Upstarts / Kips

So everyone, this is a REALLY hard move to get!

Do you have any advice for fellow gymnasts out there, on how you finally got yours?

I was always taught that conditioning is 1 key step to getting your upstart.

And as always...flick your wrists!!

Yes, I was always told that you really had to have a great core to do this skill. Bars was always my weakest event, and I never got a kip. But I've heard it took Shawn Johnson a year before she learned her kip. So it might be frustrating, but keep at it!

Yeah it can take some people a long time.. but I bet it feels amazing when you finally get it after all that time and effort!!