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Gymnastics
Gymnastics is an artistic sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility and complex coordination.
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Power, in gymnastics is the ability to "explode" while doing certain skills. For example, to have power while tumbling would be like getting a lot of height of the the flip or on vault, power could be the quickness and force you use to push yourself on and over the vault. It often has to do with being well conditioned and having the strength to get the extra air/speed.
Do male gymnasts wear underwear under their leotards?
During workouts female gymnasts usually workout wearing leotards and some prefer shorts over the leotard. Male gymnasts usually wear shorts and a shirt during workout. During competitions both male and females wear leotards.
What are the bars in gymnastics?
The high bar, is a metal horizontal bar standing at around about 8 ft high. The gymnasts must perform a series of releases and turning elements and finally a dismount. The gymnast also uses chalk for more grip on the bar, and wewars handguads to stop his hands from ripping (getting blisters).
FIrst black male gymnast on the US olympic team?
Joyce Wilborn
Angie Denkins
Stacey Gunthorpe
Dee Dee Foster
Corrine Wright
Diane Durham
Chaney Umphrey
Ron Galimore
Jair Lynch
Betty Okino
Tasha Schweikert
Kathy Williams Myles Avery
Lucy Collins Kim Hamilton
Does your weight effect how high you jump on a trampoline?
no.even though if you weight more the force will be greater but it takes more force away to get you high in the air. Yes it does but it varies very much on the trampoline. Department store trampolines use shorter springs with less tension and light or heavy people will get about the same bounce. High end trampolines use long stiff springs and a 30 lb child will find it much more difficult to get any air compared to someone with 100+ lbs.
What are the 3 major forms of competitive gymnastics?
Women's artistic: Vault, Bars, Beam, and Floor
Men's artistic: Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, and High Bar
Rhythmic: Ball, Ribbon, Clubs, Hoop, and Rope
Trampoline: Single, Double Mini, and Synchronized
Hope this helps, Bye!
How do you do a back hip circle on bars?
- pullover on the low bar so that you end in a front support
- push up on the bar so that it is almost all the way down to your knees
- arch your back and fall forward
- when you are about a quarter of the way down, pike around the bar
- stay piked all the way around the bar and push down on it as hard as you can until you are back up in a front support
Is doing a handstand muscle strength?
Yes it is muscle strength . You have to use the muscles in your arms to hold your own body weight up . To me is is a very difficult task because your have to have a lot of strength in your arms and it helps you learn how to do your back hand spring.
Why is fluency important in gymnastics?
Fluency is important in gymnastics because in fluency is momentum, and in momentum, if you are focused and confident, you will excel as a gymnast. Gymnastics is a very polished sport, and with is builds character. To be fluent is to be fluid, a gymnast needs to be fluent to build strength and avoid injury.
What is the importance of the Trampoline?
a trampoline is used to get somebody higher into the air, this can be for gymnastics use giving the person a longer time to do a stunt or trick or for recreational use to give the person a good form of exercise or for enjoyment purposes.
Nadia weighed 80 pounds when she got a perfect 10 -sara
What do men wear for gymnastics?
They wear leotards, but for men they are called tunics. Then on top of this, they wear long pants and socks for the still rings, high bar, pommel horse, and parallel bars. For vault and floor, they wear shorts and perform barefooted.
Is a front-handspring easier than a back-handspring?
Here is how to do a back hand spring.
(WARNING: do not try this without a spotter if you have never done it before. You might break your back or neck if you do it without a spotter the first time. If you already know how to do it, and have done it without a spotter, don't do it on a hard surface unless you have had years of experience. If you fall, you might get injured.)
First, do a backbend very fast and before your hands can touch the ground and extend your legs so there straight up in the air. Then spring your legs backwards and you will land in a standing position.
ook i honestly think a front hand spring is better because you have more control, jump as high as you can onto your hands extend your arm or just fall into the bridge possition and pull up so jump to hands bridge feet quit easy
What country did Nadia Comaneci compete for?
Romania
Technically now she is an American citizen. However she does hold duel citizenship for both USA and Romania.
How can you convince your mom to let you take gymnastics?
Beg her and make her feel guilty until she says yes, it would also help if you got your dad to help you convince her
How many medals did china get in gymnastics?
China has won a total of 38 medals in badminton: 16 gold medals; 8 silver; and 14 bronze, ranking China as #1 in the world for Olympic badminton. In the 2012 Summer games in London, England, China received a total of 9 medals for badminton.
How do you do a hurkey in cheer-leading?
