Week 46, 2019 - Why walk on your hands?

I have three multi-day workshops for different clients in different countries with completely different topics in the space of four weeks, and this week was an in-between week among that intensity.

I’ve kept it really low key, enjoying the quiet time while charging my batteries. I played around with a new furniture layout in the living room which took me on a path to a new online training program just because there was more space. A three day trial turned out to be a lot of fun and I already seeing gains expressed through my regular CrossFit routine. So I’m going to give the foundational eight week program a serious go, and am looking forward to the process immensely.

Past attempts at building a home training regime have been superficial and fleeting (in hindsight) but things feel different this time. My heavy travel schedule blocks me from consistently working out and it’s high time I did something about that - bringing my running shoes for an occasional run isn’t cutting it.

The idea of having fun by working on different movements and discovering what your body can do… I don’t think I ever really understood that. I’m a gym rat that likes to get in a good workout in a group setting with a coach and then leave happy. But the program talks about building a mindful practice and it’s not yoga or mobility and I’m already seeing results so… wow it could be just what I needed but didn’t know I did!

This coincides with a focus on handstand walking in my gym’s programming. In the past I’d had a hard time really getting into working on these movements, preferring the cardio or weightlifting movements. But thinking about play vs practice vs perform modes has helped me be in the right mindset when tackling this kind of session. Having this range of modes and being able to intentionally switch one on feels like it could unlock a different phase of my training.