I did not do the workouts for Day 4 and 5, was a bit down with a cold, but today I got myself to do the work out and liked it, Jump rope was not as smooth as before but nice. I am not sure I done the Pigeon stretch right, will need to do dome youtube search for that. done the plank bit extra more time, in PCP it was the hardest abs part for me to do, so I decided to do extra effort here to own it. at least this is what I tell myself at the start lets talk 84 days from now.....:-)
Otherwise all is good. I know it is the beginning, and I an not yet in the committed mental state I would like myself to be. I am pre occupied with allot of work and carrier related thought and questions, this distracts me from diving into KFP yet, I hope to improve once we need to get the food under control,
Done the meditation set sitting in Seiza, that the knee posture. In Aikido there is alot of work done on your knees from sitting position, in addition I hope to take my Nidan (second degree black belt) test sometime in May/June time frame, there during the test you are expected to sit in Seiza for the test until it is your turn to test. that is about an hour or more on your knees, so I hope this way to practice seiza with KFP.
Got to take a quick shower, food and head to work.
Great day to all
Ilan
For what it's worth, I have really tight hips on one side, so I usually have to put a cushion under me when I do Pigeon on that side. Maybe that'll change over the course of this project, maybe not.
ReplyDeleteI have trouble with the pigeon pose as well. My hips are super tight as well. That's a good idea to hold the meditation in Seiza, it's a great way to focus yourself towards your goal in May/June.
ReplyDeleteHey Ilan! Glad to see someone from Team Badass representing on this KFB. Enjoy the process - I look forward to reading about your discoveries along the way.
ReplyDeleteIlan. Yes I've got a bit of a cold also. Hope it passes quickly. Mine is much better today. Fading...
ReplyDeleteIt does take a while to get back into the committed mental state as you put it. This week is kind of odd - I know I doing this all again but I am not focused enough on it. Next week I'm sure we'll all start to get a good routine and be more aware through the whole day of our trek.
Feel better soon!
I'll echo the pidgeon comments; it's definitely one of my 'weaker' stretches at this point. And yeah, 20-second planks? Only 2 sets? Bring on 40 seconds!
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