Hobbyfest 2012: Parkour
Oct. 6th, 2012 06:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pktechgirlbackupParkour turns out to be another one of those things that would be fun to be good at but is no fun to suck at. Given that I make the guys at The Office look skilled, this is not good.
I can actually feel the places in specific muscles that are holding me back, and it's really frustrating. It might be worth another go round when I've further in the flexibility and strength training programs, but for now I'll just be making myself miserable.
I would be really interested in a woman only, or even woman taught, class. They do provide work arounds for everyone (including the children), but it was painfully obvious their frame included way more upper body strength than I will ever have. Yes, there were kids in the class, so it looks like they're accommodating different body types, but children have more leverage per pound of muscle force, so they're still better able to do moves requiring upper body strength. Those of you who know me: yes, you would think a room full of men with well developed arms + me would be the perfect day, but apparently my dislike of failure overrides even my bicepexuality.
Parkour definitely has something to do with that flow/commitment thing I was talking about earlier. Sometimes people would do the same move, and it wasn't any better technically, but I just knew that it was more fluid and more perfect. That was fun to watch, and the biggest incentive for me to try parkour again is to learn more about that.
In other hobbyfest news, I did keep up with juggling, and can do up to 10 catches with three balls. It is really relaxing, when I get into the double digits I feel a little bit like I'm flying. it is also great for flow.
I can actually feel the places in specific muscles that are holding me back, and it's really frustrating. It might be worth another go round when I've further in the flexibility and strength training programs, but for now I'll just be making myself miserable.
I would be really interested in a woman only, or even woman taught, class. They do provide work arounds for everyone (including the children), but it was painfully obvious their frame included way more upper body strength than I will ever have. Yes, there were kids in the class, so it looks like they're accommodating different body types, but children have more leverage per pound of muscle force, so they're still better able to do moves requiring upper body strength. Those of you who know me: yes, you would think a room full of men with well developed arms + me would be the perfect day, but apparently my dislike of failure overrides even my bicepexuality.
Parkour definitely has something to do with that flow/commitment thing I was talking about earlier. Sometimes people would do the same move, and it wasn't any better technically, but I just knew that it was more fluid and more perfect. That was fun to watch, and the biggest incentive for me to try parkour again is to learn more about that.
In other hobbyfest news, I did keep up with juggling, and can do up to 10 catches with three balls. It is really relaxing, when I get into the double digits I feel a little bit like I'm flying. it is also great for flow.
