Why would I lose all my gymnastics skills as I got older?

[Anonymous]

I have been doing gymnastics for 10 years and I competed when I was 12, 13, and 14, 15 and 16 and when I was at that ages, I was the best at it. I am now 18 years old and I haven't done gymnastics in a year and I don't have the stamina as I used to and I'm starting to lose all my gymnastics skills. How come?

[wowzer]

There's a lot of skill in gymnastics, balance and strength. Strength in particular goes very quickly if you don't maintain it. People working out in the gym have the same problem with taking several months off the gym and coming back a lot weaker.

[wowzer]

thank you =)

[BertMacklinFBI]

its a perishable skill, like motorcycle riding and gun shooting. and its very physically demanding and as you get older your motor reflexes become slower and so on. its natural.

[Katy16]

Well if you haven't been doing it then that's why, if you don't keep doing it your gonna start to have trouble with it

[ArabianPwincess197]

You got lazy and lack of practice and use have weakened your stamina etc

[Corsair777]

My educated guess is that your as your body has grown, the muscle memory you had while training has been 'forgotten', especially since you now have a different muscle structure.

[Ghosty]

"How come?"

...

Here: "I haven't done gymnastics in a year".

The body discards the skills it doesn't need.

[goretcki]

You haven't been practicing.

[Anonymous]

Don't use it, ya lose it