How to Use Hand Chalk in Kids Gymnastics

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Valentino Moutafov. On behalf of expertvillage.com, I will introduce you to magnesium sulfate, also known as chalk. If you want to know more about it, please refer to lagymnastics.com. This is a chalk, which gymnasts use on their bare hands or on their leather grips to rub on in order to create a better grip when the swing bars. Boys also swing on bars and rings and pommel horse. Generally, chalk prevents your hands from sweating and gives you a better grip whether you have leather grips on your hands or you don’t. So that’s what chalk is used in gymnastics, for better grip on the equipment. Prevents your hands from getting rips and allows you to do multiple repetitions and swings without hurting your hands and peeling off the bar so the rings or whatever equipment you use. Chalked hands. "