ALONE... RELENTLESS... DRIVEN FROM WITHIN.
"He who gains victory over other men is strong;
but he who gains victory over himself is all powerful" - Lao Tzu
on the importance of video analysis...
taking the time to record your efforts and put yourself under the microscope in order to analyze, critique, and tear apart your actions is necessary in order to understand how you move. from there the time must be invested to learn what steps can be taken to improve. only after an honest self assessment and application of knowledge will the dividends reveal themselves. at that point one can begin to experience improved control, more efficient movement of loads thru time and space, and increased rate of motion.
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part a - 27:05
there is now easy way to carry that thing. i don't believe a person could run or trot for very long without diminishing returns. unlike a sandbag the post doesn't give and the constant knocking of the hard surface on the shoulders and spine would, i think, not be worth the possiblity of a faster time. i tried numerous methods and while some worked better than others, none worked for long:
1. back squat position, hands close
2. back squat position, hands apart and wrapped around
3. back squat position, arms in front wrapping back
4. front squat postion
5. mid chest, arms under
6. waist height, arms over
7. on back, hands wrapped around, in line with spine
8. under left arm, right hand support
9. under right arm, left hand support
10. on left shoulder
11. on right shoulder
the back squat, hands close position, is where i made the most progress but it couldn't be held throughout. soreness from yesterday had fully set in by the time i headed down the driveway and out onto the street for this 5,280ft of torture. needless to say, comfort was out of the question, regardless of what i tried.
part b - squats and sprints
things were going well and i was fully enjoying the challenge of running in what felt like quicksand while taking off for the first few steps of each sprint until the second to last effort when i got "stuck" and didn't get out of the way of the post in time. gravity was faster than me and that log landed square on the back of my heel, bringing my efforts for the day to an abrupt halt. i'm lucky it didn't hit any higher, above the shoe and on my achilles, where some serious damage could have been done. right now it feels like a severely bruised bone and i'm hoping for a quick revovery but i've experienced some significant pain and numbness. also, even stride is currently a problem as 50/50 weight distribution is unnecessarily painful. hopefully i didn't make to costly of a mistake this evening...
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