If your kip feels stuck, heavy, or like it dies halfway through the skill, there’s a good chance the real problem is your glide swing. One of the biggest gymnastics kip struggles beginner gymnasts face is losing momentum during the glide. A strong glide swing creates the power and movement needed for a smooth glide kip. Without enough kip momentum, gymnasts often compensate by bending their arms, muscling the skill, or throwing themselves backward. The good news is that most glide swing...

One of the most frustrating gymnastics kip struggles is getting almost over the bar… but not quite making it to front support. If you keep landing low on the bar, peeling backward, or collapsing your arms at the top of the kip, you are definitely not alone. Missing front support in a kip is one of the most common beginner gymnastics bars problems, and usually it comes down to timing, body tension, or momentum — not just strength. The good news is that once you understand the cause, making kip...

If your kip feels heavy, exhausting, or like you have to muscle your way over the bar every single time, you are definitely not alone. One of the biggest gymnastics kip struggles for beginner gymnasts is feeling like the kip takes way more effort than it should. A kip should require strength, but it should not feel like doing a full pull-up with your entire body weight. When a kip feels hard, there is usually a timing, momentum, or body position issue happening somewhere during the skill. The...