Category Archives: Skills

How to Hold a Straight Handstand

Watch how changing your head position can keep your back straight while holding a handstand. Continue reading

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My Cool Trick

This is my cool trick – swinging on the rings! 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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Rocky Mountain Open 2011 – my first competition in 10 years

Over the weekend I traveled with the Arizona State Men’s Gymnastics Team to the 2011 Rocky Mountain Open where I competed in the competition as an individual. There were 4 college teams, one team of six guys from the Olympic … Continue reading

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