No shorts, no Bikram
Tuesday 20th April
So I’ve just caught the train from Macleod to Flinders to go to Prahran Bikram Yoga, changed trains and as my train departs I realise “Shit, I don’t have a pair of shorts to wear for Bikram”. Trace Facility here I come.
I wind up at the Trace facility as Sam’s basics class finishes up technique and moves onto strength and conditioning. While they do that I start to play on the punching bag with some kick and punches, have a play on the rails with Nate, doing some balance and rail precisions. Then I have a crack at holding a flag, which I hadn’t tried in months. Last time I tried flags I couldn’t hold a tucked flag for more than a few seconds, now a few seconds is dead easy. I can extend my legs and hold it with a crooked body (legs pointing up a bit lower than 45 degrees while my chest is horizontal). I can also lift my legs straight and together up and down, though my chest stays where it is, so I’m not moving my whole body in a straight line. This is a massive improvement and an even bigger surprise. Thank you, strength and conditioning. You are my best friend.
Once Sam’s class leave, it’s time to work on lache to precision on the wall rails. I made some progress here. At the start I was hitting it with two feet, and using my hand on the wall a lot to balance. By the end of it my hand was still touching the wall for balance, but I didn’t rely on it as much. Next time I go there to train lache to precision I hope to be closer to nailing it without using the wall for balance.
That is all.
What ‘wall rails’ are you talking about with the lache precision?
I visited the TF in Jan, so things may have changed
The yellow rails poking out of the wooden walls the boys built.
So you swing and then precision UP?
That sounds huge.