less wrist pain.

4 years training Cross

Lachlan Walker is one of the founders of Ring Fraternity, a site providing strength training tutorials.

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NOW. Start working on the feet. 🙂