Pretty much over the virus now and have given my back a good couple of weeks off so felt ready to reintroduce my evening "work in progress" session. Basically Standing with lots of Press to handstand work in the Surys and Intermediate up to Kapo or the Eka pada's plus some extra backbend work.
I have ten days off from March 9th to read some Heidegger and imagine I'm in Goa for a ten day Ashtanga intensive or something ( maybe I should try and pick up a poster and make a fake sand dune).
I WILL come up from UD by the end of it.
Between now and then the plan is to start working towards it, lots of dropback preparation. I want to get into those Sweeney drop back to wall exercises again, work on the rocking back and forth in UD and the on the breathing.
Am convinced the best way to come up is just after dropping back.
so tonight went well I thought .....
ouch!
Better
3 comments:
Wow if I can lift myself to a handstand like you did I would be so happy ! The landing is overrated anyway !
hi Grimmley
hope you did not hurt yourself.. you did well till you go up!
btw I did it! :)
I came up from UD after dropping back!
The key for me was to keep my knees straight, as much as possible when dropping back (though i don't know how it was bent or straight...) and then I imagined myself that i am like an expanding balloon, and kept inner thigh strong and upwards.
Seems key for me is to keep legs as straight as possible..
good luck and enjoy your imaginary Goa vacation!
Thanks Anon, will remember that...landing is overrated. Came up quicker than i expected and surprised myself, put me off balance, but didn't hurt.
Moo, CONGRATULATIONS on coming up !
will make a mental note of all you say
Knees straight as possible
Legs straight
Inner thighs strong
and expand like a balloon ( I like that : )
again, well done.
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