There hasn't been that much to blog about lately. Happy 2008 by the way!;)
I've recently started running...just the treadmill though..I want to try my hand at a triathlon sometime this year. I reckon it might make me a little stiffer than normal, but I run for just 20 minutes, then get down to practice. It hasn't seriously impacted my flexibility so far, just a slightly longer time to warm up the hamstrings and noticeably tighter right quad when I do my lunges.
Practice has been ok. Its really much easier to just get on the mat nowadays than suffer the discomforts and stiffness of not practicing, so its not too hard a motivation to get down to practice. Breakthroughs..? not much, but its quite easy for me to get through primary nowadays on my own, so I throw in an assortment of second if I feel like it...
I know, I know..I'm supposed to practice all the way to bakasana..but I really don't feel like it most days and just either finish primary or skip some of the last few poses and do some second series. No wonder there isn't much improvements;P
One thing I've been able to do recently is work out how to balance my handstands and forearm stands. Just a few breaths, but at least I think I know what needs to be done. First thing I always have to do it straighten my back and eliminate any curves in the spine..it helps a whole lot. Then its reaching the feet wayyy up into the air. Those things helped tremendously.
Also because my shoulders seem to be tightening a whole lot of the left side, I've taken to doing more UDs...3-4 at the wall using blocks stacked at an angle and then another 3-4 without blocks. It feels like heaven...I need backbends so much nowadays..it just feels delicious;) Mmm...I think UD is a pose I've grown to love more and more.
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Hello,
I train for triathlon too. I can say that since picking it up again I have become noticeably stiffer. Supta K is much much harder. After a hard session in the gym or outside I am rigid in the hamstrings the next morning and it takes quite a few sun salutations to loosen up. I think it does make you stiff, but the muscles you gain are very important and useful in stabalising the joints and everything, which means you are stiff but the flexibility will come back one day, you are also stronger.
I don't regret it. Some practices are just super stiff, some fine...I love swim/bike/run too so I go with it. Also I've learnt an awful lot more about my practice.
Good luck!
cj x
Hi CJ!
thanks for your input. Its great to know that triathlons and yoga can still mix. I'm really just a beginner in terms of triathlons, it just seems like a fun thing to do and a challenge I'd like to take up.
I'm aiming to do just a sprint in April this year, so I hope 4 months can prepare me for it...practically from ground zero.
I stretch about 15 minutes after a run...I hope that will help in terms of keeping flexy..what do u reckon?
Hey there,
I think that training sprint is harder than doing the full distance because you have to be fast. It is a good challenge though, and yes it's a lot of fun :)
I think that getting stiffer is inevitable really, but it doesn't have to be a problem. I see it this way: Tri helps the practice and practice helps tri.
I spend time warming down rather than warming up. I think that because you're cold you tend to injure more easily, whereas if you start with a gentle run to get warm and then speed up it's good. The warm down is really important for me. I do just whatever my body asks for, I like twists after a run.
Good luck :)
cj x
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