Today was the last training session with Jason. And of course I got stuck on a train on the way to the gym, so I was about six minutes late to get started
But we made the most of it. I had to choose what we did today and I haven't even had a chance to think about it! So I come up with 'uhh I dunno, something acrobatic?' I guess I figured if I'm going to get into aerial silks, I might as well start focusing on mobility
So acrobatics we did. Mostly handstands, which are super fun, but super hard, and super wrist heavy.
After a quick walking warmup and a few swings and snatches with the kettlebell, we went over to a wall and I did a few rounds of handstands with my back to the wall, then handstands facing the wall
Then handstands with no wall. I haven't done handstands in forever, and certainly not without assistance. But even with Jason there to gently tip me back to center, I had a few split seconds where I was actually kind of balancing over my hands! Huzzah!
But oy the wrists, they take a beating.
Then we did a few conditioning exercises where I did a handstand facing the wall, but this time with my feet on the wall and my hips bent, so basically making a square with my body. From there I rock slightly forward so my weight is on my hands, the push back like downward dog, so my head is pressing towards the wall, and really stretching out my shoulders and upper back.
Then we did an abs leg lift, but with a BOSU. So I'm sitting on the BOSU, with my hands on the floor behind me, then lift my legs straight up as far as possible.
After a few rounds of that, we finished the session with clean and jerks. With the heavy bell. Then glorious stretching. And lots of sad hugs.
I'm sure I'll be back to train someday. Maybe next year. Or when I'm rich
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