Gymnastics training article: giant swing on uneven bars

Gymnastics Training Article: Giant Swing on Uneven Bars

Gymnastics Training Article: Giant Swing on Uneven Bars
By Karen Goeller, CSCS

The gymnast must think of the skill as a giant swing OVER the bar. Here is the sequence of thoughts or cues for the coach and gymnast… Perform the cast handstand, push through the shoulders on the fall, look at the low bar, kick her feet under the low bar to open the hips and squeeze the buttocks. See the floor, wall, and ceiling, then kick (tap) as aggressively as possible over the bar and toward towards and then the wall behind the gymnast. That is so much different than what many gymnasts think and do during this skill.

With young girls they are often not strong or powerful enough to tap at the same time as an elite male gymnast would tap, so they must tap later than when a powerful gymnast would tap so that she gets over the bar. Many female gymnasts are not strong enough to hold the correct position for the length of time from the tap at the bottom to the time she begins to fall for the next giant. The young female gymnast may need to tap when her belly is facing the ceiling when she begins to learn the skill. As she gains strength and speed she will naturally begin to tap earlier. Girls often must learn giants a differently than boys because the center of gravity with their bodies is often at their hips, their lack of power, and they must consider the body positions to pass the low bar. Make sure you are considering all of these factors when you train your gymnast.

The gymnast should be performing tap swings and giants on the straps to become comfortable with speed and high numbers in each set. She should be able to generate a giant from a tap swing on the straps before she learns the skill on the uneven bars. The coach should then spot the gymnast for a minimum of 3-6 giants in a set on the uneven bars for at least 4 sets during each workout so that she becomes more comfortable with the skill. If the gymnast only performs 1-3 giants in each set she may never develop the speed and power necessary to progress to more advanced skills.

Many gymnasts need more handstand work and planche drills than they currently perform. Many coaches do not offer enough conditioning that helps with that last portion of the shoulder movement to open the shoulder angle. The wall climb exercise works wonders for cast handstand strength. That drill is explained at the end of the article.

A common issue regarding the timing of the giant is that some gymnasts flick their wrists too early. This often causes the shoulders and core to open into an arch and that results in a fall from the bar. Another common problem with this skill is that many gymnasts think they should stop in a handstand at the top of a giant. When they attempt to stop in the handstand, which is not correct, they end up stalling and falling because they did not make it to the top or over the bar.

One great way to learn and practice giants is to perform them in a tuck position as a warm up. The gymnast usually begins to understand that she must tuck her buttocks under and kick her knees and shins over the bar. There is a pelvic tilt exercise in the book, Handstand Drills and Conditioning Exercises. Once a gymnast understands that she must kick over the bar rather than stopping at the top she can perform the skill more consistently. Once she is comfortable she can begin to open her tuck, but remind her that she must keep her buttocks under from the time she taps until she kicks her feet under the low bar for the next giant or her dismount.

Another great way for gymnasts to become more comfortable and efficient with the skill is to perform more than 5 each time they are on the bars rather than the 1 or 2 at a time. A coach should spot the gymnast for long sets of giants. She should try to see if she can add one more giant to the long set each week. By the time a gymnast can perform 10-12 giants with spot she should be able to compete 1-3 in a routine. Giants lead to many different skills on bars, just as the back handspring leads to more advanced skills on floor such as the double back. It is important to remind any frustrated gymnasts not to give up. They will become more comfortable with the skill over time.

The drills in the book, Handstand Drills and Conditioning Exercises help with the shoulder strength necessary to perform a strong and efficient cast handstand. There is information on the handstand book at www.GymnasticsDrills.com.

By Karen Goeller, CSCS
Gymnastics and Fitness Author

Fitness eternal tips and secrets(1)

Fitness Eternal Tips And Secrets(1)

PREFACE

You can follow the hereunder mentioned fitness tips and secrets to:

* maximize the benefits from your physical exercise and supportive nutrition

* to avoid possible dangers/traps which will signal painful recoils and regressions.

TIP / SECRET no 1

Try to find the golden mean between overtraining and concrete, tangible physical benefits.

