[Special]

Congratulations. :biggrin:

[Eryx]

Thanks!

[danielkvc]

Eryx, on Mar 17 2008, 12:07 PM, said:

Thanks!

Oh Mel,

this is really helpful, I'm doing the training 3+4+10th of May and my problem are tight hammies too (as most of the guys probably).

I'm so jaelous when I see Corey in the DVD of BB40. He can lay his chest flat on the floor in the final Hamstring stretches in "kissing you"... so awesome.

Anyway I still have a month to get some more flexibility in my hamstrings and your explanation an pics really help. Thanks alot!!!

Dan

[Mel]

Dan that's awesome and congrats on doing your training! I'm glad the piccies help!

[Placebo]

Wow, thanks for those pics and info Mel!

Congrats Eryx for passing (I know, so long ago )

I have been thinking lately of training in Balance. But my problem is I feel like killing a dolphin as soon as I hear the word "meditation" :shock: I have never been inspired by Balance going to the workshops, but I attended a Balance class this Thurs night and thoroughly enjoyed it! Maybe it was the intimate nature of the class, rather than having hundreds of instructors in a massive room, that made the difference, I don't know.

I also worry about flexibility in the hamstrings (esp since I know from Attack training how inflexible I am there!). Should I start really working on flexibility from now on in? I would probably train early next year.


And am I completely insane for taking on program # 4?

[Special]

Placebo - Balance is a great program to complement other stuff you do. Selfishly, I did it because I figured it would be good for me to physically do the classes and also so I had more chance of teaching doubles.
Fortunately, I started to really love the program and I see how beneficial it is for me. I took up Pump again after lots of years with no weight training and I was still relatively strong (compared to the others on my training) and I credit Balance for that.

I wouldn't worry about the hamstring flexibility. Everyone has an area (or a few) where they are tight, as long as you can still demonstrate the technique you'll be ok. And once you start doing Balance regularly, you will see a great improvement.

I can't comment on the insanity thing. I just did program 5. 8-[

[Placebo]

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I can't comment on the insanity thing. I just did program 5

But Special, that was Combat - a pure joy to teach! :biggrin:

Thanks for the reply. I'm going to turn down all fills on a Thurs night until I've trained in Balance, just so I can go to the class. Plus I'm injured (8wks and counting now :roll: ), and my foot felt so good after doing Balance, due to the stretching of the ligaments and tendons. Physio stretches and massages them, but the class did it with so much less agony

Actually, the Balance instructor only did her Balance training because there were no instructors around at the time, and she knew she would get more classes that way. She loves teaching the class now as well :-D

[Jco]

I didn't like Balance at all as a participant. I LOVE it as an instructor. It wasn't until the training that I discovered how challenging it is. That realization hit right after the challenge, as I was laying in an aching puddle on the floor fighting back tears of "Holy ****, what have I gotten myself into??".

I'm glad I discovered a love for it because it's definitely helped me to be stronger for my other programs. And it seems to have taken care of my plantar faciitis. Now I barely feel any twinge at all getting up in the morning.

I also hated the meditation, but only because in classes I'd taken the instructors used guided visualization and irritated me beyond belief. One was yammering on about boats and a pond and putting our troubles in the boats to sail them away and all I could think of was violence to make her STOP TALKING! I refer to that part of class as relaxation, take a few minutes to get them set up with body and breathing and then let the music do the rest.

It's a great pick for program #4.

Oh, and gratz on program #5, Special. I'll hopefully be adding my fifth this spring. COMBAT!

[Placebo]

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I also hated the meditation, but only because in classes I'd taken the instructors used guided visualization and irritated me beyond belief

Oh yes, as I said, makes me want to go and kill a dolphin! The instructor that takes the class on the Thurs pm just sets us up and lets us "chill", which is a great thing for me (who does so many "jumpy-jumpy" classes it's not funny!).

Actually, I can pin-point that first class as when my foot started to get better. I'm still sore, but I can take my classes without the aid of pharmaceuticals, and I can get out of bed in the morning and walk immediately - gotta be good :biggrin:

And Jco - good luck with Combat - I love teaching it - go wild!

[Placebo]

First day of Balance training today. I'm very sore in the legs and the upper back - all that pose-holding surely can't be good for you!

I have Sun Salutations (track:2, BB43) to present tomorrow. I am literally having to 'feel' the music to know when to change positions, and then somewhere in the middle I get a bit distracted. God knows how I end up on the right leg, in the right pose, some kind of miracle - I'm at a loss with that!! :shock:

Funnily enough, I am actually enjoying the true 'strength' of the program.

I've got Shirley Campbell for my trainer. She teaches in Canberrra. Does anyone know her? She's been pretty good so far.

[Special]

Good luck Placebo. I am sure you will do well. Sun Sals is a tough one to teach straight off because there is a lot to be said in a short space of time. 43 has some strange music to follow too.
Jackie summed it up well when she said (I think, something like) Name the pose, the body part you're moving, and the direction to move it.
In other words, keep it simple. In round 3 or you have the chance to say a little more stuff.

[Placebo]

Nailed the track in the first presentation, but failed dismally in the 2nd :cry: Although my physical execution was 100%.

It had a lot to do with how tired I was. Children were being little brats and did not go to bed until 11:30pm, and that's when I started to learn the track. I was up until 1am trying to get the timing. Then we had no time today to practice, and by 4pm, the effects of very little sleep were profound.

Oh well, I have track 3 (Standing Strength) to present tomorrow for final assessment. Fingers crossed that one goes a little better :shock:

[Special]

I am trying to think of one of my trainings where I didn't go worse on the second presentation. I think it's a combo of fatigue and trying to do too much.

How is it that the kids know when to act up?

Good luck tomorrow. Lots of time to cue in track 3.

[Placebo]

Thanks Special

I absolutely NAILED Standing Strength both times today /

So now, I am passed as a Bodybalance instructor - yippee!

It was a pretty amazing journey through the weekend though. The trainer was unbelievably knowledgeable about Yoga and the background of all the poses, very interesting person. I would love to do her classes. She got me right to the floor in the hamstring stretch - and trust me, that was incredible considering how inflexible I am!

Certainly a mind and body experience, and one I'd recommend to anyone.

[Special]

Well done, Placebo! I think you will really love teaching Balance.

[rob]

Hey, it's been a long times since I've been past here (been an eventful few months, passed my combat video, did the pump module, got made redundant from the day job, getting ready to film my pump video and getting ready for a trip back home to aus and nz) but glad I finally remembered my password for the forum!

Interesting thread - had a balance instructor hint I should do the balance module next and it's really gotten me thinking......