March 2012
78 posts
Middle split progress
I held my middle splits for 30 seconds tonight! Granted, it was in class and under my favorite trapeze instructor (Daniella)’s watchful eye, but I kept going through the pain and promptly collapsed at 30. I’ve finally got my knees comfortably resting on the ground, which has helped take a lot of stress off my legs. I even laid my head down on the ground rather than fully support myself...
February 2012
47 posts
Cirque School: SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY! →
cirqueschool:
The auditions are Sunday, and as we run through our audition pieces (no more than 90 seconds long), my lovely Cirque School compatriots and I are back to working through the inconvenience (some say pain, even) brought on by various bruises, rope burns and blisters. I will now distill the advice…
Aerial injuries first aid yay! Neosporin on open wounds NO NO NO PLEASE...
Acro night, postmortem
I psyched myself up alllll the way to acro class tonight and it turned out to be SO good. We did tricks I could modify for my skill level, I practiced with the two bases who are comfortable with my weight (and checked in numerous times and god but I’m grateful for my friend who can bench 250), and I mid-based a terrifying hangman (two-high lean-back with a flyer). The funny thing is, the...
Acro night!
I really love my Sunday partner acro stunting class, but I wish there was something magical I could do to shore up my self-esteem and confidence when I know I’ll be walking into 3 hours of being the only person who’s too heavy to fly and too weak to base (most things). I spend a lot of my time spotting in that class and working on my handstands and backbends solo because I feel like...
Dear Haters,
mrdthgrvs:
xxoo me
So holding onto this. Someone I work with got really confrontational and nasty with me today, and returning hate with love is something I still struggle to do.
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Midnight Chocolate Cheesecake
epicureanbodybuilder:
On a workout day, this cheesecake is a great “bed time protein” dessert. Feel free to top it with what ever fruit or jam that fits your macros.
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Ooh? I’m ALWAYS interested in chocolate flavored protein things I can make with an absolute minimum of effort.
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fuckyeahcircus:
Grace Ramsey, Denver CO. Photo by Scott Stroheimer, Dencember 2011.
—- Lovely photo, this blog needs more corde lisse :) Submitted by http://gigimakeszeahrt.tumblr.com/ —-
Think It Through: How To Improve Your Aerial... →
Much as I could really, REALLY do without the references to diet and losing weight that Laura Witwer includes in her blog posts (It makes me really sad and angry as a heavy, curvy, strong-ass aerialist to see references to being a “skinny b*tch” as an alluded goal for aerials), the points in this post do resonate with me. When I lived in Brasil, I used my 20 minute walk from the metro...
The benefits of having distractions from...
I’m spending my 30 minutes of stretching and conditioning today studying to pass my OSHA 10, and without realizing it I wound up in my straddle for three minutes (the length of time it took me to review the hazards of ungrounded electrical circuits on the job site.) When I pushed up into my middle split, my thighs easily grounded on the floor, much like electricity through a worker picking...
