All-Star Gymnastics Conditioning: What Is It Like?

[Official OWECheer]

I recently switched to allstar cheer and the amount of conditioning and the time we spend on conditioning is significantly less than what I did as a level 8 gymnast

Are you talking summer conditioning, or the weekly practice conditioning?

 

[jessicasophia1516]

Are you talking summer conditioning, or the weekly practice conditioning?

I have only been doing cheer for about 4 months, but our summer conditioning is a lot easier for me than gymnastics summer conditioning

 

[Official OWECheer]

I have only been doing cheer for about 4 months, but our summer conditioning is a lot easier for me than gymnastics summer conditioning

Is what you did in gymnastics similar to what the other posters described?

 

[jessicasophia1516]

Is what you did in gymnastics similar to what the other posters described?

It was very similar to what the other posters described but we didn't do that much cardio, just plyometrics sometimes

 

[sportygal2012]

When I was a gymnast we did most of the conditioning listed here already. Every day that we didn't do the national team warm up we would begin with this. It's really quite simple, it's just something to get your body warm and ready. (This used to be part of our take home conditioning list before we started using it in practice, which is why you will see the word couch or stairs)

For the last ab part we would all lay in a straight line the first person in the line(after the holds) would count out the exercises. So first person would count out loud 25 lemon squeezers (half sit ups) then right after finish the second person would count out the second set of 25 and so on. (This was of course done without any breaks between any of the exercises).

 

[JuniorFusionFire]

Commenting to say I am officially jealous of all of you who endured such workouts. I would NEVER be able to do that.

 

[gymnastyetafanofcheer]

Commenting to say I am officially jealous of all of you who endured such workouts. I would NEVER be able to do that.

After a while you get used to it in a way, at first it seems impossible but after a few times you realize it isn't.