Why am I bad at gymnastics?

My advice broadly would be to look at a few things. First off, you need to be flexible, so practice your stretches and get as limber as you can. Tenacity is your friend on this one. Second, you need to be strong, and strength takes time. read more

Finally, Gymnastics is really, really hard. Many people give up because it's just a really hard sport. Especially all arounders, the requirements on the body are incredibly high and often in opposing directions on different apparatus, making it extremely difficult for any person to perform them all well on a high level. read more

I am a gymnast. I started 14 months ago. I was 12. I was REALLY BAD!! But I said to my coach, I am going to be a Regional Champion on the Pommel Horse. He and everybody else laughed at me and the kids on my team always made fun of me for it, and I didn't care. read more