Intro to Gymnastics : Left & Right Leg Splits for Gymnastics Warm-Ups

Warm-ups for left- and right-leg splits involves deep forward and backward lunges before sliding down into the full split. Equally stretch both legs for the splits with advice from a gymnastics coach in this free video on gymnastics.

Expert: Andrea Pratt
Contact: usagymnasticsworld.com
Bio: Andrea Pratt has been training for more than 10 years at Utah Pinnacle and Hunts Gymnastics and coaches at USA Gymnastics World in Bountiful, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Series Description: The basics of gymnastics include cartwheels, handstands, the splits and stretching. Understand some simple gymnastic warm-ups with help from a gymnastics coach in this free video series on youth sports.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• gymnastics
• sports
• gymnasts
• gymnastic warm-ups
• exercise
• fitness
• cartwheels
• handstands
• stretching
• trampolines
• gymnastic techniques
• beginners gymnastics
• splits
• right splits
• left splits
• middle splits

[Largestina]

Damn, I don't have a floor, so...

[Brooklynnfultz]

Stop presuring her to do things it might hurt why don't u do it huh

[nordicgymnast]

@le2ce : We train to keep the kneecap leading the split towards the ceiling and the knee behind us with the kneecap on the floor because it is a basic skill that we use over and over again in floor exercise, beam and bars. On the beam, we need our hips very square to maintain balance and symmetry. Turning our knees out would lead to us turning our hips out which would make things difficult and "wrong". :)

[RookiieeRickiiee]

@le2ce youre kneecap should be on the floor for gymnastics and it should be turned out for dance.

[le2ce]

Why the kneecap should face the floor and not be in the turn out position? is this because it's gymnastics or just because it is the correct way to do it?

[igor960000]

imagine in the future where gymnastics become the most popular sport in which the girls will have to wear thongs!

[cprjawesome]

Thats me in the background. Hehe.

-CP

[Ak47fauxy]

Och it hurt

[yufotricksterTV]

Great techniques ! :D

[Danishhbelieber]

1: Fine..

2: Okay... did hurt..

3: AAAAAAAW!

[missizzie999]

@missizzie999

sorry when i put that the coach would pick a girl that can not do the splits ... i ment the coach wouldn't pick a girl that can not do the splits ... sorry.