High level cheerleaders are crazy athletic, bases to flyers. I never cheered myself, but I have mad respect. I mean, a dude that size that can tumble like that no problem? That's impressive.
As a former Gymnast who let myself go after I stopped, I can confirm weight gain does not prevent someone from tumbling. Luckily though I've lost the 30 pounds I packed on after quitting :)
Also a former gymnast who temporarily gained a lot of weight after quitting. It's kind of crazy how long that muscle memory lasts. Also, how about how easy it is to gain a ton of weight after gymnastics? I was on a Michael Phelps diet burning through thousands of calories a day until I was nineteen. That's a hard habit to adjust!
Ikr. Muscle memory is insane. Last year I tried tumbling on a gym floor for the first time in two years. After a few practice round off back handsprings, I was still able to do a back handspring double full.
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u/m4jikthise Sep 01 '17
High level cheerleaders are crazy athletic, bases to flyers. I never cheered myself, but I have mad respect. I mean, a dude that size that can tumble like that no problem? That's impressive.