Sentences with phrase «power of a gymnast»

Not exact matches

Last year the power forward spot was often filled by the hyperathletic former gymnast Nnemkadi (Nneka) Ogwumike, a relative shrimp at 6» 2» who makes up for her lack of stature with a 30 - inch vertical leap.

The high bar is the equivalent of the uneven bars for men's gymnastics, but it swaps the precision of the uneven bars» transitions for the power of the flips male gymnasts pull on it.

There's a reason why people admire the capabilities of gymnasts, they have it all: strength, agility, power, and leanness.

In fact, strong leg muscles are the key to most feats of strength and also provide the power for the knock out punch of boxers, the ability of a martial artist to remain unmovable in his stance and the gymnast to jump 10 feet in the air.

Much of the motivation came from the chiseled gymnasts who can push and pull their own weight with power and apparent ease, said CrossFit Sacramento owner Jaime Llopis.

Guardian: The Venice Biennale's balance of power: It's got Olympic gymnasts and an Elvis impersonator, plus a lot of kitsch and queues — but has the Venice Biennale finally got political?