PHYISICS OF GYMNASTICS Lily

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The bars

When on the bars the gymnast must have chalk on their hands The gymnast will do flips on the bars including 360 circle, 90 turn, and 180 stand The energy in there is when They push off. All the energy goes with them.

Chalk

The chalk helps you not slip because of your hands on the bars and beam .

The chalk absorbs the sweat so it is not possible to slip on the beams and bars.

Its also keeps them morestable.

Beam

Beam is the straight bar you see People do flips, turns ,and jumps and

many other skills on beam Most people use chalk but some don’t The beam is very dangerous without

chalk.

Floor

Floor is were you do your routine. You have all the force when you do the

skills . They also perform rhythm gymnastics

witch the force is in their arms and legs to push the ribbon and hoops gymnastics ball.

they have to use all there force to bend down.

Vault

Vault is a when they get a running start and push off the base

The have wrist guards to protect there wrist

You have to use all your force to push back it is the hardest skill if you have to

use all that force.The vault has a spring to push them up.

Have you wondered?

What are the physics of gymnastics? How do they keep them selves up?

The trick to keeping them selves up is there own stored energy

Once they are up, the stored energy turns into kinetic energy.