Gymnasts need strength, flexibility and endurance - just for starters! Then endless practice of drills leading to those clever moves you see on the apparatus. A few 'fails'! All of this is here. Videos are in the centre section of this post.  

Time again to feature acrobatic endeavours again, starting with the training our young and upcoming acrobats/gymnasts are willing to pursue to achieve their ambitions! Main focus on hand balancing today. "Read all about it"... The following mp4s will go full screen if you click the icon on the bottom of their opening screen. Andrei first: any training opportunity is not to be missed... ...and building his strength... ...and showing off his 'flare':   Alexander... Chris (circus boy from Spain) in various training sessions: ...and a quickie just entering into a simple confident hand balance... how it should be done: Ilya (another circus boy who does adagio acrobatic balance):  He performs with his brother Sam: ...and loves to do free head balance as well: Handstand pushups can be more graceful than this, but Norwegian gymnast Odin gives it a go after a break: Street gym opportunity - performer unknown: Make good use of what you find: (and maybe wear shorts in public!).