Up, over, and awayyyyyyyy!

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Oh my gosh, acro class tonight! What was up with me? I was super awesome basing flag. My handsprings on the tumble track were easy. I flew a few two-highs and based one.

But what cheers me up the most is that I got my back kickovers again. That is, I started in a backbend and kicked up and over my hands. I've done this before but a) it's been about a year and b) I never ever did six in one class the way I did tonight. For those who are curious, the final piece I didn't have was that I needed to lift/jump the second leg too. :)

It was a big class... maybe that charged the air with a little more energy than usual, and made me feel like I had to be good in order to help inspire the beginners.

Comments

Back kickovers et al

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Wow, I'm awed. I've always always always wanted to do a back kickover, but never had the strength to get my second leg over. To be fair, though, I haven't tried this since I was in college, so perhaps it's a good thing for circus on tomorrow night!

Now that I'm on the road to acro/circusness with regular trips to the gym and circus classes, I wanted to ask you about your schedule and your diet. I feel a bit like I'm floundering and am not sure if my gym schedule and diet are appropriate for the goals I have (pressing up into a handstand, perhaps *some* contortion, doing a pullup or two...). I also wonder if I should be doing pilates and/or yoga in addition. (Feel free to email me: islenskr at yahoo dot com.) I'm really interested to know!