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About Karen Goeller

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Karen Goeller has educated thousands in the fitness and gymnastics industries with her books, articles, and in person. She has been training athletes since 1978 and adults since 1985. Karen Goeller is the author of more gymnastics books than anyone in the USA. She is bursting with information that she needs to share with you! Karen started writing books after she was involved in an accident in 2000 and suffered permanent spinal damage. She stopped coaching gymnastics and left her advertising job. To remain involved in gymnastics and fitness, Karen turned to writing. "I felt like I had a ton of information in my head that was not being used. I knew it was the perfect time to pass on this knowledge and writing books was the perfect avenue." Karen Goeller's books have been called the "most useful on the market."

 

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Gymnastics Drills and Conditioning Exercises
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Gymnastics Training Book: Gymnastics Drills and Conditioning Exercises. The gymnastics drills and conditioning exercises in... More > this book will help speed the learning process. Every gymnast must master the gymnastics skills addressed in this drills and conditioning book. The topics include running, vaulting, dance, uneven bars, and press handstand. In the uneven bars section there are drills for the glide kip, cast handstand, and clear hip among other skills. In the dance section there are drills and conditioning exercises for the split leap, straddle jump, and other dance skills. These drills are perfect for gymnasts in levels one through eight. This book was originally published in 2001. Very well written and simple format with stick figure illustrations. There are over 100 drills and conditioning exercises in this book! < Less
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Gymnastics Drills ... Walkover, Limber, Back Handspring
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Gymnastics drills and conditioning for the Walkover, Limber, and Back Handspring.

These drills were used to produce... More > several successful gymnasts.

The drills included in this book break down the skills into easy to understand body positions and movements.

There are some drills that should help those gymnasts not yet confident enough to reach back to a bridge from standing, while other drills train the muscles necessary to perform these movements with ease.

Many of the drills and exercises can be used for flexibility training with more advanced gymnasts. < Less
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Gymnastics Drills and Conditioning for the Handstand
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Gymnastics Drills and Conditioning for the Handstand should be extremely helpful for beginner gymnasts just learning the... More > handstand. It should also be useful for the more advanced gymnasts in need of a friendly reminder on how to remain tight while performing skills involving or passing through the handstand. These drills are a necessity for all gymnasts because the handstand is the most important skill in gymnastics!
Topics: Specific Conditioning, Body Tightness, Handstand Shape, Keeping the Handstand Shape in Motion, and Planche Work. < Less
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Gymnastics Journal... My Scores, My Goals, and My Dreams
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This Gymnastics Journal has spaces for gymnastics competition scores, event goals, future goals, and much more! You should... More > have enough space for more than one gymnastics season. In one journal you'll be able to track your progress and your goals from year to year. Written by a very experienced coach, she helped her gymnasts set goals, achieve them, and even surpass them often. Karen Goeller has produced several successful gymnasts. < Less
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Gymnastics Conditioning for the Legs and Ankles
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These exercises help to strengthen the gymnasts legs so that she can land with control and decrease the chance of injury to... More > the lower body upon these landings. Some exercises specifically concentrate on the landing technique while others help develop strength. < Less
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Gymnastics Conditioning Programs: Five Conditioning Workouts!
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There are five gymnastics conditioning workouts included in this book. Topics include endurance, core, upper body strength... More > for uneven bars, leg strength, and more! There are very specific instructions along with an illustration for each exercise. For best results alternate these workouts. The shoulder exercises are for cast handstand, the hip flexor exercises such as the step over exercises are for straddle jumps, the wood chop and other oblique exercises performed with straight arms are for twisting, the exercises performed with the ball help with handstands, including cast handstand, the leg exercises are for the push of the round off and back handspring, the running exercises are for vaulting and tumbling. < Less
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Handstand Drills and Conditioning
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Handstand Drills and Conditioning Book: Your gymnasts will benefit from these handstand drills and conditioning exercises.... More > These gymnastics drills are a necessity for all gymnasts because the handstand is the most important skill in gymnastics. Specific Conditioning, Body Tightness, Handstand Shape, and Planche Position Strength. < Less
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Fitness on a Swing Set with Training Programs
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Fitness Book: Fitness on a Swing Set with Training Programs: You get nearly 50 exercises and at least a dozen workouts, more... More > than enough to make a real difference. This book is perfect for firefighters, police officers, rescue workers, military personnel, nurses, construction workers, athletes, or anyone who relies on their strength. Use these exercises and workouts to gain strength, flexibility, and become more fit. This fitness book is truly original and unique. Many of these exercises were taken from Karen Goeller's gymnastics training programs while others are more traditional exercises. The workouts range in difficulty with full body training and split routines. Most people reviewing this book will find several exercises they could never have imagined. Wait until you see the exercises and workouts performed on a regular playground swing. You will not believe your eyes! Order today and accept the challenge! < Less
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Gymnastics Conditioning: Tumbling Conditioning
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Gymnastics Conditioning: Tumbling Conditioning has conditioning for twisting, body tightness, upper body strength,... More > plyometrics, and more. It should be useful for gymnasts who are learning to twist or will be learning a full twist in the near future. The twisting conditioning exercises will also help gymnasts who need a reminder on how to contract the muscles necessary to actually make their body twist while upside down! < Less
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Gymnastics Drills and Conditioning Exercises
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Gymnastics Training Book: Gymnastics Drills and Conditioning Exercises. The gymnastics drills and conditioning exercises in... More > this book will help speed the learning process. Every gymnast must master the gymnastics skills addressed in this drills and conditioning book. The topics include running, vaulting, dance, uneven bars, and press handstand. In the uneven bars section there are drills for the glide kip, cast handstand, and clear hip among other skills. In the dance section there are drills and conditioning exercises for the split leap, straddle jump, and other dance skills. These drills are perfect for gymnasts in levels one through eight. This book was originally published in 2001. Very well written and simple format with stick figure illustrations that are easy to understand. There are over 100 drills and conditioning exercises in this book.This is one of a series of gymnastics drills and conditioning books by Karen Goeller, CSCS. < Less
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