[Sanchara]

lol, I could always work through them in alphabetical order https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

[Sanchara]

infrared radient heaters are the best bet when lack of insulation in a room is a problem. We have a pair of the gigantic natural gass ones in our indoor riding arean, and a little electric one in our garage — the one in our garage we just got from canadian tire…

[Sanchara]

Out of curiosity why?
for the record I was just using si ups as an example,the exercise I want to do is ore of a funny oblique twist thing in a straight body position. My vaulting coach gave it to me saying that Ihad to do it of of something so I was holding the posiion with my core muscles rather than lying on the floor and lifting.. I figued it might as well be the pole.

[Sanchara]

I agree with Veena.

Although I’d say Chiropractor rather than familly doctor. A couple years ago when I had some problems with my knees my doctor was humble enough to admitthat doctors really arn’t the best people to see about sports injuries and sent me trotting off to the chiroprctor) Chiropractors ARE DOCTORS for your muscles and skleton. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif So, yea, any back, muscle or joint issues and the first thing I’d do is see a chiro. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

my ownly wsh is that all medcine worked as instantaniously as chiro.

[Sanchara]

I’m owned by a one year old Siberian Forest Cat. <3 =^.^= he likes to jump at my feet when I’m poleing. I’m terrified of accedentally falling on him so I usually boot him out of the bedroom.

[Sanchara]

Ah, I was talking about general Physical Literacy, Where the result of improvment is that new exercises are easier to learn. Getting used to the idea of being upside-down is just one very small peice of that. One also has to develop the abillity to find oneself in space while in motion.

I have a bunch of specific exercises for cartwheels but…they be difficult to expain by typeing., a cartwheel is nothing like a handstand really.l

except for the part where you’re traveling through a sideways, straddled handstand. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_razz.gif

[Sanchara]

I’m not in gymnastics yet but my Equestrian Vaulting (gymnastics and acrobatics on the back of a moving horse) coach want’s me to go as soon as I have the money.

Cartwheels are not as easy as people make them out to sound. I agree with Veena’s sugestion of working on *Body Awarenes*. generally working on your *Physical Literacy* will make things like cartwheels easier.

Aside from handstands and such on the wall you can practice sommersaults and other rolls in multiple directions.

Maybe you should tell your coach how you feel. It’s really important to have good communication with your coach.

[Sanchara]

thank you! I wasn’t sure but now I’ve decided to book an appointment with my doctor as well as a meeting with my personal trainer and my coach so we can descuss my new diet/training plan. I’m still vaulting but my husband won’t let me use my pole untill he’s retightened it. (it kindof slipped on me the other day. I think it’s because of the stupid peices of plywood that he put bwteen the dome and the celing and underneath it. He also wants to rea-arrange the furniture in the bedroom so I have more crash space (I’m scared to invirt that close to the bed)

but again thank you all. I feel a lot less uncertian now that I have some idea what I should do.

[Sanchara]

Yes I am. In the last few months I’ve been pulling muscles left right and center. Right now I have more Grade I pulls than I can count and I’m recovering from a bad grade II hammstring pull. My Vaulting coach suspects that it might have something to do with the eating disorder I faced earlier in the year and my tendons being depleated of nutrients.

I don’t know much about body building but I do know that at the level I’m competing at a female Vaulter is expected to be as stong as a male gymast but still have exceptional felxibillity.

[Sanchara]

Thank you^^ I understand that baisc nutrition is super important, I should have been more specific in my question.

I was more thinking about specific vitamines and minerals in order to make tendons more resitant to pulls.

[Sanchara]

Yes, I’d still reccomend stretching daily, however with those goals in mind I don’t see the full hour being entirely neccicary.

[Sanchara]

Generally most coaches in most sports that demand a high amount flexiblity recommend about an hour’s worth of stretching every day in addition to the few minuites worth that you would do in warm up. Just make sure to do some light cardio first on the day’s you’re not poling.

[Sanchara]

What Heather said is about rest and protein is super important. Following those rules also keep the number of reps to ten and under. If you can do eleven reps of a particular exercise it’s time to increase the weight or difficulty. And always stretch every muscle you use to avoid loosing flexibility. :]

[Sanchara]

Yes you do. But by the time you get there you’ll be so used to it that it would seem weird not to do it. AND once you’re in the splits you can start working towards oversplits!

[Sanchara]

Thats right! I tottally forgot about that! Veena, It’s potasium right?