lemongranita Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Hi,Despite being the daughter of PE teachers, I was a bookish, nerdy, asthmatic youth who dodged school sports by hanging out in the music practice rooms. So imagine my surprise that now, in my mid-30s, I joyfully get up at horrible o'clock in the morning in order to train before work.I started figure skating lessons a few years ago and entered my first competition in 2010. I've already progressed further than I ever expected to, but I want that Axel! However, at this point my skating is being held back more by lack of fitness and strength than lack of skill. eg. I can barely stand or breathe, let alone do fancy footwork, by the end of an intense two-minute routine. And I can't hold my foot up for as long as I'd like in a camel spin. So I signed up for Fitocracy a month ago and discovered this site while looking for videos of the various bodyweight strength exercises. Since I'd far rather spend money on ice time than gym membership, I like the looks and ethos of this place!My goals: On ice, obviously that Axel! But more immediately, to pass the field moves test I have coming up and to make my backspin more hit than miss (at the moment it only works about 1 in 10). And I want to compete at an international event, such as the Mountain Cup/Oberstdorf. Strength-wise, when I started Fitocracy I could only do 4 incline push-ups without faceplanting onto my desk and am now up to sets of 10/12 kneeling. I'm aiming for 20 full push-ups. I also want to work on abs and glutes.Any guidance on which guild skaters belong in? I'd guess Assassins. (My skating coach and I are planning to try out a Parkour class this summer)Nice to meet you all! "she interpreted falling down not merely as a means of improving, but as evidence that she was improving." - Matthew Syed on Shizuka Arakawa.Frost elf assassin after 4 challenges: STR: 11 | DEX: 12 | STA: 7.5 | CON 5 | WIS 7.5 | CHA: 5.5My Fitocracy profile" Link to comment
unicornassassin Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Welcome!I would guess your goals and training fit into the Assassins guild, also. I'm so jealous of Parkour-ers! (Obviously I could start it, but it's not a high enough priority for me right now.) I bet you'll have fun at the class. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] “If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.†-Thomas Edison "I'm only at about 35-40%, and I'm surprised as eff." -unicornassssin Fitocracy! [thread=16121]My Challenge Thread[/thread] Link to comment
lemongranita Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Thanks unicornassassin! The parkour classes look great - there's an indoor induction with safety mats before they take us out into the real world! "she interpreted falling down not merely as a means of improving, but as evidence that she was improving." - Matthew Syed on Shizuka Arakawa.Frost elf assassin after 4 challenges: STR: 11 | DEX: 12 | STA: 7.5 | CON 5 | WIS 7.5 | CHA: 5.5My Fitocracy profile" Link to comment
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