Me and gymnastics???please help!!!?

Question

okay i am an 11 year girl who is like 5'3"(cuz my dad is tall,not my fault im a giant okay!)and 100 lbs.....i really want to do gymnastics and i didnt start wen i was young(all my stinkin parents fault...i really wanted to....but NOOOO! stick to tumbling then wen u leave pre school ull do nothing!!!!)GRR!!well as i was saying.....i really want to d gymnastics...but everytime i tell my family...they say" You are too heavy," and "you are too tall"and "You can't.....cuz ur body structure" they are soooooo discouraging and it really hurts......it does but i havent cried yet....i keep my feeling bottled up inside....its private...i dont tell anyone...they cant help me.....well....tell me am i too tall and heavy and all that c**p everyone keeps friggin mentioning to me???d**n it has been one of my dreams to do gymnastics but.......my parents were too busy with my mom's cancer and work and money problems that they forgot about me........btw....i cant do a handstand or a cart wheel or back or front flips.....i suck at them.....but i can always learn cant i???

Answer 1

Aw. I understand exactly how you feel. i was in that position too. But im 13. 5'5. and 100 pounds. so were pretty much the same except for our age. Im in gymnastics, learning my back hand spring.

It will take time trust me but its all worth it. Gymnastics is so much fun. & For the parents forgetting all about you and your gymnastics just talk to them and encourage them that this is what you really want to do and you've been wanting it for a long time. My parents wouldnt let me do gymnastics either because of money and all but i just told them you know what this is what i love to do. I've been in love with gymnastics ever since i stepped foot on earth. lol. But seriously just talk to them about it and let them know.

Best wishes:)

xoxo.

Answer 2

Even if you're not built well enough for it to go to the Olympics that doesn't mean you can't learn.  In the beginning you're weight doesn't matter much anyway unless you are really overweight, which you aren't.

Maybe work on your forward rolls at home to start.  And you can always stretch lots.

Here's a link to a page with some pictures and a bit of information about the forward roll, they also have some other skills:

http://www.gymnasticsrevolution.com/GymI...

Answer 3

any one can do gymnastics. i am on the competitive gymnastics team and i am only 5'3 and i weigh 126 lbs. 100 lbs is tiny. anyone can do it if they put there heart into it

Answer 4

you can do anything you put your mind to!!

svetlana khorkina, one of the russian gymnasts who was in three olympics, was like 5'5".  so you are not too tall

also nastia liukin is the same height as you.

plus, tell your parents that you aren't trying to go pro or anything, that you just want to do it for recreation b/c it seems fun!  then why would they discourage you?

Answer 5

Aw! Don't worry! you just have to lose a few pounds, No biggie. Gymnast are suppose to be tall! That's perfect! Just talk your parents into letting you take gymnastics. You can do anything, just don't listen to them