One more dryland under my belt. This week, again, we had Ump as a guest speaker to try and finish the rule talk. The rules are over 40 pages long and we all have questions so it's a slow go. Top that with girls who don't read the rules (as requested) before practice asking questions. Or top that with girls who weren't at the last practice asking questions that were covered in the last practice. Frustrating for Flik. We met in the meeting rooms again for dryland. I think we do this when the Roy is booked with other stuff...as in the roller girls get the boot and we make it work. Actually, dry land is REALLY good for us. If we don't work on core strength and ankle strength (gathered from lots of jumping) we are going to get hurt, and aren't going to be able to improve as a skater. I am amazed at how many girls skip the dry lands. (I know some have occasional conflicts but there are defiantly girls who frequently miss drylands...and they, coincidentally? are the same girls who complain that they "just aren't getting any better") Our warm up this week was killer! Tiki took us out and down the stairs to the main concourse at the River Center, she then took us across to another (double) flight of stairs and told us to SPRINT up the stairs, jog to the the flight we had just come down, WALK down that flight and jog again to the bottom of the this flight...SPRINT up, jog over, walk down, jog over, SPRINT up and repeat...until we hear the beloved four short whistle tweets indicating the end of action (or the end of a jam during a bout). I did better than some, and worse than others...but you know what? I didn't quit. I never stopped. By the third sprint up the stairs my sprint was more of a moving-my-feet-as-fast-as-i-can-while-feeling-the-burn-and-wanting-to-quit kind of pace. But I did it. I saw many girls start walking, especially on the lower floor where no one was watching (Tiki was at the top of the steps loudly reminding us to move our feet...faster) but I didn't let myself do it. I received encouragement a few practices ago about how to work on my endurance. (One of my major downfalls). I was told that when I get that feeling that I need to quit, or when I get that thought that I can't do it I HAVE TO PUSH THROUGH IT. Each time I do this I'm going further, faster, etc. Then...some day I'm gonna look and me like...wow...I did and I didn't die. The point is...if I make myself go that extra 30 seconds, or that extra two minutes even though I'm exhausted, eventually my body will find that as a normal pace/distance. And..of course there will always be a little faster or a little further that I can push myself for. It's a never ending cycle, which is why I just need to get over it.
We were then allowed to recoup while listening to the rest of Ump's rules talk. After that we did a few sprinting relays and also side shuffle relays. These were done in pairs to help us really concentrate on form and pace, and also to have someone there critiquing us as needed. Thank you Rolly for being a great partner! After that was wall squats. UGH! I am seriously getting stronger at these though and I'm happy for that. Kind of fun to feel how defined my thighs are getting. Now to work on those dreaded inner thighs! Ha. Then was sprawl jumps (or burpees). These are my nemesis. I can't keep up with the pace of the group...we were to do 20 and I maybe got in 15. But, again, I didn't stop and they seem to be getting easier (please let that be!). Then was line jumping. These are definitely getting easier, although one foot jumps still burn way before they should. We then cooled down with some core. We all sat in a circle and did circle core. Each girl, one at a time, chooses a core exercise and then we all do 15 reps. I like it, it's kind of bonding like. So..it wasn't even 2 hours of working out, but it sure felt like it.
In other news- tryouts are right around the corner and, man, is there ever a lot of talk about it. I won't be trying out this year. Due to circumstances in my own life, I just do not have the time to commit to practices multi times a week, or time to commit to committees and volunteering. I sure wish I did. Although, I'm pretty sure my skills aren't quite ready for MNRG...yet. I'm not really sure for NSRG, but I guess it doesn't really matter. I love the Debu-Taunts and am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO thankful for it.
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