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anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:43 pm
by marshall
i heard he kills you for 3 hours. i've met him a couple times but i haven't went to one of his sessions yet. planning to go sometime.
anyone gone? how is it?
Re: anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:26 pm
by vaultmd
Tim Knappen.
That's a name I haven't heard in a long time. He's a great guy. Whatever he wants to share with other vaulters is probably worth listening to.
Try challenging him to a handstand pushup contest.
Re: anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:25 am
by Vault Chick
Where is he located exactly?
Re: anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:22 am
by marshall
LA valley college
i went to a short session with him. wow. im tired as hell.
first thing he made us to do was a backroll into a handstand push off. he put up a bar on high jump standards at around 3 or 4 feet later and turned hard after a while haha
then we went to the ropes. basic stuff, climb up a couple of times, invert on the rope when u get down.
next to the high bar where he made us do pull overs and tried making me do "kits/kips" and a pull over without touching the bar with my hips. hardcore stuff hahah
next we had to do a handstand on a low p-bar. no way, no how for me. haha we get to the high p-bar and he made us do 3 swings on it into a handstand. even harder and again no way.
last thing we did was 4 sets of 25 high bar leg lifts with a pull over on 26. wow. pretty hard. almost got it on my first try but after a while ur forearms cant take it.
it was short too. we didnt get to the rings or the obstacle course. definately worth your time i think.
Re: anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:38 pm
by Vault Chick
Man, I definetely wish i could go to this! However LA would be a little far to travel since i live kinda near San Francisco! lol Thanks for telling what you did though!!!
Re: anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:54 pm
by marshall
went to my first full session last thursday. wow.
start off on the rope. get timed. climb it about 4 or 5 times.
next high bar. we were on it for a good hour and a half doing pull overs and kips. my palms are dying of blisters.
next the still rings. tried to do muscle ups, got up half way before falling. weird because i can do swinging bubkas on the rings but not on the high bar. and at the same time i cant do anything else on the rings.
finished with about 100 supermans, 100 side bridges, and 1400 crunches.
added up to about 4 hours of sweat. im going again this thursday. its fun.
Re: anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:12 pm
by marshall
Re: anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:51 am
by rainbowgirl28
Sounds like a great resource for pole vaulters.
Re: anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:14 am
by ECRPV
Hey whats up David
Its Kyle from El Camino
Ive been meaning to go to some sessions with Tim. Does it cost any thing. And what time is he there.
Re: anyone go do gymnastics for vaulters with tim nappen?
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:10 am
by marshall
not much man. trying to catch up to you. haha
i think he does it every tuesday around 4? and it costs $5. i need to start going again since i've been getting a little complacent.