The thickness of these bar pads was MUCH appreciated by gymnasts using them while learning Tkachev and Hindorf.
video – gymnastics stretching at home
The great thing about the internet is that YOU can quickly and easily publish anything you want. And the entire world has access.
(Finding YOU on the world wide web — that’s the difficult part.)
Heather McCanna, a gymnast from Texas, posted quite a good series of instructional videos on how to “stretch like a gymnast” — at home. Ideal for acrobats who don’t have access to a facility. And for the general public.
Series: Gymnastics Warmups Instruction: Free Online Video Lessons
Click PLAY to see a sample or <a href="watch it on Expert Village “>
gymnastics – bars – training with STRAPS
This is the set-up I like best. Both a “tube” (for beginners) and “socks” (advanced) taped to the bar to better simulate the rail. (That’s what I think they have here.)
Dahlonega Gymnastics on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
I like the gymnasts to get off the tube as quickly as possible. They need to learn how to “flip” the wrists using the socks set-up as demonstated by the gymnast here. (Or is she using short pieces of tube?)
UPDATE: CoachL answered my question. This girl is actually using Ultimate Straps sold by TumblTrak.
Check an earlier post to see the socks taped to the bar.
Watanabe video – Working the Strap Bar
photo – trampoline flyer
gymnastics forums
I am not a huge fan of on-line forums as there are a lot of silly and unimportant comments posted between the few great comments.
Once I see SPAM comments for the first time, I am gone for good.
Still, there are two I check regularly:
Here’s another opinion:
gymspot is a good one, same kind of feel as here nice bunch of parents and gymnasts. They also have a forum for gymnasts only, which I think is nice for the younger crowd. Parents forum is for the over 18 crowd, but not a place for adult content.
In Canada gymbrooke is interesting when anyone posts, very quiet in the non comp season, lots of gymnasts post. Only problem is you can post as a guest, so it is hard to work out who is who and who is replying to what.
GGMB is a riot, but it is impossible to join now as they have strict membership guidelines, I was in before the rules changed. It is definitely a place for the over 18’s and not for the prudish type. They are bold and brash, but very funny and you cannot take yourself too seriously there.
WWGYM is a newish board formed from some old GGMB members. Both GGMB and WWGYM are ary into the international gymnastics scene and not at all into low level kids gym. It is nice to have a few to choose from.
video – ORIGINALITY in gymnastics
I saw a terrific video clip linked from Gym Chat.
Originality Montage by FullyBooked is one clip you will want to watch several times. Original, even shocking, elements from gymnastics history.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Some of the greatest elements in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics resulted from the (long-gone) “originality bonus”.
(OK, it resulted in a lot of garbage skills, as well.)
Still, I miss the originality bonus. One of the biggest problems in Men’s Gymnastics is routines with similar structure. The new code has helped.
Chellsie Memmel at Woodward Lake Owen
From Chellsie’s blog:
Hi everyone!!
I just celebrated my 19th birthday yesterday! …
I also just got back from Lake Owen Camp and had a blast.
I had a great time talking with the younger gymnasts — they were a really fun group! We had a question-and-answer session with all of the campers and then had a few smaller ones with some of the VIP gyms. I enjoy being a role model for young girls.
My whole team that I workout with came up to the camp as well. There are six little girls that I train with — they are ages 9 to 11 and one of them is my youngest sister, Skyler.
Lake Owen, Wisconsin, is one of 3 famous Woodward Gymnastics and Action Sports Summer Camps.
gymnast Shayla Worley – amazing bars!
I love her gymnastics!
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Shayla Worley – wallpaper
Shayla Worley – official website
Cirque Du Soleil auditions – Orlando 2006
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda – audio slideshow of photos from the last gymnastics and acrobatic audition in Florida.
Audio Slideshow: Cirque Du Soleil Auditions: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
(There seems to be no way to embed the slideshow. You need click the link above to see it.)
Xiao Qin Pommel champion 2006
The state of the art on pommel horse.
Click PLAY or watch Xiao Qin win Worlds Finals 2006 on YouTube.
He fell at the 2004 Olympics. But should be the man to beat again in Beijing.
We’ve previously posted the routine of Australian Prashanth Sellathurai.
One of his few other serious rivals to Xiao Qin is Krisztian Berki from Hungary. (Best scissors I’ve seen since the 1970s! Maybe ever.)
Click PLAY or watch Berki at 2007 Europeans on YouTube.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 