Author Archives: Robert

About Robert

I competed in gymnastics for 16 years through college at Arizona State University. After 10 years and 5 (now 6) children, I have returned to gymnastics as a competitor. I am a lifetime gymnast. :)

My Cool Trick

This is my cool trick – swinging on the rings! Continue reading

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2011 ASU Maroon and Gold Competition

I competed at the 2011 ASU pre-season inner squad competition this year. Continue reading

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The Couch Planche

During the summer in Phoenix when it was too hot to use my rings in the garage I had to be creative with my workout equipment. Now that summer is over I can do a planche on the back of … Continue reading

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This Old Dog Can Learn New Tricks

The video above is from my second gymnastics competition in 10 years. I added 2 new tricks to my rings routine for this meet that I had never done before – a cross pull out and a back uprise-cross. This … Continue reading

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My One Minute Workout

Recently someone asked me a question over at allexperts.com about endurance for their floor routine. I told them it was a different type of endurance that was needed than long distance running, and to try doing some conditioning for the … Continue reading

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