Guess what... I haven't skated Monday and Tuesday... as I was saying in the previous post, I lost my motivation as I don't feel I have a plan, I ended up exactly where I didn't want to be...working almost exclusively at the Tenfox 3-turn, getting bored if not frustrated... There is not gonna be ice Friday and Saturday, so this week looks like I'm gonna skate Wednesday, Thursday (public session) and maybe Sunday... I canceled my dance lesson for Thursday, I felt with so little skating I have noting to show. Plus, at the time I have this new lessons at south rink, there is traffic... 45 minutes instead of regular 20... I remind you that I'm taking lessons with this new dance coach because I cannot drive an hour and a half (because of construction on expressway) instead of 30-40 minutes regular traffic to see my old coach...
But, good news, I found a coach (freestyle not dance) at the rink that is close by me! A while ago when I was looking for coaches, I was talking with somebody from this rink, I've found out that a coach I knew from the previous rink, occasionally teaches here. I really like her lines and style, she could be the coach I was looking for to help skate for my own enjoyment... I called her and I felt she understood where I'm at (working hard for progress and losing motivation when that progress doesn't happen, and getting stuck with the same old exercises). I immediately planned for a lesson, for the next day! I specifically asked for her to give me new exercises and moves and to correct my posture, core and extension, to make me feel "pretty"
Wednesday I had a freestyle lesson, well more like skating skills... I haven't put any expectation into it, as I haven't skated since Saturday, and the new coach didn't know my skating level at all. We decided to show her what I usually do, excluding the dance stuff, and she would correct and build on it. Well, I was very happy! I will write a separate post about this, but I've got new exercise or variations involving, edges, B xstrokes, 3 turns, weight shift from BI push, Twizzles. I couldn't wait to go back skating.
Thursday there was a public session, it was reasonably crowded at first, I could skate the exercises (incorporating the lesson suggestions) using the whole length of the rink. I then went into Tenfox, 3-turn still scraped :( Then it got crowded, so I worked on smaller ice spots, on Twizzles, spins, 3-turns, brackets, 3-turns again. Then the ice got cleared but it was choppy. Knowing I won't skate until Sunday, but more probably Monday, so I'll have time to recover, I decided to go for muscle tiring exercises, those that require deep knee bend, like xovers, chasees, progressives. And then I did cool off exercises on 2 feet and deep knee bend to have stability, so I could add arms and breathing. It was a good day! The new exercises from the new freestyle coach invigorated my stale approach on them... exactly what I thought I needed for motivation and enjoyment.
I checked the ice schedule for the next week and I see Monday 6.30am (definitely not for me), Tuesday 7am (maybe?) and Wednesday 6pm (I don't know, I will probably be tired). I should have the dance lesson Thursday at 3pm, so I need some skating to prepare.
I don't usually skate on weekends, but, with the awareness of the lack of ice for next week, I decided to go skating on Sunday, . It was crowded but it was a freestyle session so at least it had some rules. The intention was mostly towards the TenFox that went just like before, so scraped and late 3-turn. But I had the new exercises from the new freestyle coach that I was able to figure out and develop. So I was happy about that!
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