Two new people wanted to learn backflips (which is what I LOVE to teach) so they after explaining both parts and how they function to make you backflip (tutorial to come soon I hope!) I got both of them around for their very first backflips! :) It's so exciting every time. One of the learners of the night was a girl who really pushed hard to make the flip. I love this because the more energy they put into it, the more we have to work with to get them to their feet. After several attempts (the scary first one out of the way and several after to critiqued) she landed on her feet! YES! I hope she continues to come in because we some work she will be doing them on her own in no time. The second person was a French guy (chef de cuisine!) After explaining everything we went for it! He had a bit of a problem trying to tuck too early so we worked him through it (not uncommon at all) and then developed a habit of coming out too early (VERY common). All in all he did VERY well and I can't wait for him to come back in to keep working on them. Before he left he totally completed one. I think with some more practice he will be well on his way.
...This brings my total backflips taught count to 274!
One thing that I think I will take time to focus on here is how important it is to be strong MENTALLY. I feel that more often than not, people think that they need to be Physically strong in order to learn a trick, flip, or other movement. This is not true! There are things Anyone can learn, where ever they are physically, inhibited only by their ability to overcome fear.
Now I say "fear" but really this can be broken down into two categories.
-Fear because you don't understand a movement
-Fear of the unknown (that you might get hurt)
Now fear due to lack of an understanding of the move is a legitimate reason not to try something. In fact I would discourage you from attempting any move that you don't understand how it works or how to perform it (understanding the move can come from knowledge of a similar move, instruction from someone who knows how to do it, or careful observation of someone else performing the move whether it be in real life or a video)
However, when you train in a safe environment, fear that you may get hurt is removed (within reason a.k.a. a spotter or a soft mat) or at least it should be removed. If you are indeed safe and you truly believe that you are safe all that is left is your comfort zone. THIS IS RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE TRAINING. I can't stress enough how important it is to get to this point if you want to advance in your training! Each time you train you want to meet your comfort zone and step outside it. If you can do this every time you train, your advancement will be EXPLOSIVE! But the KEY is knowing the difference between fear due to lack of understanding and fear of the unknown/comfort zone.
I'll end my writings here, but please feel free to comment if there is anything I should elaborate on.
After a full day of spotting, shoulder blade muscle connection irritation is back so I have decided to rest on the pushups. I did, however, do some pullups when I got back to my place and they felt pretty good (didn't use that shoulder blade muscle that is irritated) so we will see where that goes
30 mins French/stretch/read CHECK!
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