Gym Drill Pro - Gymnastics Skill Drills for Professionals

USAG Men's

Level 7

Level 7


Floor

1. Run, hurdle, round-off, back handspring, salto backward stretched.
SB#1: Run, hurdle, roundoff, back handspring, salto backward stretched with a full twist.
2. Straight arm tuck or pike back extension roll to handstand with 1/2 turn, lower to arched prone support with head up and toes pointed.
3. Lift to tuck position, jump to straight legged sissone, step forward to ½ turn rearward.
4. Run, hurdle, forward handspring, salto forward tucked to stand.
SB#2: Run, hurdle, forward handspring, salto forward piked or stretched.
5. Step forward and kick ½ turn to Swedish fall, lower to arched prone support with head up and toes pointed, lift to straddle stand or split with head up and arm(s) extended.
6. Straddle press handstand with 2 second hold.
SB#3: FIG "B" press or Endo roll to handstand.
7. Step down, turn toward the corner, step forward (one or more steps allowed) to hitch kick, step forward to ½ turn rearward.
8. Run, hurdle, round-off, back handspring, back handspring, salto backward tucked.
SB#4: Run, hurdle, roundoff, back handspring, tempo salto backward, back handspring, salto backward tucked.


Pommel Horse Mushroom

1. Two front loops.
2. Two front loops.
SB#1: Replace #2 with two flaired front loops.
3. Loop with ¼ turn forward to side support.
4. Two double leg circles in side support.
5. One circle with ¼ turn forward to cross support rearways.
6. One back loop.
SB#2: Replace #6 with ½ spindle within one or two back loops.
SB#3: Add a Magyar.
SB#4: Add a Sivado.
SB#5: Add a Russian wendeswing with 270° or more.
7. One circle in cross or side support into flank or wende dismount.


Still Rings

1. Straight body pull to inverted hang.
2. Cast, swing backward to up-rise backward to "L" support hold 2 seconds.
SB#1: Following #2, add press to tucked Planche, hold 2 seconds, lower to “L” support hold 2 seconds.
3. Pike press to shoulder stand hold 2 seconds and bail forward.
SB#2: Replace #3 with bent or straight arm, bent body press to handstand with rings turned out and momentary hold, lower to shoulder stand hold 2 seconds and bail forward.
SB#3: Following #3, add swing backward to shoulder stand (baby giant) with momentary hold and bail forward.
4. Inlocate stretched.
5. Up-rise backward to support.
6. Roll backward to piked body inverted hang.
7. Dislocate backwards.
8. One or two dislocates backward stretched.
9. Swing forward to salto backward stretched dismount.
SB#4: Replace #9 with swing forward to double salto backward tucked dismount.



Parallel Bars

1. From stand or short run, jump to glide kip to support.
2. Swing backward, layaway to forward uprise to support.
3. Swing backward, swing forward.
4. Swing backward and bail to Moy finishing in upper arm support.
5. Upper arm swing backward to backward up-rise to support.
SB #1A: Replace #4 & #5 with swing backward and bail to Moy to support, swing backward.
SB #1B: Replace #4 & #5 with swing backward and bail to giant swing backward to support.
6. Swing forward to an “L” hold 2 seconds.
7. Straight arm, bent body press to 45° above horizontal or higher.
8. Swing forward, swing backward.
9. Swing forward, swing backward to handstand with momentary hold.
SB#2: Add basket (peach) to straight arm support.
SB#3A: Add swing backward to ½ pirouette in handstand (forward or backward).
10. Swing forward to salto backward dismount or Swing forward, swing backward to salto forward dismount.
11. SB#4: Replace #10 with swing forward to salto backward stretched with ½ twist dismount or swing forward, swing backward to salto forward piked with ½ twist dismount.


High Bar

1. From hang or small preliminary swing in overgrip, cast forward (stemme) to a back up-rise, free hip circle at horizontal.
SB #1: Replace #1 with from hang or small preliminary swing in overgrip, cast forward (stemme) to a back uprise, free hip circle through handstand.
2. Tap swing forward with ½ turn or hop ½ turn to both hands in overgrip.
3. Tap swing forward to ¾ giant swing backward (baby giant), undershoot.
4. Swing backward, swing forward, kip to support, change both hands to undergrip.
5. Cast forward to one or more giant swings forward.
SB #2: Following #5, add Endo through handstand.
6. Giant swing forward with ½ turn (pirouette).
7. One or more giant swings backward.
SB#3: Following #7, add Stalder or ‘Toe on – Toe off’ through handstand. One or more giants allowed prior to #8.
8. ¾ giant swing backward (baby giant), undershoot to swing backward.
9. Tap swing forward to salto backward (flyaway) tucked, piked or stretched dismount.
SB#4: Replace #8 and #9 with one or more giants backward with salto backward (flyaway) tucked, piked or stretched dismount.


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