Parallel bars
The bar is a sports equipment from the gymnastics. It consists of two parallel beams that are each 350 cm long, 195 cm high and moderate elastic ( wood with plastic core ). Under the ingots are usually to 20 cm thick landing mats.
The ingot was invented by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn in Berlin.
Use
The voluntary routines on parallel bars are dominated by swing and flight elements. Force components are allowed, but not required. In addition, the gymnasts must be careful during their entire exercise more than three times to stop.
Lately, it was just on the parallel bars a rapid development thrust for " Gymnastics in any direction ." Not only along the " Holm alley ", but also transversely, with reck -like giant rims, with flight parts and screws or with combinations abgeschauten from the pommel horse flanks is today gymnastics on the parallel bars.
In competition, women's gymnastics on the uneven bars.