Eurydice Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 This is a small thing, but I have no upper-body strength and I have never, ever been able to do the high-plank-to-chaturanga vinyasa without buckling in the middle, or having to go to my knees, or buckling while on my knees and feeling like I was going to lose internal organs right there on my mat.Until tonight. Tonight my body just - got it somehow. High plank down to an inch above the floor, light as a feather and straight as a board, stayed there an inch above it, and it was so easy that it was like I'd never had trouble doing it at all. It felt amazing.Angry Birds, I apologize for cursing you and your push-ups and all your ancestors all the way back to the Crabby Dinosaurs. I've been doing yoga for years and always had trouble with the strength parts. I really think a few weeks of strength training have done more for my yoga than years of doing yoga have. Quote [table=width: 600] [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Level 3 Elf Warrior STR 9.5|DEX 6|STA 9|CON 7|WIS 8.5|CHA 2 Challenge thread Twitter "There is never an absolute answer to everything, except of course that you have to do your squats." - Mark Rippetoe [/table] Link to comment
Yoshi Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 This is awesome! Don't you love it when things just work? Keep it up! Quote [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] "Skinny girls look good in clothes. Fit girls look good naked." [>.<] Link to comment
leighanne1941 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 This is awesome!! Chaturanga is freaking hard and I've always had to do knees. Quote Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Current ChallengeRandom Treat Free Streak: 10 Days (start 05/28) Link to comment
StrengthIsBeauty Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Beauuuuuuuutiful! Well Done! Quote Run Loba, Run Link to comment
unicornassassin Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Woot! I felt awesome when I was able to do that, too. Yoga is so fun because you really get to see your strength improve. Quote [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
joeyb Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Congrats. I had to look what it is up on google images because I'm not familiar with Yoga, but I just tried that on Wednesday and it is hard. How long did you manage to stay down there? Quote Marsupial Assassin - LVL 3STR 10 || DEX 3 || STA 5 || CON 8 || WIS 11 || CHA 7Fitocracy || MyFitnessPal Link to comment
scuddle Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Congratulations!! I am looking forward to the day that I can do that too! My boobs usually catch my fall, but there's always that fall. :/ Quote Level 1 Wood Elf DruidSTR 3 | DEX 3 | STA 1 | CON 3 | WIS 2 | CHA 3 First Challenge Link to comment
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