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The best montage I’ve seen in … months.

Another from fb07.

Click PLAY or watch Dream Gymnastics Montage on YouTube.

Love the dramatic music from the Requim For a Dream soundtrack.

Tyler Hass of RingTraining.com has a new product, selling for $69.95 until January 1st.

With the Elite Strength Trainer, you get 10 levels of resistance, from approximately 60% to 100% compared to normal rings. The Elite Strength Trainer reduces the leverage on your arms, which makes skills like the Cross and Maltese much easier. The EST can easily attach to a set of rings or to a bar. The straps are 5′ long, so we recommend attaching them to your rings if you have high ceilings or wish to lower the ETS to the floor.

Tyler emailed:

A few months ago, I took a prototype to the national team training center. I met with Kevin Mazeika, head coach of the US Olympic Team, and Jordan Jovtchev, 5-time Olympian, and they both offered me some feedback on the design. Within 15 minutes of setting them up in the gym, I had almost a dozen national and Olympic caliber gymnasts from the American and Japanese teams try it out. They had all used equipment in the past that worked on the same principle, but unanimously preferred the design of the Elite Strength Trainer. They liked that it had a lot of adjustment points, it was quick to adjust and easy to set up and comfortable to use. …

details – Elite Strength Trainer

I’ll link to videos of these in use when they become available.

Shawn Johnson: Olympic Champion: Stories Behind the Smile
21.99

Limited Edition Autographed Shawn Johnson: Olympic Champion: Stories Behind the Smile
50.00

Where to send your money – Hy-Vee.com

I saw this too-late-for-Christmas gift idea linked from an excellent, well-informed new blog called All Gymnastics, All the time.

Up to date information about all the disciplines of gymnastics..

It covers Rhythmic, Trampoline Sports, Aerobic and Acrobatic Gymnastics.

Kevin Laue (18 years old in 2008) is a 6’10” tall American high school student and basketball player from Pleasanton, California. He was born with one arm and has been recognized for his skills and success in overcoming adversity. In 2008 he was playing at a military academy in Virgina and is a prospect for collegiate play.

In 2007 Sports Illustrated called him “the most exciting player in basketball”.

His story is inspirational, for sure.

Click PLAY or watch Kevin Laue on YouTube.

Kevin got a big write-up too in the NY Times – Prospect Provides Inspiration With What He Doesn’t Have

He reminds me of the even more amazing 1-armed gymnast Carol Johnston. She went on to become an NCAA apparatus champion featured in the Disney film called Lefty.

Triple Olympian Dominique Dawes is one of the greatest gymnasts of all time.

She was 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning “Magnificent Seven” at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Dawes is also notable as being the first African-American to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics. …

Supporting her work in Motivational Coaching for girls age 12-18 is a new audio CD.

pursuing your passion

developing a plan

staying persistent

overcoming setbacks and obstacles

Order your copy online today! For bulk orders send an email to info (AT) dominiquedawes.com

DominiqueDawes.com

(via Chalk Bucket)

I saw this on Chalk Bucket …

The feeling of flight
The Adrenalin
The Rush
The moment

A split second of thoughts,
That feels like a lifetime’s
You are immersed in your own world
A world where,
Only yourself,
And the mat below you matters

To someone looking on
It’s only that,
A moment,
It is simply a second in time
One that is blended into all the others
And individually,
Contains no real significance

But to a tumbler,
in all these little moments
Your stresses
Your worries,
And your fears disappear
That is,
Until you hit the mat below
And the feeling of success fades away
And all these little moments
Become just that,
Moments.

Kevork Djansezian / AP – original – NBC Sports

From Rik Feeny.

Get your full-size PDF version on GymnasticsTrainingTips.com.

by site editor Rick McCharles

Rich is departing my gym, Altadore Gymnastics, to return back home to Edmonton. He will be coaching at Capital City Gym Club starting in the New Year.

All the best Rich. Hope you can continue to avoid the pies in Edmonton.

I will be taking over as Men’s Head Coach at Altadore in addition to my duties as Technical Director.

Altadore will be advertising for a new Men’s Head Coach in 2009. Email RickMcCharles AT hotmail.com if you might be interested.

Shergymrag points us to two Gaylord 2 releases. Were these the first two gymnasts to compete it? The only two?

First, Zhou Duan at the 1997 East Asian Games.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Two years later, Chelsea Otto at the 1999 American Classic. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

At Altadore we use half a Rec cylinder mat on our pit vault horse … just in case one of the kids (somehow) falls back towards the horse after landing .

Works great.