All-Star How Much Is Too Much?

[MissCongeniality]

I think it's different because Cheerleading is all year round... while other sports such as swimming, basketball, and soccer etc only last a few months during their season.

Swimming is year-round for competitive (non rec) swimmers. There is no off season either. You have meets ---year round.

 

[krystynakrez]

Swimming is year-round for competitive (non rec) swimmers. There is no off season either. You have meets ---year round.

I guess it's different here because all the swimmers i know don't do year round

 

[MissCongeniality]

I guess it's different here because all the swimmers i know don't do year round

There are different types of swimming programs. The best way to describe it is think Pop Warner compared to All Stars for cheer.

 

[fullpass]

Last year I tripled team.. I started off on just one but by first competition I was on 3 -__- I was at the gym everyday but friday.. I would say it began to be too much!

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This is my fear. We are now in the gym 15 or more hours per week and its pretty much 7 days a week. I'm not complaining and it's an honor to be crossing over like this but I don't want to end up with an injury due to no time off. . .

 

[My3KidsMom]

Well my daughter practices 16 hours a week for High School and All-Stars and that doesn't include tumbling classes so it really just depends on the kid!

 

[cydcydchick]

Let me get this straight. Averaging 3 hrs per day for 5-6 days per week is NOT considered a gym rat?
And last year you would average up to 5 hrs PER day for 6 days PER week?

i guess i shouldn't have said i spent that much time in the gym because about 8 hrs per week was for high school cheer with practices and games so it was only about 15 hours in the all star gym each day was a diff number of hours and since my program has multiple locations that are within driving distance, I cheered at two of them. This year i only cheer at one location and that only takes up about 7 hours over 2 days plus 8 for hs plus maybe another 3 or 4 for private lessons and open gym, last year it was like 2-4 hours 5 days a week plus the 8 for hs ... but I'd say more than 15 hours in the actual cheer gym would be a gym rat

 

[KatieMcLaughlin]

This is my fear. We are now in the gym 15 or more hours per week and its pretty much 7 days a week. I'm not complaining and it's an honor to be crossing over like this but I don't want to end up with an injury due to no time off. . .

its also hard at competitions having to compete so many times! It does for sure get you in shape though!

 

[JustCheer]

Depends on the person, not everybody is cut out to be level lets just say that much.

"With great power, comes great responsibility."

A lot of people i know complain about being at the gym more than twice a week, but I cant see you going that far in any sport, or anything with that short of a commitment level...then again they are often the same people who mother Susie. But I guess "Too much" depends on what you want to accomplish. Having a gymnastics background i know how it feels to have to train multiple hours per eventand if i commited 10 hrs a week it would only get you so far...I digress.

 

[PullandPray23]

at my worst point (time wise) last year I was double teaming and I was in the gym an easy 35 hours a week the hour between practices I would either sleep do homework or put on my ipod and mark everyones routines...lemme just say if any single World Cup, Tsunami, CEA, or Smoed Guy/girl got hurt in warmups at worlds I could have filled in for them and no one would be the wiser

 

[Nothanks]

I'm reading a book called This is Your Brian on Music, and it says that it takes at MINIMUM 10,000 hours of practice and instruction in something to master it. just a fun thought to go with all of you saying how much time you spend in the gym.

 

[lilmonstermaker]

My CP was on 3 teams last year (mini 3, youth 2 and hip hop). Both of her cheer team practices were back to back so that was only 6 hours, plus 2 for hip hop and 2.5 for classes. I don't think a little over 10 hours was too much for her, but this year she is only on one team so I can have a break...