When doing a hurkey you might want to do a count of 8 and then start over you would end at 1 so it would be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. so on 1 2 you should make a clasp elbows in and hands firmly together. On 3 4 you should be i a clasp fully extended above your head, but a little in front of your head. Make sure you are hollow shoulders shrugged and butt and stomach in. On 5 6 you should have hands clinging to the sides of you and in fists. 7 8 you should be in the air doing your hurkey. and on one you should be back into the hands by your side position. Now that you have the counts, the hurkeys the tricky part. So you need to practice. practice kicking one leg out to the side and then bring your feet together and then bring the other leg behind you. do that three or 4 times to stratch out your legs and get the feel of it. then start diong your counts and do both motinos at the same time. =]
I did this the first time and got it right. That was pure luck.
The way we usually do it is the eight count way. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. On 1 we are standing straight up with our feet together and hands at our sides. This is called set position. 1 2 are in set position. 3 4 have your hands clapped together, elbows in fingers NOT tucked together. 5 6 we do the jump and 7 8 we land. 1 we go back to set position. Remember to smile, it's contagious!
Where did Mary Lou Retton go to college?
Former Olympic gymnast, Mary Lou Retton, was born in Fairmont, West Virginia on January 24, 1968. The school she attended was Fairmont Senior High School, but she never graduated.
How do you become an olympic gymnast?
Ok..im trying 2 be an Olympic gymnast too, so here is what i think u do..
start when u are young like 4 or 5.(i started at 4)
work hard to get on a team
once you make a team you will be starting the competing levels
practice AS MANY DAYS A WEEK AS POSSIBLE
and prefect your routines
make sure you eat healthy and stay in shape
do strength training such as lifting weights
doing push ups and curl ups make flips easier to do
once you are in the elite level, try to make it to nationals until you are at Olympic level.
try out for the olympic team and good luck!!(im a level 10 gymnast at 13)
Actually, you should start when youre 7-11. Bella Karolyi said once(coach of nadia comaneci and Mary Lou). I mean Im twelve right now. I started this January and made the team in April and this is the first time i ever did gymnastics. but the rest is true and it seems that youre an excellent gymnast because youre pretty serious! i don't really think about my level, but I think im ten too.but the reason i really don't think about my level is because i care about doing my best so the i don't get distracted much.(just like me) <3 gymnastND
^THANK YOU! GymnastND for saying you don't have to be 7 or 5 ect... anyways lol,
It's not true you have to start Gymnastics at 5 or 4 because my friend started when she was about 11 or 10 and she got the chance to audition for the Canadian Olympic Gymnast tryouts but she turned it down, but I'm doing Gymnastics again all you need to do to at least make it to the Olympic level is train as much as you can and practice at home on an old matress or old matresses (make sure you know what you're doing) and practice tumbling, just sign up for Gymnastics classes/ lessons/ competions every time there's sign-ups and if there's an adult gym program for 13 years and up (least that's what the age is for my Gymnastics) and go to every practice there is and tell them what you want to learn and they will help you out as much as possible on learning whatever it is you wanna learn, eat healthy (you can still eat junk food as long as it's only about once a month if you don't eat to much) and keep fit and get a daily or regular exercise routine (mine is the 'P90X' and it helps alot) and don't be so caring about what level you're at because as long as you're doing your best you should be happy with your self and it won't distract you too much (like GymnastND said lol)
What are the gymnastic floor events?
In women's artistic gymnastics: balance beam, uneven bars, floor, vault
Men's artistic: high bar, floor, vault, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars
Rhythmic gymnastics: ribbon, ball, clubs, hoop, rope
What skills are needed for front walkover?
I have had trouble with this before but you just have to work on it. First you have to stretch!!!!!!!!!!!! Do your ankles and wrists and a bridge with your feet together and head out. It is reccomended you know how to do a hand stand. Practice a bridge and getting up. Also a tick tock gettingup which is similar. Try it with spotting to. You need to have very strong stomach muscles try going into a brige on one foot and getting up instantly First get into a handstand. second push the strongest foot forward third push up on one foot as soon as possible dont hesitate to put the weaker one down while your getting up.
Who won first place in gymnastics?
Country: China then USA! :) then Russia
All-Around:1st-Nastia Liukin 2nd-Shawn Johson 3rd-Chineese Girl
Bars: 1st-Nastia Liukin
Beam: 1st Shawn Johnson, 2nd Shawn Johnson.
Floor: Some Russian Girl then idk the rest!?
Who were all the gymnasts in the Magnificent 7?
The 1996 womens Olympic Team Champions from the USA were called the Magnificent 7 and they were: Amanda Borden (captain), Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, Kelli Strug and Amy Chow.
What is the meaning of patch balance in gymnastic?
A point balance is using small body parts such as feet, hands head or knees.
Patch balances use large body parts such as legs, back, stomach.