Calculate attentively the intensity, frequency and duration of your workouts.

You need results but a burnout would prove disastrous.

TIP / SECRET no 2

No program, no diet will bring long-term results if you don’t make a serious commitment.

Feed your self motivation and self discipline.

Look into the mirror: if your eyes spark, go on.

TIP / SECRET no 3

Before you embark on your long and difficult trip to physical perfection, please read about the 12 myths of fitness and their debunkment. You can find the relevant articles on articlesbase.com

TIP / SECRET no 4

Integrate the warm up ritual into your workout routines

Prepare your body for the hard exercise that is going to follow and considerably reduce the possibilities for a painful injury.

Warm up relates both quantitavely and qualitavely to the kind, duration and intensity of the main workout.

It’s very true that lots of people omit this phase because it lacks the glamour of tough exercise. Huge mistake!

About stretching: After general warm-up you can do some active or passive static stretching.

Avoid any type of dynamic/ballistic stretching. This is a game for big boys!

TIP / SECRET no 5

Also: don’t overlook the cool down procedure. After the intensity of the main workout we need an adjustement period. Body temperature has to decrease and waste products to be removed from the muscles.

After 5 minutes of relaxed jogging you can devote 5-10 minutes to active or passive stretching exercises.

Cooling down is critical for a quick recovery and it should be adjusted to the main workout.

TIP / SECRET no 6

Every fitness program should comprise in its exercise part:

a) aerobic activities: to improve the cardiovascular system.

b) strength or resistance training: to maintain/increase muscle mass, improve strength and protect bones.

c) stretching: to increase range of motion of the joints and muscles’ flexibility. To prevent injuries and relieve from pain.

TIP / SECRET no 7

Share your objectives and vision with positive-minded people of your close environment.

They will support you morally. Additionally, sharing of your goals make commitment easier and giving up not an option.

2nd part: on articlesbase.com

Chris Strogilis

http://totalfitness-christos.blogspot/

How to bowl a hook – 3 deadly tips to successfully bowl a hook

How To Bowl A Hook – 3 Deadly Tips To Successfully Bowl A Hook

If you’re checking around to find out bowling secrets such as How To Bowl A Hook, then look no further. We have great bowling suggestions and eye-openers for you.

‘Bowling a hook’ and other bowling terms

Simply put: it’s throwing a 15-lb bowling ball with a spin. It does take some learning and ability but you can do it. Be warned: it’s not the most natural sensation in the world but again, every new experience in life seems a bit strange until you master it and it becomes a habit.

This goes for other bowling techniques as well and it is well worth the effort to find out what these are and learn how to do them. Don’t let your opponent have anything over you.

How to bowl a hook

First, with bowling ball in hand, bring your arm forward and your palm up, pretending you’re going to shake some-one’s hand. Now bring your wrist through just before releasing the ball. Now you have the rotation you need to successfully bowl a perfect hook!

Keep these tips in mind while you bowl a hook:

1. Make a slow approach to have full control of your arm movement.
2. Make a big and high back swing to increase more power behind your throw.
3. Upon release, turn your wrist inward.

When you have this basic motion perfected, you can start working on your approach and ball speed. All it takes is know-how, practice and perseverance.

Where can you get the know-how?

To get the proper knowledge and training to become a capable and confident bowler, it’s highly recommended that you find a suitable and helpful bowling guide or program.

A good, comprehensive guide will provide great info, tips and techniques on a variety of bowling topics like developing a powerful arm swing and coordinated slide, to learning how to focus to avoid distractions and developing mental sharpness and a keen eye. All important.

Everything you need to know to improve your bowling game, score, level of fitness and help you dominate the game and climb the competitive ladder can be found in a good guide.

Using a Step By Step guide to successfully bowl a hook

Go now and download the “Ultimate Bowling Guide” which comes highly recommended with great feedback from other users.

It’ll teach you how to bowl a hook perfectly and give you clear bowling instructions to enable you to increase your confidence and reach peak performance level so you can join the bigger boys in the league and win the next set of tournaments from right under them!

