How to Take Care of a Rip in Gymnastics

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Tip 1 - How to Take Care of and Prevent a Rip in Gymnastics

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sebastiu 00e 1n Porta | permalink

Rips are an expected part of gymnastics, though they are very painful. A rip is the removal of skin from the palm or wrist regions, usually several layers of skin. Often, a blister will form, sometimes blood filled. Rips are not only...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Care-of-and-Prevent-a-Rip-in-Gymnastics ^[1]

Tip 2 - Gymnastics Rips - 6 tips for caring for gymnastics rips

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Meghan Philbin | permalink

RIP to rips! Gym Gab shares 6 tips to help ripped hands heal and get gymnasts back on the bars with less pain from gymnastics rips.
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For further reading: http://gymgabblog.com/gymnastics-rips/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Hand Care 102: Treating Rips

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Abhisar Bathla | permalink

You work out hard and occasionally you do some serious damage to your hands. Last week we talked about how to prevent rips to the skin on your palms, but what happens once a rip occurs?
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For further reading: http://breakingmuscle.com/strength-conditioning/hand-care-102-treating-rips ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Treat a Gymnastics Rip

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Brett Zajac | permalink

How to treat a gymnastics rip -- from cleaning it to making a tape grip, here's how to take care of your rip.

For further reading: http://gymnastics.about.com/od/trainingadvice/fl/How-to-Treat-a-Gymnastics-Rip.htm ^[4]

Tip 5 - Preventative Hand Care for Gymnasts

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Emilia Piza | permalink

Horror stories of bad rips and what you can do to prevent them. Through proper training and hand care most, and maybe even all, rips can be prevented.

For further reading: http://gymnasticszone.com/blog/preventative-hand-care-for-gymnasts/ ^[5]