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Jan 2022
11:11am, 2 Jan 2022
19,118 posts
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Sharkie
That's Day One then. 29 mins - quite challenging I thought. Nothing new to any of us I'd think but I needed to concentrate. - which was good.
Am plinking the calendar here
Need large coffee after that... back soon with thoughts - and a useful athletics revelation on DAY ONE!
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Jan 2022
12:05pm, 2 Jan 2022
17,633 posts
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Autumnleaves
Think I will save it for this afternoon. Just back from long run and need tea!
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Jan 2022
12:46pm, 2 Jan 2022
14,579 posts
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Badger
Mm yes. I did think that anyone not used to sitting cross legged, or not knowing how much easier it is with a block to sit on, could have backed out before day one was half started. I was fine with it but it was work coming off a couple of weeks of sessions most days.
I feel I can post here because I deliberately skipped day 30 of last year for just your reasons.
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Jan 2022
12:47pm, 2 Jan 2022
51,969 posts
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LindsD
Day one done. Found it inexplicably hard in wrists and shoulders even before she had us in downward dog. Some very unyogic language. Three-legged dog v hard. Don't know why because I would have said my upper body was OK.
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Jan 2022
12:51pm, 2 Jan 2022
2,714 posts
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panad
Day 0 listened to with my pre-run coffee. I’ll do day 1 tomorrow 😇
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Jan 2022
1:31pm, 2 Jan 2022
19,119 posts
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Sharkie
Wrists! Yeah! That's what I'm going to write about.
Greetings and Salutations, Renegades! 
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Jan 2022
1:59pm, 2 Jan 2022
19,120 posts
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Sharkie
I found Day One hard on the wrists and was really glad of the short break from putting my weight through them.
My revelation was that although I find downward dog very easy and almost a relaxing position the opposite follows for planks, cat-cow - anything requiring wrists directly under shoulders with your weight forwards rather than back.
For me personally - long hamstrings, flexible hips - I get my feet down flat with ease but for someone so bendy my wrists are very tight and it's only recently I've recognised this. It's the main reason I can't do a backward roll (or crab) using my hands for assistance.
I think I've been 'cheating' with my table top positions because I naturally adjust my arms to a slight angle. This is EXACTLY what happens to me in the starting blocks. If you read my blogs (AL and Linds) you will know what I am going about.
Today I really tried to get my arms straight down shoulders to wrists and found it tiring. But am sure this will be really useful for me. In the absence of a coach/ teacher whatevs I am going to use a mirror to make sure I am getting this right.
I can't rely on proprioception on this one - my default is too ingrained.
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Jan 2022
2:03pm, 2 Jan 2022
19,121 posts
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Sharkie
Will add that table top should mean weight evenly distributed - or it would be a wonky donkey table - but what I wrote still holds.
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Jan 2022
2:53pm, 2 Jan 2022
17,635 posts
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Autumnleaves
I found the wrist stretching easier this time than last year when I remember being shocked at how tight my right wrist was in particular. I've worked on those hands backwards positions a bit since.
I enjoyed today - it was quite challenging but I thought the cues were good and I liked focussing on just a few positions. I remember well the first time I started a 30 day journey and being horrified at how hard I found it to sit cross-legged! I do now use blocks if I think I'm likely to be there for a while!
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Jan 2022
3:02pm, 2 Jan 2022
19,122 posts
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Sharkie
That’s really useful AL, you’re saying working on the tightness helped? There’s hope for my wrists yet!
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