This week I have no work getting in the way Monday through Friday! My home rink has ice Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and the close by my house hockey rink Monday through Friday.
Monday I skated at the close by rink, I was stiff after the too long break from skating (from last Wednesday) and I felt unmotivated. I skated just 45 minutes, but I skated with reasonable control. I'm thinking to have a lesson on Wednesday instead of Tuesday so I can still practice on Tuesday. Plus, the lesson is not very tiring and it is just 30 minutes, it may feel almost like a rest day, and maybe then I can skate Thursday and Friday... One can hope... but I can try and see how I feel.
Notable things to pay attention to. I forgot to stretch the left boot and it felt uncomfortable, I guess a day or two break from stretching if fine but this was from the previous Wednesday, so almost a week. As I researched more into muscle recovery, it caught my eye that the muscle rolling should be done immediately after working out, I bought a handheld stick and rolled the muscles immediately after skating and it felt good but later in the day I've hurt more than usually. Maybe it is a good thing, that the fascia is releasing? We'll see...
Tuesday I skated again at the close by rink, it was quite empty and I was able to go through all the exercises I wanted. I did the dance ones and the Ten Fox and I also did the double 3s and the brackets, I don't want to regress there, eventually I want to test the Adult Gold moves. When I got to the rink I couldn't find my wallet. After agonizing and calling home to see if it is not there, and it wasn't, I went back to the car and found it there. This incident emphasized to me that I'm always rushing... and I made a mental note to slow down.
Wednesday, lesson! It took me 35 minutes to get there a little over an hour to get back. I tried to leave earlier, to "slow down" but I couldn't, argh. The lesson had lots of information that I remembered from the previous seasons lessons, but also some things that I needed reminding of, and some things that I may have heard before but haven't registered or understood. I took a fall, showing that I'm getting out of my comfort zone, and I work on improving. At the end, the coach said that I did good and that I corrected some stuff. I will add the technical notes to the previous post of the previous week dance lesson.
Thursday, I felt too tired to skate, the lesson was not so tiring, but the fall surely made my muscles tense.
Friday, I skated at the close by rink. This session was in the morning and I was worried that it will get me tired for the whole day.The alternative ice was at noon at the further away rink, and with the Friday traffic, it would have taken me the whole day anyway. It was a little more crowded, I didn't feel I could go "out" with the dance exercises and I had to stop few times from trying the Ten Fox. But I got few rounds in, and I did some double 3s and brackets, and some other exercises. My muscles felt tired but I was able to find my balance quite quickly so I guess it may show some improvement...
Overall, it wasn't a bad skating week, but it felt labored and rushed. The fact that I'm observing carefully the schedule, the muscles, the progress, etc, surely adds some pressure but I also think it helps planning.
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