Forward and back(bends)

[flexagon]

With the help of a massage table, the opposite hand, some twisting and squirming, and the fact that I was wearing sneakers, I got into king dancer pose for the first time today! Of course, my splits were crap. It's hard to have a day in which one is good at everything. I did a few more fake back walkovers though, since my back seemed warm, and those were fun. I continue to have no luck calling Jamnastics about their adult gymnastics class, but I'm still pretty sure I'll sign up for the fall session (assuming there is one).

I've been working extra hours this week -- logging on from home at night to start processes and in the mornings to see how they did. Like many stupid things, one gets used to it and starts to feel like it's kind of a good idea.

Comments

[nevers.livejournal.com]

congrats! i feel like grabbing my foot behind me (in any position) used to be doable and now is a chore i just avoid.

what do you call fake back walkovers?

take sports acro at jamnastics! at least, i would want to... :)

[flexagon]

Fake back walkover (in my private lexicon) is pushing up from the floor into a backbend, then stepping one foot onto a bench, extending the other leg up and kicking over from there. It feels like a jump off the back leg followed by a big ab crunch / shoulder pull to get my body over the balance point -- I don't know if this is how it's supposed to feel.

The next step would be to do the above but start with a drop-back into the backbend... you posted a video of you doing that once, a while ago, but I haven't been practicing dropbacks lately so haven't gotten that far yet.

I didn't see sports acro for adults -- I think all they've got for grownups is the basic gymnastics class. Please correct me if I'm wrong! :)

[nevers.livejournal.com]

the sports acro was listed under the adult section and said it was for all ages and abilities, as i remember! but you should double check. i am on h's computer which i don't like so i don't feel like poking around right now.

even if you can't take sports acro, a sports acro coach would make a terrific private handstands coach if you're interested in that!

[flexagon]

that's an awesome idea.