Weekly Progress Report: 2011-11-23
Aloha!
Challenge #6: Straddle Press to Handstand
A couple of things. First, it’s unfortunate as I was unable to catch it on video, but last Thursday I successfully stood my Tuck Planche for 5 seconds, thus adding another second to my latest max PR.
I’m at 15 seconds for the Tuck Front Lever;
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And also 15 seconds for a satisfyingly straight Elbow Planche. Read more
Weekly Progress Report: 2011-10-30
Hola senoritas! Quick update this week, I’ve been busy.
Challenge #6: Straddle Press to Handstand
Today’s video features the progress on my Elbow Planche:
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For the first time I feel secure and steady enough in my position to actually start counting down the time held on it. While it’s note completely straight for the total amount of time, it’s close enough, and refinements will happen over time. I’m very happy about where I am, compared to my beginnings on this balance. Read more
Weekly Progress Report: 2011-09-21
Making progress on the challenges has proven to be ah… challenge, in the last few weeks, as school has begun again and I needed to adjust to my new schedule, fitting in work, and yadda yadda. Moreover, the Dragonboat season was ending and much work and practice was done for the last competition, which occurred in the past weekend. Not one to completely fall for such petty changes, I have still have some progress to show and new elements I’ve been working on. As I mentioned in a previous post, I find that keeping my focus on no more than two or three challenges at one time will prove the most efficient to handle.
