[ralucagymnast]

Originally Posted by LadyCPlum ↗

He did take it pretty damn well. But I'm not surprised, even in the men's world of gymnastics there's a pressure to keep a certain body weight and shape. A lot of gymnasts of both sexes are probably deficient in several vitamins and minerals, calcium obviously being one. That's my personal hypothesis with regards to the ease with which gymnasts tend to break bones.

At speeds of more than 8 miles per hour, impacts with a hard surface can cause leg or ankle fractures, we are fragile beings lol. Future gymnasts tend to be chosen at a very young age; for me anyway, growing up in Romania, the children are picked at 6-6.30 years of age; the taller kids go on to do basketball, tennis, handball, so naturally the smaller kids go on to do gymnastics; they have medical specialists on hand during the selection process, measuring arms and legs,(longer arms=longer "reach", bit like aeroplanes lol); the recognised standard for preferred body type are broader shoulders, narrow hips, longer arms and legs, shorter torso; the thinking goes along the lines of longer arms can make more artistic movements, also better for work on asymmetric bars, (remember the longer "reach"?); the trainers also look at the parents even the grandparents for an idea of how the child will grow, but really, theres no way of influencing the childs growth realistically. Also the gymnasts are put onto a diet with an emphasis on fruit, milk, cheese, protein, so I doubt that deficiencies are the cause of injuries. Its the endless impacts, the endless repetitions, which cause the injuries. Some kids handle it better than others thats all.

[ralucagymnast]

Originally Posted by ralucagymnast ↗

At speeds of more than 8 miles per hour, impacts with a hard surface can cause leg or ankle fractures, we are fragile beings lol. Future gymnasts tend to be chosen at a very young age; for me anyway, growing up in Romania, I was picked at age 6-6.30 years of age; the taller kids go on to do basketball, tennis, handball, so naturally the smaller kids go on to do gymnastics; they have medical specialists on hand during the selection process, measuring arms and legs,(longer arms=longer "reach", bit like aeroplanes lol); the recognised standard for preferred body type are broader shoulders, narrow hips, longer arms and legs, shorter torso; the thinking goes along the lines of longer arms can make more artistic movements, also better for work on asymmetric bars, (remember the longer "reach"?); the trainers also look at the parents even the grandparents for an idea of how the child will grow, but really, theres no way of influencing the childs growth realistically. Also the gymnasts are put onto a diet with an emphasis on fruit, milk, cheese, protein, so I doubt that deficiencies are the cause of injuries. Its the endless impacts, the endless repetitions, which cause the injuries. Some kids handle it better than others thats all.

[LrlynJy]

yup. took it like a man. but it was his clumsy clumping on the mat with no grace that did it. stamping appendages to strong in every touch on the floor. it should have been like just a continous surface roll with you as a ball rolling. not jerking.

[FunkPumpkin]

Q: How do you break your arm like a fucking boss?

A: Have one of your employees break their arm for you and go to your 2-hour lunch 30-minutes early.

[HarveySpecter]

His arm looks like a cobra.

[jerzpilot]

fucking arm looks like a spitting cobra. Gotta give it to the kid, he didn't say a word, I would of been screaming like a little bitch

[chainsawgutsfuck]

Originally Posted by JakeHarper ↗

Look! A cell phone that´s used for calling the ambulance after an accident, not for taking videos.

If it was a third world gymnastics competition and that happened, the phone would have recorded the beheading for failure.

[the hawk]

In North Korea, whole families are sent to concentration camps for a crime committed by a single individual of that family. True story.

[jtonkfan]

Ouchhhh

[Wiley]

I think the coach said
"Good height"