Finally Doing It

[Gmarii]

Hey guys! I know I’m a couple days late but I really want to try this. I’m a very busy student, track sprinter, and high jumper, and I tend to make excuses for not making improvements. So, I’m hoping posting here will make me more accountable especially with such a supporting community.

 

I’ve always been very inflexible (I can barely touch my ankles or do a backbend) which poses many problems in track, especially for being a high jumper. So, my main goal for these four weeks is to improve my overall flexibility (and hopefully touch my toes or even the ground).

 

My mini goals are:

• Perform hamstring and hip mobility stretches at least 5 times a week, if not daily

• Perform wrist and arm mobility stretches daily before bed

• Sit down for a yoga session at least once a week

 

I’ve never posted to a forum before and I’m hoping this works!!!

[Jka14]

1 hour ago, Gmarii said:

I’ve never posted to a forum before and I’m hoping this works!!!

It worked!

 

Hi,  I'm a fellow newb too. I can't say I'm an athlete so I don't have much advice.  Your goals sound really well thought out and achievable though.  

 

Well done for taking the plunge! Good luck with your challenge. 

[RES]

Welcome to the rebellion! Admirable goals (though I don't think I could do a back bend now if I tried!) Do you have any exercises or yoga programs in mind to use?

[Gmarii]

54 minutes ago, RES said:

Welcome to the rebellion! Admirable goals (though I don't think I could do a back bend now if I tried!) Do you have any exercises or yoga programs in mind to use?

 

I’ll do a lot of wrist rotations and kneeling wrist stretches since I tend to have trouble holding the bar during a front squat. I’ll also do hamstring and calf stretches and yoga poses like the downward dog or just plain forward bends, and I’ll do poses similar to backbends, the cobra, and maybe wall handstands to improve core, back, and arm strength and flexibility. As for the yoga sessions, I’ll probably follow yoga flows with youtubers, such as Fightmaster Yoga.

[Gmarii]

1 hour ago, Jka14 said:

Hi,  I'm a fellow newb too. I can't say I'm an athlete so I don't have much advice.  Your goals sound really well thought out and achievable though.  

 

Yes!! Fellow noobs unite!! Thanks for the support.

[Whisper]

Welcome aboard! Keep us posted as you go and we'll be sure to give you all the encouragement we can.

[NicTheRugger]

Welcome!! You have some excellent goals for your first challenge. Best of luck! I look forward to seeing your progress.

[WhiteGhost]

Hi, welcome to the rebellion!  I really struggle with flexibility too, so I have had that as part of pretty much every challenge I have done here since I joined.  Haven't gotten noticeably more flexible, but have at least come to enjoy stretching.  I still hold out hope that I can one day get more flexible, so learning to enjoy it has been a huge level up for me in the process   

 

 

[BardicGarlic]

Fellow newb as well... And flexibility is hell for me. I could barely touch my ankle, but I'm stretching my back/ hamstring for five minutes before every work out. We'll see what happens. 

You seem to be in good shape already (sprinter and high jumper), which help me understand that there is always something to improve. 

 

I'm following along. Let's do this together!

[NicTheRugger]

Checking in to see how the change like challenge is going! Keep us updated!!

[Gmarii]

Sorry I haven't posted on this in a while I've been so busy lol!

 

I've found that after a month I have made very little progress on my flexibility goals. I know this may sound discouraging, but I don't like to give in easily.

So, I've instead analyzed where I went wrong and what improvements I can make as I may continue this challenge for February.

First, even though I created a well thought out plan here on the forums, I never really enforced it much. I never had a set time during the day to stretch.

I planned to stretch every day but I never really set aside time to do it. I kind of just remembered to do it on a whim, and this created a large amount

of inconsistency. So instead, I've come up with a new plan of attack.

 

1. I'm keeping the same general stretches that I had: hips, hamstrings, back, wrists, and general yoga.

2. I'm now going to create a set time every day (and write it down everywhere I can see) just for stretching, as I made the mistake of not doing this originally.

3. I'm going to create reminders on all devices until the stretching becomes a habit lol

 

I don't know why I didn't realize this sooner as I am the kind of person that likes to plan every single little detail.

 

Just a quick question (as I'm still relatively new here and am kind of clueless): Should I keep updating these goals on this page or should I move out of the level 1 forums since this is technically my second time doing a 4 week challenge?

 

Either way, I'll be sure to update more often than I have been!

[WhiteGhost]

7 hours ago, Gmarii said:

but I don't like to give in easily.

So, I've instead analyzed where I went wrong and what improvements I can make 

This attitude will serve you well 

 

 

[Hazard]

19 hours ago, Gmarii said:

Should I keep updating these goals on this page or should I move out of the level 1 forums  since this is technically my second time doing a 4 week challenge?

 

You should move out into a guild for your next challenge.   If stretching/flexibility is going to continue to be your focus in your next challenge, I recommend you move into the Assassin Guild for now.