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[inbarstalderfull]

Sasha, glad your gym experience was fun!

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Today is the third day in a row I have a pounding headache. I'm prone to migraines (and had one last month), but this....worries me.

[gymrat]

Originally Posted by Sasha

I gotta say, our gym is SAD. No pit, no tumble track, and no vault. A lot of the equipment is awkwardly placed - like the two high beams. They're up on a platform at the back of the gym. I felt really "exposed" up on those beams - like if I fell off the beam I might fall of the platform too. Same thing with one of the high bars and the trampoline. They just didn't feel safe to me. Most of the athletic facilities at my school are really good - I guess this shows you how important gymnastics is in Canada.

It was an interesting experience though. I'm totally going to regret it tomorrow.

Sounds like a lot of fun, but I'm with you on the weird placement of the beams - that's just odd to have them on a platform like that. Still, how awesome that you can do full turns on beam. GO YOU! That is a difficult skill.

[Sasha]

It was fun. Now I'm very, very sore.

I ripped the toes of both my socks today while putting my shoes on. I've been irritable since Monday, getting cranky about stupid things. This should probably be in the rant thread, but it's not even worth rant-worthy.

[/crankiness] Seriously.

[myGymnast]

[quote=Sasha;145792
I gotta say, our gym is SAD. No pit, no tumble track, and no vault. A lot of the equipment is awkwardly placed - like the two high beams. They're up on a platform at the back of the gym. I felt really "exposed" up on those beams - like if I fell off the beam I might fall of the platform too. Same thing with one of the high bars and the trampoline. They just didn't feel safe to me. Most of the athletic facilities at my school are really good - I guess this shows you how important gymnastics is in Canada.
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That's a lot like my gym. Except we do have a tumble track, but it's right next to the wall. There's no platforms anywhere. Just equipments, mats, and floor. We used to have a vault, which was right next to a plastic wall and I used to get really scared being next to it because it didn't seem really stable and it felt like you could break the wall easily and fall really far into the basketball courts underneath. Across the gym is the regular gym with weight training equipment, treadmills, the works. It's a medium sized facility and it's shared with like 50 other sports.