How To Do The High Bar Or Horizontal Bar In Gymnastics Video

The high bar, or horizontal bar, in gymnastics incorporates many different types of grips and swings. Learn how to perform on the high bar from a professional coach in this gymnastics video.

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Mount bar
Do chin up pullover
Use mixed grips
Fly away dismount

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Mark Velasquez is a professional gymnastics coach with Crenshaw Athletic Club in Austin, TX. Crenshaw Athletic Club is home to junior olympic performers as well as the University of Texas gymnastics team.

Now we're going to talk about high bar or what they call the horizontal bar. The horizontal bar is about eight feet off the ground. It incorporates different types of swing, many different types of swing, releases and dismounts, and there's numerous amount of what we call grips or variations of hand positions on the bar. First, we're going to talk about what we call an overgrip, where the hands are in this position. This is an overgrip. This is what we call an undergrip. The next is a mixed grip, where one hand is turned all the way back around. And then, the third grip or L grip, where both hands are turned all the way back around this way, which is very difficult. As you could see, I can barely get my hand on it; they're like that. You will see in almost every routine at a higher level that all of these grips are used. Also, on the high bar, we use a numerous amount of swings as far as long-hang, in-bar work and dismounts again. We're going to show you that. We're going to start at a lower level and work our way up, okay?

How to do the High Bar or Horizontal Bar in Gymnastics Video

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