towards gymnastics that proved that she would one day be successful in this great sport. Mary Lou is known to be the first female gymnast outside of Eastern Europe to win the all around gold medal. She has more medals than any athlete during the 1984 Olympics (“Mary Lou Retton Biography.”) She says that her gymnastics role model was Nadia Comaneci‚ who also scored a perfect ten on the vault. Retton claimed that she admired Comaneci’s hard work and dedication she showed towards gymnastics (“Mary
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do gymnastics not to please our family but to please ourselves.” The day I found out all my training was worth it‚ was at the Glencoe- Silver Lake Gymnastics Invite. I got to this moment by joining gymnastics and making the high school team‚ going to practice every day and giving it my all‚ and all the other meets I competed in to get ready for that day. The day I walked into my first gymnastics class ever was at North Crest in 1st grade. I was so excited to finally be able to do gymnastics. All
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Tunnel Sequence I. How long have you been involved in gymnastics? (c) a. How old were you when you started? (c) b. Are you still an active gymnast? (c) II. What made you interested in gymnastics? (o) c. Were there any other sports you thought about being involved in? (c) i. (If yes) Why did you choose gymnastics over this other sport/hobby? III. Did anyone in particular inspire you to try gymnastics? (c) d. (if yes) How did they inspire you? (o)
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you know that gymnast‚ Gabby Douglas won the Summer Olympics in 2012‚ and not only because of her superior talent in gymnastics‚ but also because of her ambitious personality. Gabby Douglas is an Olympic gymnast‚ starting her gymnastics career at the age of six. She was born on December 31 in 1995‚ she grew up in Virginia and then moved to Iowa to further pursue a more serious gymnastic career. Although other gymnasts have obviously won gold in the olympics‚ she was the first African American gymnast
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Nadia Comaneci is a very famous gymnast winner of nearly 20 gold medals in her championships and the first woman to be awarded with a score of 10. Early life She was born on 12 November 1961 in Onesti‚ Romania. She began practising gymnastics when she was very little‚ in a local team called Flacăra and at the age of 6 she was chosen to attend Béla Károlyi’s school. Career She competed in a lot of events‚ championships and contests in different countries such as Poland‚ Italy‚ Hungary‚ Norway
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hours a day‚ six days a week‚ for as long as you can remember. She does great in school and gets straight A’s on her report cards. You usually tell each other everything‚ but lately she is always moody‚ irritable and hard to talk to. Her competitive gymnastics training has led her to attempt eating healthy but she has always been a picky eater and never liked vegetables‚ and refused to eat butter or ice cream. Recently Sophie has realized that she can’t train as hard as she used to because her muscles
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Introduction Astrand-Rhythmic test is a test conducted to find the maximal oxygen uptake also known as the VO2max of an athlete. It can be used on elite athletes and individual athletes. This test helps to measure the ability to perform. The test can be done on an ergometer or on a treadmill. The measurement of the VO2max is the best measure of the cardiorespiratory system. This is important information as it indicates the body’s ability to transport and consume oxygen. There are two ways to measure
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Physics-Sports Paper Brad Ingram 29 March 2013 Physics of Gymnastics In the world of sports‚ physic concepts are being applied every day. Most people who play or watch a sport don’t think about the physics behind it all. When I watch a sport like gymnastics‚ I am always amazed at how a person’s body can bend and twist in the way that gymnasts bodies do. It is nothing but physics. Angular momentum is the main physics concept used in gymnastics‚ and this can be seen in events like the vault and giant
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English 1301 Mackenzie Grantham Thompson February 23‚ 2013 Is Competitive Cheerleading a Sport? For girls and boys who train hours a week‚ push through physical injuries and mental struggles‚ and leave everything they have on the competition mat‚ the answer is simple. For parents who drive hours to the gym‚ travel across the country‚ and make sacrifices so their children can follow their dreams‚ the answer is simple. And also for coaches who pour their heart and soul into their programs and demand
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Every cheerleader gets fired up when someone sparks the “Is cheerleading a sport?” debate. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚ a sport is defined as a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other. The amount of intense training that cheerleaders do is crazy. Cheerleaders get injured‚ sometimes it is serious then other times it’s not. Cheerleaders also get offered scholarships and many other opportunities. Cheerleading
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