text: Being a cheerleader can really help with your gymnastics. Your arms most likely have a lot of strength, but its more than just having strength in your arms.\n\nKeeping your flexibility by practicing your floor exercises and handstands are great for bars. The flexibility helps tremendously to flip and turn, otherwise you are stiff.\nHandstands help get all arm muscles as well as other muscles in the body in shape and good for bars. Most likely you have seen gymnastics having something that looks like a handstand.\n\nWeight training is the best way to go. There really is no way to train unless you get a bar in your house.\n\nCheerleading weights, and other exercises (push-ups, anyone?) are the best way.\n\nGood luck and have fun in gymnastics