Power

My power lesson with Holly on the Gilbert adult skate.  I warmed up with stroking and some jumps.

Today's lesson:

• stroking -- as usual.
• pushing -- pushing Holly around the rink while she braked; one lap, then a lap of stroking.  Eeep.  This has gotten a lot better though.
• slaloms -- forward slaloms, 1.5 laps.  These things kill my quads.  I'm not sure they have gotten any better, either.
• swing rolls -- FI swing rolls down the line.
• cross rolls -- FO crossrolls down the line.  I don't get those nice deep lobes Holly has when she demonstrates :-(.
• twizzly-things -- yuck.  The R side has gotten a lot better, the L side is still pretty weak.
• BXOs -- around the hockey circles.  The better side was not too bad, actually.  Still need to get down in my knees more on the weaker side.
• lunges -- alternating lunges, 1 lap.  These have gotten a lot better for sure but they are very tiring!

Due to the holidays and some travel I won't have a power lesson again 'til January :-(