Saving Yellowland

Gymscool is a recent YouTube channel that's kind of interesting.  The opening credits (and song) reminds me of a sitcom.  I've watched a couple of eps but not sure what the channel is all about, yet.

Here's a recent video with a team-building challenge:

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Mitch Gaylord: American Ninja Warrior?

Apparently according to his wife Valentina, at age 55, Mitch Gaylord is training for American Ninja Warrior:

TLS Co-Owner and my loving Husband, Olympic Gold Medalist, Mitch Gaylord is set to compete in Oklahoma City, OK on May 13th in one of the final regional qualifiers for Las Vegas. There were 50,000 applicants in total and only 500 applicants were chosen to compete - 100 applicants in each region. 

Mitch has been working incredibly hard to prepare for this competition in hopes to represent the love of sports, health and fitness of our hometown Austin, Texas! He looks and feels absolutely AMAZING at 55! We are truly so grateful to have found Lagree Fitness back in 2009 and to have it back in our lives now...it is truly the ABSOLUTE BEST full body workout out there! Thank you Sebastien Lagree for creating Lagree Fitness & The Megaformer!

You can see Mitch training and be coached by him at The Lagree Studios in Bee Cave & Downtown Austin!

The Week in Rescue Spotting *UPDATED*

Hat tip:  GymnasticsCoaching.com




Also, watch Armen Astoian show off this one-arm catch.

Both of these rescue spots were posted on the same day.

*UPDATE* 09:37

And another one from HighPoint Gym.  (Hat tip:  Gymnastics Progressions).

70- It's just a number. A very good number.

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What ER Doctors Refuse to Have in Their Own Homes

Excerpt:

“We see a lot of serious trampoline injuries...upper-body fractures, broken femurs, neck injuries. That’s why most ER doctors I work with won’t buy trampolines for their kids. They’re all trouble. There’s no good kind. Unfortunately parents get a false sense of reassurance; when there’s a net around something, they think their kids will be safe.” — Ferdinando Mirarchi, MD, medical director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

 Related:

are backyard trampolines safe?

 

Adductors & Abductors with Resistance Bands

Today was a Great Day

Lisa's letter to her daughter:

Today was a bad day. You fell on beam. You missed your connections on floor. You didn’t reach handstand on bars. Your execution was low. Today was a day you wanted to quit. All that hard work for what? All those long hours of training, missing out on friends, missing out on parties. Getting up early, struggling with being tired. What was it all for? It was for nothing. A big fat zilch.
Today you wanted to quit. Today you wanted to hang your grips up, you wanted to wipe the mag off your rough and bleeding hands for good. You wanted to throw away all your leotards and be a “normal” kid one again. You wanted to turn your back on something that was so engrained in you, such a part of you that cutting a limb off would be the closest thing to it.
Today was a sad day. The disappointment etched in your face, the hot tears burning your skin as they tumbled down your cheeks. The hurt clearly displayed on your little face for all the world to see.
Today broke two hearts. Yours and mine.
Today was hard. Hard for you. Much harder for me to watch you fall apart. I wanted to swoop in and save you from this heartache. I watched helplessly as you fought those demons that tortured you from inside. I was powerless to stop them. I felt like a failure as a mother as I hadn’t protected you from this hurt.
Today was a struggle. The little voices in your head told you that you were no good. They told you to quit. They tormented you and filled you full of doubt. And with doubt comes failure. I watched you in a tug of war with your mind. I saw the inner turmoil that threatened to consume you.
Today was a battle. Somewhere deep inside of you a war was raging. Would you let disappointment and hurt win? Would you let those mental demons tear you apart? Would you fall and never get up again? No. You gathered your strength, you stood up to those voices. Every fibre of your being held steadfast in your resolve. I saw my little girl fight from the core.
Today was a day of hope. The flame that burns inside you, that had all but been extinguished today, flickered again. You held your head high as you watched other gymnasts, not better than you but who had cleaner routines, stand up and receive ribbons and medals. I watched you hug your team mates, congratulating them, sharing in their victory. The joy that had been robbed from you was soon replaced with the love you felt for your sport. I saw that tiny glimmer of hope light the dark place that was your heart. I saw you banish the voices in your head saying you should quit, you were a failure, that you were no good.
Today was a good day. Today you learnt things that I could never teach you. You learnt how to lose. You learnt how to fight back. You learnt the importance of not always winning. You learnt how to take disappointment and turn it in to a positive. You learnt that love prevails. You made me proud, much prouder than if you had a gold medal hung around your neck.
Today you won.
Today was a great day

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Julia Sharpe: MAG competitor and All-Around Mother of Twins.

She stayed in shape throughout her pregnancy; and competes in men's artistic gymnastics.  Watch her.



Hat tip:  JAG

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