peace love gymnastics

Hi I'm Kira, I'm a level 10 gymnast and I'm going to be competing for rutgers university next year! This blog has everything from NCAA to Elite gymnastics (and some of my gymnastics). If you want to check out some of my new skills etc I post a lot of gym stuff to my Instagram (my username is kiraherzog) feel free to follow! :)

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Today on “Upgrades with Nabs”

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Such form

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Elena Sazonenkova’s gorgeous 2 ¼ pirouette to one-arm handstand

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gf: babe come over

me: i cant im doing gymnastics on the top of mt everest

gf: my parents are out ;)

me:

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IS HE OKAY??!!!!?

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yes hes with his girlfriend now

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This pass was incredible up close 😍

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PERFECT!

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She makes that look fun

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Jordan Levi (age 12/13?) From AOGC doing a yurchenko double back.

Wonder if it’ll go anywhere..

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oh.my.goodness

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If she ever does it at camp, no, it won’t.

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that was my initial thought, but with Marta out who knows haha

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Alex McMurtry’s ridiculous triple twist on floor, she scored a 9.9 for her collegiate debut on floor exercise. (x)

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x

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You’re doing it wrong. [video]

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Me trying to vault

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Mc Kayla Maroney and Kyla Ross finish their elite careers as they began it… together

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A small compilation of Kennedy Baker’s elite bloopers.

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Every time I see this skill from this angle, I realize the guts it takes to flip like that ACROSS the beam (not to mention land in the correct position and control it). I feel it’s harder than a D. 

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2,5,6,9,12,13,16,18,20 =)

2) usually something along the lines of wake up at 6:45, lay in bed for 10 minutes, freak out about how late it is and jump out of bed. Spend way too much time trying to find the right outfit for the day, throw it on, eat a luna bar, brush my teeth and run to practice. A lot of the time this results in me not having time to put on pants over my spandex which my coaches get a bit mad about when its snowy haha

5) tea. I just started drinking coffee too but tea will always be my go to. I have this kettle in my dorm room that I use to make jasmine tea and I always take it to class with me in a mason jar. Everything tastes better out of mason jars :P

6) Between practice, class and homework I'm definitely busy most of the time.

9) I really want to be a journalist and part time novelist. I’ve also considered becoming a teacher after I’m done being an active journalist. 

12) I think the best trait someone can have is being selfless and considerate of other people

13) this ones tough but I’m gonna go with Komova since she can’t stay injury free for a twenty minute period. 

16) Depends on the context of the word. In terms of showing skin/being promiscuous I’m pretty indifferent. I think its a personal choice and too many people expect too much from these girls who are still so young. If its the other meaning of the world then I think its very important for gymnasts to show modesty and good sportsmanship. When gymnasts are full of themselves and think they're better than everyone else in the sport it comes off as unnecessary and rude. 

18) haha it took me a really long time to come to terms with my height but I’ve reached the point where I like it and I like what it does for my gymnastics. I think the best thing that someone can do is embrace what makes them unique.

20) oh boy I might have to come back to this one later because I’m supposed to be doing homework right now in study hall lol

thanks so much for asking these anon <3 <3 

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Sad to see that you're injured ;(. Will you be able to compete this season or was it a serious one?

Thank you anon <3 The sprains worse than they thought so I'm not sure but fingers crossed I get to at least compete a few meets

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ok so, do we get to see you sometime this year or is this year a recovery year? *hate gym injuries*

I might end up having to redshirt because my ankles taking longer than expected to heal but we'll see! :/

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gymternet asks

I’ve thrown in some personal questions and gym related questions, so we can have the (wait for it…) BEST OF BOTH WORLDS xoxoxo

1. Would you sell your soul for any gymnast to blitz it this year? If so, who? (note: if you’ve already tried selling your soul, assume that this is your first time again) 2. What’s your morning routine? (no shower detail necessary tho) 3. Which elite gymnast do you think you’d most be like? 4. Make a worlds team using Russia and USA 5. Tea or coffee? Why? 6. Are you a really busy person, or do you have a lot of free time? 7. Would you rather be coached by: Marta Karolyi or Alexandrov? 8. Is Brazil going to be a force to be reckoned with in 2016, with Alexandrov’s help? 9. What do you want to do/be when you grow up? (it’s a pretty open-ended question, please interpret freely) 10. If Larisa Iordache is Pikachu, what is Aliya Mustafina? 11. Do you think the champions of the past, like Commaneci and Silivas, if they’d been born at the same time as current gymnasts would still blitz the field? 12. What is the best trait a person can have/ the trait you most like to see in a person? 13. Who is the unluckiest gymnast of all time? 14. What sport do you do, how often, and why? Elaborate!!! :) We want to know you! 15. Make up your ideal gymnastics scoring system. 16. Should gymnasts be modest? 17. Is ballet training important for a gymnast? Why? 18. Do you love your body? (spoiler: YOU SHOULD GURLLL) 19. What do you think of religion? Is it abused and used for the wrong reasons? 20. Describe yourself in 5 lines or more. Be friendly, be loving, be outrageous, take a while with it. Include details you don’t think matter. Have fun with it.

Enjoy :)

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2016 Best Routines of NCAA 3/∞: Elizabeth Nand (Rutgers)

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Omg this is one of my best friends on the team! Haha I'm in the video crutching over afterwards