Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of various exercises on several different apparatus, mainly uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and vault for women. While men compete in floor exercises, vault, pommel horse, string rings, parallel bars and high bar.

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high bar

Sports; Gymnastics

1) In the uneven bars, the higher of the two bars. 2) The horizontal bar.

hip circle

Sports; Gymnastics

A move on the uneven bars in which the body circles the bar with the hips touching it.

hip flexors

Sports; Gymnastics

The set of leg muscles and ligaments including the iliopsoas muscle and the iliofemoral ligament which helps control the turnout of the legs from the hip and are primarily responsible for lifting the ...

hollow

Sports; Gymnastics

A term referring to a gymnastics body position, where hips are turned under, the butt is tucked in and the chest is rounded forward. This is a very important body position in the sport of gymnastics ...

horizontal bar

Sports; Gymnastics

1) A piece of apparatus, a metal bar 240 centimeters long and 2.8 centimeters in diameters, suspended 275 centimeters above the floor. 2) A men's event performed on the apparatus. The routine is made ...

horse

Sports; Gymnastics

Formerly, the official gymnastics apparatus for vaulting for both men and women. It was long and narrow and women vaulted over it sideways and men vaulted over it the long way. It is no longer used ...

hurdle

Sports; Gymnastics

This term refers to a gymnastics transition from a run to a tumbling skill, most commonly a round-off or a front handspring. A hurdle resembles a skip. In actual gymnastics competition, the hurdle is ...