Question by Lily: What Are Great Cheerleading Workouts That Will Help Me Get In Shape For Cheerleading?
I’m 14, 5’0, and 90 pounds. I’m short, and skinny. So what can I do that will get me ready for cheerleading?
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Answer by Alexis G
If can already tumble then ur good. Also if you have a trampoline use that to do ur jumps. When I joined cheerleading my parents bought me a trampoline so I could practice my flips. Also any basic cheer stretch will help. Even the splits is a stretch. Some ppl say it isnt but it is.
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I really love dancing. I know, it might sounds kind of weird, but just make up a routine one day (or learn one from someone else) and put it to any song with an eight count! Great workout, and good practice for if you make the squad. You can also lift weights at a local gym, but make sure to get a trainer to set the weights that are right for you. If that’s not available, get some barbells/cans and use those in basic exercises along with things like lunges and crunches. If running is your thing, try that to build up your endurance. Finally, don’t forget to do jumps. Three toetouches, left and right hurdlers, pikes, and front hurdlers will really get your heart going.
Make sure to have a great playlist for your workouts, it keeps you going and makes them a lot more fun.
i’ve been a cheerleader for 7 years…
i have found doing gymnastics training on the off season, or competitive dance team is great to stay in shape. Or even one summer i just went to LA fitness 4 days a week… running and karate are good too 🙂 have fun and make sure you can do a backhandspring back tuck…
It sounds to me like you’re going to get placed as a flyer, you’ll probably want to take some tumbling classes to work on your roundoff, roundoff back handspring, roundoff flip flop, and roundoff back tuck. You’ll also want to work on your abs as much as possible, they are going to be the key to having good jumps and being a good flyer. Just run about 30-45 minutes a day, it’ll really help all around.
do some light weight lifting, pactice your balancing, work on your legs. You will have to be strongest all over, since they will probably want you to be a flyer. Take bike rides, go up hills even. Bikes work your body out all over. And try yoga, if you can’t do the splits or a heel stretch, do yoga. My husband does it and can now put his palms on the floor. Crazy. It might even help you do a scorbian. Plus, you might want to work on your jumping, toetouches, etc. And plyometrics will help with your legs if you find a good video to do from like youtube.
God Bless!