Joshua Naterman Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Picó García Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Another nice clip of Andreas Thorkildsen doing gymnastics (assisted cross pulls), senders, and dip variations.wgZ4FhmAgwM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Trane Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 This guy REALY proves you dont have to be 5 feet 2 inches to train gymnastics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Winkler Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 What's with top javelin athletes doing gymnastics like this, but no other sport has figured it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Duelley Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 The Virginia Tech Poll Vaulting Team has been training with us 2 days a week for the past 2 years or so. The do things like giants on high bar (in a strap bar), muscle ups, rope climbing, swings on rings, XR dips, handstand work including HSPU, and trampoline work just to name a few things. They are a very accomplished team and several guys have commented on how their numbers increased as a result of their supplemental gymnastics training. I think more track and field people work with gymnastics than advertised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Naterman Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 It's funny you mentioned pole vaulting, I saw a video of some girl pole vaulters doing fast skin the cats as an exercise. It would certainly make sense for a lot of athletes to train certain gymnastic movements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Van Bockxmeer Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Once they complete the HS walking circuit they may rest, however if they fall they must begin again from the start.wow that is hard.Your athletes are well conditioned so I suppose it would only take them a few goes at most. For the rest of us...the warmup would probably take all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Duelley Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 It's funny you mentioned pole vaulting, I saw a video of some girl pole vaulters doing fast skin the cats as an exercise. It would certainly make sense for a lot of athletes to train certain gymnastic movements.Today made me said . . . 3 gymnasts . . .one left after warm-up leaving just me and the girl in charge of the gym for that day (the officers take turns running the gym every day, my day is mondays). . . and the entire varsity pole vaulting team of about 15. Basically we had a gymnastic gym with no gymnasts! I still dont consider myself a gymnast . . . maybe when I get a solid cross/planche then I will start using the title. 8) Now that being said HS walking is an excellent conditioning/warm-up exercise. Generally for my advanced athletes I require 160' nonstop; beginning with 40' forward walking, then 40' backward walking, then 40' walking sideways to the right side and then 40' walking sideways to the left side. We usually do this in warm-up. Once they complete the HS walking circuit they may rest, however if they fall they must begin again from the start.Yours in Fitness,Coach SommerThats just about what some of the girls do, except they take a breather after every 40' except the one girl she does the forward and backward walking in one go and the takes a break. They all have great skills but they all seem unmotivated and lost unless someone is yelling at them to do stuff (like a coach) . . . when they show up to the gym. . .I think I am gaining skills just as fast as they are losing them! :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longshanks Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Very inspiring post for tall people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now