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*groan*
I CANNOT seem to get my personal email taken care of this weekend. All of it is hard. All of it involves either trip planning or technical discussion. (Guiltily goes and answers the one that requires technical discussion.)
My week has been tainted by the acrobatic scene in Boston getting kind of fraught.
( Oops, I forgot to get acro-married. )
A couple of days ago when I was thinking about quitting partner acro due to all the above, I was also getting re-pissed-off at myself for my lack of focus on solo handbalancing and related things. I must be in the middle of one of those "go crazy and try everything" phases, as I've ALSO been learning how to use kettlebells from a personal trainer and I've ALSO signed up for a short obstacle course race in June just for the hell of it. Dissatisfied. Don't know what I'm working toward, pretty sure it hasn't been the right stuff lately. I'm taking a look at doing online coaching with Ido Portal.
In the midst of all this, though, I've been meaning to write a little ode to kettlebell training. I've had two sessions now; I really like it and have decided to let May be the Month of Kettlebells (and the month of not doing regular weightlifting). I think the dynamic, swingy movements are helping to loosen up the knots in my back, and at the same time they definitely make my butt and my shoulders sore. Unlike with regular weightlifting, all the moves have a rhythm... everything includes the whole body... there's a little bit of bouncing, twisting, and movement to keep me from freezing up in one position and to distract me from the 40,000 squats I'm doing in the process of swinging and tossing the little things around.
There really aren't any excuses. I'm not injured, just improperly focused and having trouble finding the right way to make progress.
I want my press handstand. This woman can do it and she has long arms and legs, so I guess I have to stop blaming mine...
And I want my yoga jumpback. This girl can do it and she has a booty, so I guess I have to stop blaming mine.
I CANNOT seem to get my personal email taken care of this weekend. All of it is hard. All of it involves either trip planning or technical discussion. (Guiltily goes and answers the one that requires technical discussion.)
My week has been tainted by the acrobatic scene in Boston getting kind of fraught.
( Oops, I forgot to get acro-married. )A couple of days ago when I was thinking about quitting partner acro due to all the above, I was also getting re-pissed-off at myself for my lack of focus on solo handbalancing and related things. I must be in the middle of one of those "go crazy and try everything" phases, as I've ALSO been learning how to use kettlebells from a personal trainer and I've ALSO signed up for a short obstacle course race in June just for the hell of it. Dissatisfied. Don't know what I'm working toward, pretty sure it hasn't been the right stuff lately. I'm taking a look at doing online coaching with Ido Portal.
In the midst of all this, though, I've been meaning to write a little ode to kettlebell training. I've had two sessions now; I really like it and have decided to let May be the Month of Kettlebells (and the month of not doing regular weightlifting). I think the dynamic, swingy movements are helping to loosen up the knots in my back, and at the same time they definitely make my butt and my shoulders sore. Unlike with regular weightlifting, all the moves have a rhythm... everything includes the whole body... there's a little bit of bouncing, twisting, and movement to keep me from freezing up in one position and to distract me from the 40,000 squats I'm doing in the process of swinging and tossing the little things around.
There really aren't any excuses. I'm not injured, just improperly focused and having trouble finding the right way to make progress.
I want my press handstand. This woman can do it and she has long arms and legs, so I guess I have to stop blaming mine...
And I want my yoga jumpback. This girl can do it and she has a booty, so I guess I have to stop blaming mine.
