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Hi im kendraya.age 12. Im really really desperate to start gymnastics. right now im about to take 10 classes. 1 hour a week.
I wanna be JUST LIKE nastia liukin,i want her legs,go to the olympics,meet oprah,meet the president,be the best gymnast alive.
Right now i can only take 10 classes until i sign up for winter class witch is another 10 classes.
What do they teach you in 10 classes?(Begginer)
If i start now,will i make it to the olympcis befor im 20 or when im 20.
And how old did alicia sacramone start?And shawn johnson.And nastia.
Also im going to prince georges sports and learning complex (landover,maryland)
And i needa find more gyms.Pleasee help me..
Also i can do a bridge,right split,cartwheel,handstand bridge,i have grace and fliud movement
Im trying to teach myself a back kickover and stick a front walkover and when you lay on your belly and do a cobra and then bring your feet to your head(pleasee tell me how to do that)
and how do i get a more flexible back and how do i get my middle splits
I certainly admire your enthusiasm. I suggest you start with your ten classes and see if you like it. In ten classes you can expect to be taught form and strength on basics. It will probably take you a couple of years to get to a point where you would be ready to compete (at Level 4), if your coaches feel you have the talent, strength, and flexibility to compete.
Women at Elite levels commit at least 30 hours in the gym each and every week (often much more than that), including the world class gymnasts you mentioned. Most elite level gymnasts start gymnastics before the age of 7.
Practicing strength and flexibility at home (your coaches can give you specific drills) will help you improve your skills for the tricks that should be taught in the gym.
beentheredonethat | Aug 07, 2009
I’m sorry, but to make it to the Olympics you would have to be amazing and have supreme natural ability. In about 8 years, you can get about 8 levels higher. Olumpics is level "11" (elite). Most women are best at around 16, so you would have to do 11 levels in about 4 years. But so what if you don’t go to the Olympics? You can still have fun with the sport! (BTW you should try find a place to improve your bars, beam, and vault, too. If they match up with your floor skills, you should be a level 2 or three, meaning you might make elite by the time you are 20)
Lola L | Aug 07, 2009
Nastia Liukin started very young- I believe she started formally training at either age 3 or 6, but her parents run her local WOGA gym and she was basically raised in a gym. Her father is a former Olympian gymnast and her coach, and her mother was a world-class rhythmic gymnast. She trained over 40 hours a week.
Shawn Johnson began recreational gymnastics at age 3, but didn’t begin formal training until age 6 after changing gyms. Even during her prime as an elite olympian gymnast, she trained only 25 hours a week and managed to attend public school weekday mornings.
Alicia Sacramone didn’t begin competing until age 12, but was older than most gymnasts at the Olympics.
You will have to truly commit yourself to the sport, never give up in the gym and always practise at home until you reach a level where you can spend more time in the gym. Condition like crazy and stretch, stretch, stretch.
Kirsten | Aug 10, 2009
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