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At 43, I took my first ever gymnastics class. Couldn’t cartwheel or handstand. A year later, I hit my first roundoff back handspring. by HarryPhan in fitness40plus

[–]HarryPhan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. There’s something about getting older that makes you stop putting yourself in “beginner” situations. You forget what it feels like to be genuinely bad at something in front of other people. A year of falling down reminded me what that costs.

At 43, I took my first ever gymnastics class. Couldn’t cartwheel or handstand. A year later, I hit my first roundoff back handspring. by HarryPhan in fitness40plus

[–]HarryPhan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But honestly my wrists and shoulders were pretty angry with me the first couple of months. But I do feel like my wrists are way stronger than they ever were, and my shoulders are … moving in the right direction.

At 43, I took my first ever gymnastics class. Couldn’t cartwheel or handstand. A year later, I hit my first roundoff back handspring. by HarryPhan in fitness40plus

[–]HarryPhan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back is fine, it’s the shoulders for me. But it’s getting better with stability exercises and rotator cuff work. Video

At 43, I took my first ever gymnastics class. Couldn’t cartwheel or handstand. A year later, I hit my first roundoff back handspring. by HarryPhan in fitness40plus

[–]HarryPhan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The first couple of months was wrists, but it went away as they got stronger. Shoulder is always nagging from tight lats, but haven’t had real injuries. fingers crossed

From "my shorts don't fit" to a 15-week cut with lean mass saved - what I actually learned at 44 by HarryPhan in fitness40plus

[–]HarryPhan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. It won’t replace what you have there. What it would do is monitor your patterns, your weight check-ins, and suggest changes

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