Over the years I’ve only done a little bit of bar work. I remember one day back in gymnastics I decided to try out the bar kip. The other people there told me how to do it and in a couple tries I had it down. This video shows you …
Looking Back and Looking Forward
It is now 2011. I’m not big on resolutions. It’s something like 97% of people have dropped their resolutions by the time February rolls around. I don’t want to be a part of something that has that pitiful of a track record. Instead I do believe in goals. I do …
November Gymnastic Progress
I put together a short video showing some on the recent progress I’ve made in gymnastics. There’s plenty of other things but I don’t get everything on film. The first move shown here is a back lever on the rings. This is a strength movement that requires whole body tightness …
Victorian on Rings
Here is a video of a great routine, even including a rarely seen Victorian on the rings at 0:08 by Stanford’s Peter Derman. Obviously quite impressive. These skills may be way beyond your ability but that doesn’t mean you can’t be inspired by them. In my gymnastics class I’ve talked …
Back Handspring Progress
The back handspring is one of the staple moves of gymnastics. It is a great move in and of itself, but its also used as a move to set up, and gain momentum for even bigger moves. It is also one of the tougher of the basic tumbling moves. In …
5 Backflip Video
Progress has been real good in my gymnastics class recently. Here I wanted to show a backflip video of not one but five backflips in a series. They’re not the prettiest back tucks but they are getting increasingly easier to do. A week or two ago was the first time …
30 Day Challenge – Done
The 30 day challenge is over. Just to recap, or for those of you that aren’t aware, this involved two parts. The first was to practice my hand balancing in one form or another every single day. To be honest, in this regard I failed. I missed a couple days …
Gymnastic Clips
As I’ve reported here I’ve started going back to gymnastics. My skills quickly returned and I feel I’m beginning to break new ground. Below you can watch a couple clips from Tuesday night’s session. First off, the back flip. I’m happy to be able to do this skill once again …
New to Parallel Bars
I was back at gymnastics last night. Instead of the normal routine of starting with a bunch of tumbling we did something different by working on the parallel bars. Besides a few dips this is not something I’ve much experience in. We started off with swings. Going from a planche-like …
Half Way Through the 30 Day Challenge
Today marks day 15 of the 30 day challenge. On the site I’ve shared a bit about my own progress, several tips, a few videos and old pictures. While progress was quickly made in gymnastics, getting back into the flow of things, there were some setbacks in training, due to …
Second Day at Gymnastics
Yesterday was my second day back at gymnastics. I have to admit it’s a lot of fun. Join the class and do a series of drills across the floors. Different kinds of cartwheels. Handstands. Handstand roll out. Handstand rollout to standing. And so on. The different people there have different …
First Day Back
It’s the first time I’ve attended a gymnastics class in around two years, maybe longer. I expect that I’ll be able to get back into it quickly, at least for the most part. I don’t plan to rush things. On this first day back, we start up on the trampoline. …
30 Day Challenge
It’s been awhile since I wrote you. I’ve been busy on two other projects (https://www.radianthealthtoday.com and https://www.superhumantraining.com) which accounts for much of the limited communication. The other reason is that I haven’t been practicing my skills. Makes it hard to write about when you’re not actively doing them. 🙁 But …
Back to Gymnastics
A few years back I regularly attended a gymnastics class. This wasn’t back when I was a kid, as is the case for 99% of gymnasts, but because I wanted to master gymnastic skills as an adult. I wanted to strength and skill that comes with it. This fell away …
Hand Balancing for Different People Part 2
Thanks for all the comments on the previous post on the different ways people come to hand balancing. Different ideas and issues were raised so I’d like to delve further into the subject for today. Gymnastics – First off George corrected me about hand balancing in gymnastics. I’ll reprint what …