Yesterday was a killa. Coach Hurst put me through the TACFIT progam. Note to self...be sure not to skimp on sleep the night before! The night before I was lucky enough to attend Mamady Sano's African dance workshop in Osaka. 3 hours of nearly non-stop high intensity, full-body movement! I started at 7pm and finished at 10, and my body/mind experience was pretty 'high.' When I got back to my house, my body was spent but, my endorphins would not chill. So I didn't sleep well, to say the least! Here's Mamady Sano..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MDsO5VuB_I
Next day (Friday), I was exhausted. I knew that later on, my TACFIT session would be really tough. But with that awareness also churnned a spark in me to move towards the work with more concentration. It's funny how that happens...Sometimes when we think we have absolutely 'nothing in the tank' we look to other resources to keep the tank running. So as I walked into Coach Hurst's studio, I was thinking...'Alright, physically your not at your best today. But you can still work efficiently. Maybe the speed at which you work will not be its best but, you can tap into your breathing with more focus, you can be more mindful of your form etc...' After all, I'm trying to really eat, and digest this program. Not fly through it. Being fully present in all of this work is worth more to me than losing weight, or gaining muscle. That will happen... no doubt. But listening to my body, taking the time to see and make the minor adjustments in each session brings me closer to building a very solid foundation.
Today, I'll take another dance workshop called Sabar dance. It's a completely different style from the workshops that I had taken early in the week. It focuses more on jumping, ...but sort of consistently! It also challenges your body with turns, and a whole lot of isolations of the hips, and tush! The arm movement is simultaneous to the leg movement. Talk about muscle confusion! Here's a link to see what Sabar looks like:
(Babacar M'baye)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6X8jTq-n10
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