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Handbalancing: it gets better
Jun. 18th, 2013 01:13 pmLast night:
All of these pale, I think, in comparison to Friday -- for the first time I moved (once) from a straight handstand to a tuck and back to straight with no spot.
I wish this were linear, I wish I had my press, I wish I had a 60-second hold on the record, I wish for many things. BUT, mastery is coming closer. Getting coached 3x/week is seriously paying off in terms of all these little firsts.
- I balanced the first of four 30-second handstand holds entirely on my own, the whole 30 seconds.
- Twice I was able to move in and out of a Mexican with only the lightest of spots; I was actually under control.
- Once at the end of that exercise, I found myself "stuck" in a perfectly balanced handstand that felt so balanced I could talk! Came down on purpose to let my partner go, not because I needed or wanted to.
- Still got through the handstand tabata at the end of class.
All of these pale, I think, in comparison to Friday -- for the first time I moved (once) from a straight handstand to a tuck and back to straight with no spot.
I wish this were linear, I wish I had my press, I wish I had a 60-second hold on the record, I wish for many things. BUT, mastery is coming closer. Getting coached 3x/week is seriously paying off in terms of all these little firsts.
