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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bridge

Sports; Gymnastics

Another term for a backbend in which the body forms an arch, supported by the hands and feet. Ideally, the arms and legs should be straight and close together. It is often done starting by lying on ...

buck

Sports; Gymnastics

A short gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated. It used to be used lengthwise for vaulting and sideways for learning pommel horse skills. It is not commonly used for vaulting ...

cabriole

Sports; Gymnastics

A gymnastics and ballet leap in which one leg is extended in midair and the other beat against it before the gymnast lands on the foot used for take-off.. Cabrioles can be done to the front, side and ...

adagio

Sports; Gymnastics

means slow, in dance it means a slow, sustained movement.

adduction

Sports; Gymnastics

Hip adduction is bringing the knees together. Shoulder adduction is pressing the arms downward while out to the side.

adductor muscles

Sports; Gymnastics

The pair of adductor muscles on the inside of the thighs pull the legs toward each other. These are the muscles that must be stretched in order to perform a straddle split.