Monday -  went to BodyMindLife to do a 1 hour relaxing yin yoga class.  Arrived a bit early and forgot to mention I was there for the 7:30 yin class and not the power vinyasa at 7:15.  10mins into the class I realised I was in the wrong room.  Ah well, the universe provides... perhaps I was not meant to do yin that night?  Good class.

I notice that I am stronger in my core and upper body and this is having a positive effect on my practice.   I think soon I will be able to flow from chaturanga dandasana to upward facing dog without the floor flop.  So it looks more like this:



Tuesday - Primal session with Ray
Warmup - Skipping
In pairs with 5kg medicine ball 3 sets of the following:
10 chest throws to wall (and each other)
10 each side, throws to wall (and each other)
10 floor slams to each other

Then 3 sets of the following:
10 supermen using ropes
10 incline pull ups using ropes
10 clean and press using 10kg bag

10 sets of:
5 lat pulldowns using bands
5 burpees

In pairs big circuit 1 min of each of the following:
rowing
5kg medicine ball to wall squat and high throw
8 kg kettle bell push up and single arm row
15kg walking lunges
lie on floor and pull yourself to standing using rope hand over hand

Mobility exercises using broomstick
shoulder x 2
twist
twist and reach to ankle

stretch.

My form is getting better in the burpees so I think it won't be long before I can do a full pushup!  Wahoo!

Two weeks ago I bought a chin-up bar and installed it in the doorway to my walk in wardrobe (thanks to Wazza for the idea).  I've been doing chin downs (I can't yet to a chin up!) by pushing off with my feet so I am in the chin up position and then lowering myself as slowly as possible.  Initially this meant rocketing towards the floor with very little resistance.  Now, after two weeks of doing 5 overhand and 5 underhand each day I can almost hold myself up for 3 seconds.  This may not seem much but I've never been able to do that.

Improvements, definite improvements.