BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OLDER POSTS - SOMETIMES THERE IS MORE THAN ONE A DAY! Gymnasts need to train in three different ways - for strength (to hold balances, change position etc), for flexibility (to attin the body positions needed), and for endurance (to maintain 100% perfection for the length of a routine including the final dismount. Today we show some of those tough exercises as well as the usual general pictures of gymnasts in their gyms. Starting with a perfect straight-leg entry into a simple handstand... after which Alexander (Ukraine) and then Andreii (Russia) show us how hard they train: Two professional acrobats achieve a direct lift to one-arm balance: Bring back Andreii, practicing his one-arm transitions: Alexander brings us more training for strength and flexibility: On the beach: weights and then somersaults: Tumbletrack - from The Netherlands: ...and, from the same group, a superb shot of parallel-bar handstand and over-somersaults, from below the bars: Great to see such...

Keep them coming! Gymnasts at work, rest and play.  

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