A giant is a trick preformed on the uneven bars that is a essentially a backward giant circle  It is preformed on the high uneven bar and used to generate angular momentum so that gymnasts can preform release and regrasp skills on the bars.  Considering the gymnast a a pendulum of variable length, increasing and decreasing the length at optimum angles during the swing allow energy to be gained by the gymnast.  The magnitude (weight) and location (shoulders, waist, and ankles) of the load while performing the giant influences the whole swing, so the gymnast must stay tight and have the same timing of changing lengths throughout the whole trick to allow for a great execution.


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