Hello friends and fiends

I still got it.

♥ Bambi

Deja vu moment (back bending again)

Hey all! I have not been blogging at all since experiencing a pinched nerve (which has disappeared completely, and which I said I was going to make an entry on, but never did, ha!).

So again, this is familiar territory. Yoga continues to be a mainstay in my workouts. Contortion, on the other hand, has not been getting my focus that much this year.

I would not say I am officially back at it. But I am happy with the base I am starting with in regards to flexibility.

♥ Bambi

My war with middle splits...

... continues.

I have not been putting in as much time as I had wanted in the (first two months of) Summer... and as the rule of thumb goes, you get what you put in. So my progress has not been too noteworthy, BUT it is not stagnant, and I am moving along at a tortoise pace.

A few people have mentioned that gender and body shape potentially do play a factor in how well particular stretches can be learned. Side splits came easily for me. Middle splits, on the other hand, continue to test me and my hips. My thighs are not too happy either -.-!

But to hell with it all. I am getting closer.

♥ Bambi

Side splits? No problem.

Middle splits? A bitch.

Had a terrific belly-dancing lesson this week, however. I will be updating more on that soon.

♥ Bambi

Splits video & flexibility updates.

The past week was brutal. Not in the sense of having endured soul-sucking, back-breaking intense workout sessions, but in the sense of mental fatigue and feeling like an extra on "The Walking Dead". I did not get enough sleep on some nights, and on nights where I did, I still woke up feeling less than 100%. SO it may not have much to do with the amount of sleep, but the quality of sleep I have been getting... Will have to look into this.

This pretty much sums up last week for me, with all its awkwardness and confusion:

By the way, love this movie! And if you know what it is, I will love you too :p.

Chest-stand: I have been slowly inching my way down towards the floor mat. Since my last update, I have reduced the distance between my chest and the floor by 2"! Still have about 10" to go. Can it be done by the end of Summer (September) as I planned?!!! I flipping hope so!

Flexibility: I have not lost any flexibility, despite the zombie-week of poor stretching sessions. But I also did not gain any either LOL! In regards to a few stretching poses, I think I have gone as far as I could with them, such as the front split. It would be awesome to have my, uh, lowest region COMPLETELY flat with the ground, but that is not going to happen any time soon with these thighs lol. And after much extensive research (yes, googling), it would not be anatomically possible to do at a "healthy" weight.

♥ Bambi

4th of July shenanigans!

Hey everyone.

Hope you had a pleasant 4th! And if it was not a holiday for you, hope it was still a good Monday!

I spent the whole day out at the beach, the park, then back to the beach, from noon till 10. Silly me did not think about waking up early on a HOLIDAY to do some exercises beforehand, so I ended up improvising. On the bright side, I finally got to work on my nonexistent tan... one month into Summer, ha!

I brought along some work-out clothes and hula hoops last minute. Managed to do some cardio running and hula-hooping, with some basic stretches, but no serious exercises at all. Would be uncomfortable doing them around family and friends, let alone in a public area with strangers around! (... which is a little ironic, since I have no problem sharing them with thousands of anonymous people online apparently LOL.)

So, if you ever see a twenty-something girl awkwardly doing hula-hoops out in the open somewhere...

♥ Bambi

Chest-stand update and progress pictures!

Currently stuck at the elbows. Can I has more upper back flexibility right away, please?! I am determined to get this done before the end of Summer...

And is any one getting tired of seeing pink leotards yet lol?

The Splits

♥ Bambi