Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of various exercises on several different apparatus, mainly uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and vault for women. While men compete in floor exercises, vault, pommel horse, string rings, parallel bars and high bar.

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Flexibility

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The range of motion through which a body part can move without feeling pain.

Element

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A single move that has a recognised way of performance and technical value. To be named after a gymnast, he or she must first submit the element to the FIG and then successfully perform the element ...

Endo

Sports; Gymnastics

A bar and uneven bar skill done by performing a forward straddle circle, usually to a handstand, named after Frank Endo. Also called an Endo Shoot.

Execution

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The performance of a routine. Form, style, and technique used to complete the skills constitute the level of execution of an exercise. Bent knees, poor toe point and an arched or loosely-held body ...

Elbow stand

Sports; Gymnastics

An inverted pose in which the performer balances on the forearms on the floor. Kind of like a handstand on the forearms.

Eccentric muscle contraction

Sports; Gymnastics

An eccentric contraction is when a contracting muscle lengthens. An example is lowering down by straightening the arms from a chin-up.

Mixed grip

Sports; Gymnastics

On the bars, this term refers to a grip with one hand in regular grip and the other in reverse grip, which means on one hand the fingers are facing away and are facing in on the other hand finger.