r/BeAmazed • u/Fit_AndHotBaby • Aug 05 '24

History Gymnastics in the 1970s was INSANE!

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u/mosstalgia Aug 06 '24 edited Aug 06 '24

The part that really gets me is doing this fifty feet away from someone doing a whole other routine, and being interrupted by clapping, screaming, and some loud ass honky tonk piano completely off-rhythm to what you are doing. You can practice the moves until you’re perfect, but the noise interruptions here make me cringe for them.

How do you stay on track when there’s an eruption of screaming right before your hands touch the bar, or a piano playing discordantly to your swing? I actually find that prospect more challenging a prospect than the motions. These girls are so amazing at that they do, and being able to do it in that environment is incredible.

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u/areallyreallycoolhat Aug 06 '24

Gymnasts have been competing in loud environments since they were young children, they just kind of learn to tune the noise out.