Using the Ultimate Bowling Guide will remove your frustration and annoyance if you’re making little headway in your game and give you positive leads to boost your low scores and improve your swings tremendously.

Who knows? You may well be on your way to making extra income as your winnings rise to the top with along your ability, and you begin to bowl like a champion!

So, do you want to start learning how to bow a hook? Today? Right now? Visit: Bowl A Hook

The search for stores offering wii consoles ends at wii compare

The Search For Stores Offering Wii Consoles Ends At Wii Compare

If you are asked which is the best company to offer the largest as well as the extraordinary collection of video as well as fitness games your instant answer must be undoubtedly Nintendo Wii. Nintendo Wii is one such company that is termed as the best company to offer such games that are simply second to none. It is because of the extraordinary games that it offers it is termed as the number one company for offering video and fitness games.

Nintendo Wii is a leading company from Japan that is known for offering good quality games with best features. There are several popular game systems offered by Nintendo that are popular worldwide like Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), the Nintendo 64, NES (Nintendo Entertainment System), Nintendo GameCube , virtual boy, SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System), Color TV Game, etc.

With general tendency of offering something new and better in terms of technology, this time Nintendo is in news because of extraordinary Wii sports resort. It is worth to note that all the Wii games, Wii consoles and Wii accessories are termed as the best out of the rest.

So if you also want to go for buying Wii sports resort or Wii Consoles and if you want to know the best option from where to have them, then internet is surely a medium that can help you in your search. Al you are required to have is just a computer and an internet connection and in no time you can get the list of the sites offering Wii sports resort or Wii consoles. However one thing that is very important to note here is that before going for any of the online store offering Wii sports resort or Wii consoles it is very important to first have a look on its authenticity as internet is flooded with such websites that are just there to sell fake products and to earn good amount of money.

If you don’t want to take chance and if you want to save time searching for various stores offering Wii sports resort or Wii Consoles, then Wii Compare is a website you must opt for.

Wii Compare is one such website that is termed as the best site for all Wii game enthusiasts. It is the specialty of this site that it offers not just the vast collection of various Wii games or consoles but also the name of the genuine stores that offer genuine Wii games or consoles. In addition to providing the names of the stores offering Wii products, it even offers crucial information like price of the games and whether the particular game is in stock or not.

Wii Compare is also considered as the best, one of its kind website because of the reason that it offers the price comparison of various Wii products offered by different stores. Thus instead of going for different stores to know what is the price they are offering it is better to simply visit Wii Compare and see the price comparison to know the store where you can get your product at best prices. Isn’t the best option to get what is best in terms of quality and price that too without wasting much time?

Visit Wii Compare now and get the new way of shopping Nintendo products.

Arsenal “new boy” could make the difference

The news of Sol Campbell’s return to Arsenal is possibly more worrying for the rest of the Premiership rather than those who have supported the team since the 1-0 to the Arsenal songs stopped at Highbury all those years ago.

A player of this stature could make a real difference to a team that lacks just that little bit of experience at the back, and whilst Campbell has not played at the top level for a while, it is really not that much of an absence to make a huge difference to his experience.

He may not have the pace he used to, and his fitness will obviously need building on, but, if you have a player like him at the back it provides absolute barrel loads of experience leaving the youngsters up front to be confident enough to push on forward.

When Laurent Blanc signed for Manchester United it was thought his pace may be too slow for the battles in the Premiership but United still picked up another two titles with Blanc sitting pretty at the back, and this is exactly what Arsenal need. The fact that he is free is a huge bonus leaving some good cash should Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager, feel the need to strenghten in the January transfer window and even in the summer which would seem more likely.

With Sol Campbell having already played at Arsenal, picking up a host of trophies during that time, he has also been training with the squad over the last few months which has obviously shown Wenger that Big Sol still has the hunger to succeed at the highest levels. He will obviously start in the reserves but one should keep an eye out for a player that is certain to make an entry at some stage of the season which could possibly be defining.

With Campbell on his way, the best bookmakers remain uneasy at the moment with no prices on Arsenal changing and one can still back them to win the Premiership title at 5-1 in places.