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Don’t tell me you’re one of those parents who blame their lack of a fitness regime on their children.

Be like this Dad. Resistance is useful.

See original on Facebook.

I can’t think of any more difficult handstands than those done on a swaying slack rope.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

… Is this guy now in Cirque du Soleil’s OVO?

(via Niclaes Jerkeholt on Facebook)

Renmore in Ireland posted a graphic showing their proposed new above ground pits.

comment on the Facebook photo

This was a set-up, take-down gym just a couple of years ago. Now they have their first gymnast representing Ireland — Ellen Hynes at the Celtic Cup 2012. Congratulations.

Amanda Robinson via email:

to undisclosed recipients

Hi,

We appreciate your interest to provide coverage for our upcoming events, but unfortunately, we are unable to approve your media credential request. We have limited media space and used our media accreditation policy to allocate the available space. …

Best,

— The USA Gymnastics Communications Staff

At least I got a personal reply. 🙂

Of all the terrifying YouTube clips, this one freaked me out most, so far.

I Believe I can Fly ( flight of the frenchies). Trailer
by sebastien montaz-rosset

Tancrède, Julien, Seb and Antoine are pioneers in ‘highlining’ – a vertiginous combination of climbing, slackline and tightrope walking.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo. (full screen!)

Song: The Rural Alberta Advantage.

… Tammy Biggs breaks down the round-off and gives several drills to make your round-off great. She covers the side cartwheel, the one arm cartwheel, cartwheel with ¼ turn in and out, the short and long round-offs, and how to connect back tumbling to it. …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Personally, I like the leg straight on hurdle for beginners, thinking it helps kids lunge late. As she says, it’s not the end of the world if they do lift the knee — it works for some gymnasts.

That clip’s from Tammy’s Developing Great Round-offs DVD available from GymSmarts.

Thanks to the coach of Olympic Beam Champion Shawn Johnson for welcoming me to his beautiful gyms.

Here’s his old gym, the one flooded before the 2008 Olympics.

And here’s his new gym, built late 2010.

I was there delivering new Tumbl Trak equipment. And interviewing Chow about his life in America. His coaching philosophy.

Needless to say, he’s a busy man in the lead-up to Olympic Trials San Jose. Media is at his gym in Iowa non-stop.

Sadly for me, the gymnasts had the morning off on the day I was there, Easter Monday.

Trampoline & Tumbling Conditioning circuit

coach – Dennis Oppenlander

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Here’s a better version of our World Champion’s routines winning Japanese Championships 2012.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via The All Around Gymnastics News on Facebook)

What we most need on the internet is more insight into the trials and tribulations of the Gymnastics Judge.

We need a blog called – Fake Nellie Kim. (You up for that, Spanny?)

photo by GraceClick.ca

In the meantime, here’s an entertaining and informative post by new judge Diana Gallagher:

First girl stands on the springboard in front of the low bar, fidgeting, ready to paste on that big nervous smile as soon as you raise your hand and mispronounce her name. You didn’t see her warm up, but you hope that her routine has all of the requirements and all of the value parts. If not, that’s more math for you …

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Let us speak, you and I, on the question of bias. The parents of the gymnastics I coach ask me if there’s any advantage in being younger, or cuter, or having better scores from the previous events on your scorecard.

Another new judge summed it up well: “I’m too busy making sure I don’t miss anything to be biased.” …

read the guest post on Couch Gymnast