You are probably a gymnast who is very interested in learning new elements and gymnastics. Gymnasts often wonder how to improve their gymnastics. I used to do both recreational gymnastics as well as selection gymnastics. I loved gymnastics and wanted to learn to do it better. When I was 18, I started to do elite gymnastics. I became better and better. This blog post will share 7 tips for learning better gymnastics based on my experience as a former gymnast and coach
Then, all of a sudden, I’m no longer able to spend a large part of my time as a gymnastics coach. What else can I do now that I no longer teach gymnastics? Below is a list of my accomplishments! As a gymnastics trainer, I am involved in sports quite a bit.
What Can You Do To Improve Your Gymnastics Skills?
I want to let you know that anyone can improve their gymnastics. You can still improve your gymnastics, even if you don’t do much. You do not have enough training time. You lack good training facilities. Do you believe you lack talent? Gymnastics is a great sport to learn new skills. You can learn a lot of things in gymnastics as long as you are motivated.
As a coach, I sometimes find it difficult to know how to motivate gymnasts. After a session where I was more motivated than the gymnasts themselves, I find myself exhausted. During and the right help is here!
1. Motivate yourself!
Motivation is essential to improving your gymnastics. You won’t improve if you lack motivation. Consider why you like to do gymnastics. You can help yourself by thinking about why you do gymnastics. What do you enjoy about gymnastics? Consider why you want to improve your gymnastics. Do you want to learn more gymnastics? Would you like to learn new gymnastics elements? It is much easier to progress once you are clear about your goals.
2. Set goals
It is also important to have your own goals in gymnastics. Then, you need to think about your dream gymnastics goal. Would you like the opportunity to attend the Olympic Games in London? Would you like to perform gymnastics in the 2nd division? Imagine your dream goal, then break it down into smaller chunks.
You can set your goal to be first in the NK, for example. You can then break it down into smaller pieces by setting intermediate goals:
- In this blog, I will show you how to teach gymnasts the Tsukahara The Tsukahara is a skill that many gymnasts want to learn. This is an element that is usually very valuable and is very cool.
- Gymnastics without falling over
- Participation in the National Championships
- The 5th place finish at the National Championships
- The 3rd Place at the National Championships
3. Celebrate your success
This tip is important for many gymnasts. Gymnasts tend to be so focused on their goals and exercises that they forget how much they have achieved. You must have trained for a very long time to finally master that chicken. Celebrate and be happy!
You can also look back on all the elements of gymnastics you have learned over the years. Imagine what you could do when you first started gymnastics, and then compare it to what you are able do now. You will be motivated by this!
4. Enhance your physical condition
You must do something if you want to improve your gymnastics. This does not happen automatically. Even if you’re a very talented gymnast, it won’t happen by itself. Gymnastics requires coordination.
Gymnastics is a sport that relies heavily on coordination. When you screw, for example, your body has to know its location in space. You must start the rotation exactly at the right time and know when to begin.
Flexibility, endurance, strength and speed are all very important.
You will progress in gymnastics much faster if you improve these skills. You will become a better gymnast if you pay more attention to these things. Try (preferably) doing some extra exercises each day to become a bit stronger or flexible. You will see the results in just 5 minutes a day!
You can find many videos and exercises on YouTube if you want to use them.
It is important to master splits in gymnastics, ballet and figure skating, as well as handball. This will allow you to correctly perform certain movements and elements. You can also be very cool if you are able to perform a splitset.
Start with the Challenge and Home Workouts for a more advanced home gymnastics.
5. Improve your basics & techniques
Most gymnasts find it boring to go back to basics. It was my only option when I tore my ligament at a competition in Belgium. I had to rehab for nine months. Due to the long recovery time and because I could not land right away, I was forced to return to gymnastics basics. All handstands, giants swings, and tension in forms should be given extra attention.
It was amazing to see the difference in just a few short weeks. I began to do better gymnastics. The majority of gymnastic elements became much easier. Suddenly, I learned new gymnastics skills much faster and easier. Gymnastics became a lot more fun.
It can be beneficial to go back to basics to learn gymnastics more quickly.
6. Exercises that are effective
We have a tendency to think in gymnastics: “If enough repetitions are done, I’ll probably be able to do better gymnastics!” Unfortunately, it is not always the case. If you perform the same exercises over and over again, you are more likely to get injured. Gymnastics is harder and less enjoyable when you’re injured. It is boring to do the same exercise over and over.
Do you love gymnastics? Would you like to train as much as you can? No problem at all! It is important to vary the exercises a lot. We don’t want to do the same exercise 100 times, so we should use different exercises. You’ll see that not only will you be less injured, but you’ll also make much more progress with gymnastics.
Gymnasts can find a variety of exercises, training programs, and challenges on the Gymnastics platform.
7. Give the right feedback & tips
It is essential that you get feedback and tips that you can use to improve your gymnastics. In other words, functional gymnastics instructions. You need to know where you need to improve, and how to correct your gymnastic mistakes. You will often benefit from having someone else look over your gymnastics and point out any mistakes. Most clubs have a coach who knows how to do this.
Pursuing Your Gymnastics Dream
These seven tips helped me to achieve much more in gymnastics than I ever thought possible. It is because of this that I am confident you can improve your gymnastics if you are motivated and get the right tips & help. I hope these tips will help you achieve your gymnastics goal. Tell me in the comments for how long you’ve been gymnasts and what your dream gymnastics is. I’m curious!
