The remainder of the intro course included rail balancing, vaulting, precision jumping, bar work, cat leaps, wall spins, obstacle courses, and flips into the foam pit. Here's a brief listing of what we did in each Level 1 class.
On the last night of Level 1 we also revisited the benchmark skills from the first night. I was excited to beat all my original numbers, including doing six pull ups. (My original was zero!) One of the first new moves I was able to get was the lache between two bars.
Moving up to Level 2 felt like a big jump. Not only are the workouts more demanding, the obstacles are much more challenging. A big part of Level 2 is overcoming fear and working through challenges. One of the most challenging obstacles so far involved getting across eight foot bars (the same ones I'm hanging from in the video above). I was so relieved when I made it to the other side, and then realized I needed to do a precision jump down about four feet onto a vault. It took some time and reassurance, but I finally jumped and made it no problem.
The instructors have been great about helping me work through the progressions and I've seen huge improvements in my abilities and confidence. I love how encouraging everyone is and how they make a point to celebrate your successes. It doesn't matter if it takes me twice as long as some of the guys to complete a course, they still congratulate me at the end and find something positive to point out. In our most recent class, we were warming up with climb ups onto a six foot box. I could do it, but I kept using my elbow to help me up. The instructor pulled me aside and gave me a different exercise to work on to help with the correct motion, and by the end of the night I was able to do the move without my elbow.
We participated in an Air Awareness workshop a few weeks ago where we learned how to do front flips. We've been practicing and I finally feel like I'm consistently getting it without having to think through every single step.
Some of the skills I would like to continue to improve upon include wall spins, tacs, cat hangs to climb ups, and flips. We just signed up for a six month membership, so I'm sure I'll have plenty of opportunities to practice.
Four Foot Lache
Moving up to Level 2 felt like a big jump. Not only are the workouts more demanding, the obstacles are much more challenging. A big part of Level 2 is overcoming fear and working through challenges. One of the most challenging obstacles so far involved getting across eight foot bars (the same ones I'm hanging from in the video above). I was so relieved when I made it to the other side, and then realized I needed to do a precision jump down about four feet onto a vault. It took some time and reassurance, but I finally jumped and made it no problem.
The instructors have been great about helping me work through the progressions and I've seen huge improvements in my abilities and confidence. I love how encouraging everyone is and how they make a point to celebrate your successes. It doesn't matter if it takes me twice as long as some of the guys to complete a course, they still congratulate me at the end and find something positive to point out. In our most recent class, we were warming up with climb ups onto a six foot box. I could do it, but I kept using my elbow to help me up. The instructor pulled me aside and gave me a different exercise to work on to help with the correct motion, and by the end of the night I was able to do the move without my elbow.
We participated in an Air Awareness workshop a few weeks ago where we learned how to do front flips. We've been practicing and I finally feel like I'm consistently getting it without having to think through every single step.
Front Flip on the Air Trick
Some of the skills I would like to continue to improve upon include wall spins, tacs, cat hangs to climb ups, and flips. We just signed up for a six month membership, so I'm sure I'll have plenty of opportunities to practice.
Awesome skills, Ash! It looks like a blast while challenging and rewarding! Thanks for sharing. ��
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