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BrickGirl said:
Lets see, Not doing fitness right now because I am planning on getting pregnent. What am I doing? Practicing on getting pregnent. ab workout, I do abs every once in a while, for like 3 minutes at a time, maybe twice a week. abs is all diet
Good luck on making a baby.
Are you going to compete anymore?
What kind of training do you do for press holds, jumps, flexibility,etc...?
BrickGirl
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yea, I'll compete after the kid. The best way to increase your strength in like the presses and holdes and what not, is just to do them over and over and over, nothing works better than that. Flexibility is just being consistent in making progress every single day, even if it's just a small amount of progress, mark it off every time and just make sure to make progress everyday, mark every single little move and have a goal set for the next night and just have someone press you to that goal, as long as they are real small goals, your not gonna hurt yourself, sure, you might cry, but thats all good, that just prepares you for when you tear your hamstring a week before your competition and still have to train
BrickGirl said:yea, I'll compete after the kid. The best way to increase your strength in like the presses and holdes and what not, is just to do them over and over and over, nothing works better than that. Flexibility is just being consistent in making progress every single day, even if it's just a small amount of progress, mark it off every time and just make sure to make progress everyday, mark every single little move and have a goal set for the next night and just have someone press you to that goal, as long as they are real small goals, your not gonna hurt yourself, sure, you might cry, but thats all good, that just prepares you for when you tear your hamstring a week before your competition and still have to train
Been there and done that. I tore my hamstring in the middle of my routine, during the comp.. It hurt like hell.
Thanks for the advice.
nikkita
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BrickGirl,
How do you manage to train your upper body together with the gymnastics? How many days do you rest between those two workouts? I've been having difficulty arranging that because I still need some delt development and when I get to do gymnastics, I'm tired of that muscle.
Fitgrl,
>What kind of training do you do for press holds, jumps, >flexibility,etc...?
For press holds I've found (together with my trainer) that you must have a strong upper body... also upper quads are involved and strong abs. Your gym training should be guided towards what you are most weak. And as BrickGirl mentions, practice and more practice.
For jumps, are you currently doing any gymnastic training?
How do you manage to train your upper body together with the gymnastics? How many days do you rest between those two workouts? I've been having difficulty arranging that because I still need some delt development and when I get to do gymnastics, I'm tired of that muscle.
Fitgrl,
>What kind of training do you do for press holds, jumps, >flexibility,etc...?
For press holds I've found (together with my trainer) that you must have a strong upper body... also upper quads are involved and strong abs. Your gym training should be guided towards what you are most weak. And as BrickGirl mentions, practice and more practice.
For jumps, are you currently doing any gymnastic training?
nikkita said:
presses: 3*8 cts for stradle, pike, and hip flexors
jumps: 3*10 tucks, 3*5 toe touches, 3*10 kicks per leg
push ups: 3*failure on all (reg., hinge, one arm)
flexibility: stretches mostly. I recently tore my hamstring so I have not done much in this area lately.
I train gymnastics 1-2 days a week and I also teach.
I workout 4-5 days a week.BrickGirl said:Lets see, When I was getting ready, I would do gymnastics 5 days a week and workout 5 days a week, what got me through it, a little bit of Anavar
I am not real familiar with Anavar. How does it benefit you? I am interested in taking something, I just don't know what or how much. Any advice?
