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gymnastics
Okay well I do gymnastics every monday and ever since i was little i LOVEDD it i always wanted to do it.. and right now i STINK! i wanna be able to do a back walkover SOOO badly but everytime i try i cant do it!!!! and i look on websites for tips and they basically all say start with one of ur legs in the air but whenver i do that i get scared and fall!! i really need better tips on how to do those.. also backhandsprings we are learning them in gymnsatics and im like the only one who cant do them! and im so upset i have no where to practice at my house. So i need tips for that too and were to practice.. PLEASE HELP!!
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The first step to doing a back walkover is to have a good, strong bridge. In a good bridge, your arms should be straight, with your shoulders right over your hands (so there's a straight line from your hands to your shoulders). If you aren't flexible enough to get in that position yet, try this: standing with your back towards a wall, walk your hands down the wall to the floor. When your hands are on the floor (with your wrists touching the wall), press your armpits back and try to touch them to the wall.
Once you have a good bridge, the next step is doing a backbend on your own. Push your hips forward at the same time you stretch your shoulders waaaay back. Have someone spot you by supporting your back to keep you from going back too fast (if your hands hit the ground too fast, or at a bad angle, you could break a wrist).
Next step: kicking over. before you try kicking over, try rocking back and forth in your bridge, pushing your armpits back past your hands, and pushing your feet off the ground. You want to get as much power as you can pushing you back over your hands.
Once you have a really good backbend and kickover, it's pretty easy to do it with one foot pointed forward. Starting the walkover with one leg held up in front is the most advanced step.
Back Handsprings: You shouldn't try this on your own at home, but there is a good drill you can do to help you learn it faster. Standing at the end of your bed, jump backwards and land flat on your back on the bad, swinging your arms back and trying to go as far back as you can. This will help get your legs stronger for the jumping back part, and will also help your body get used to jumping back in the right direction.
Good luck!
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you have to be confident. if you get scared, you`ll psyche yourself out and most likely fall or just hurt yourself in one way or another. be confident&keep practicing. a good place you can practice is on like, your front lawn. or on a big patch of grass. if you want to practice in your backyard but don`t have grass, you can ask your parents if they can buy some mats to put in. whatever you do, just believe in your self and practice, practice, practice !
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