Update on Trapeze Progress

So I've been going to trapeze class twice a week (once for the class and once for an open aerial session). This has really sped up the progress regarding strengthening my tricks and my endurance. At the last open aerial session (this past Sunday), I did my entire routine to my music 3 full times! And, then I did most of the routine for a 4th time.

My last class was really good, too. I was able to do my entire routine twice and then I got feedback on the end of my routine and the beginning of my routine. There was a scary part during the class, though. A girl was doing the end of her routine and she somehow got her feet in the wrong position trying to do an ankle hang (which I also have at the end of my routine). She had her feet like for a toe hang (where you hang upside down on the bar with the bar on the top part of your foot). Needless to say, she fell! It was quite scary. I was super impressed, though. She was able to tuck enough so that she landed on her back rather than her head, and she was ok (although I'm sure she was hurting the next day). But, it was a caution to me that this is real. There is danger, and I really have to remain cautious.

So, in the time I've been doing the trapeze, I've dropped 5 lbs (yay!). I'm also so much stronger than I was before I started. The bruising has gotten really bad, though. The back of my right leg especially (the 1 knee hang is really killing me) is just all black and blue. And, I have bruises on my left leg, my arms, the right side of my neck, etc. I'm going to have to stop going to the open aerial sessions. My body is just wrecked. I'm very comfortable with my progress, though. My routine should be in excellent shape by mid-December. Instead of doing the open aerial sessions on Sundays, I'm going to take 30 minutes and will hit the weights really hard. I also need to do some kind of weights on Tuesday nights, too. It's hard to fit it in, though. Extra strength will really help me with the Flag, Seahorse, and Iron Cross tricks. I think I've nixed the Shoulder Stand. I'm not sure there's enough time in the routine to fit it in even if I were able to do it comfortably.

But, I'm very happy with my progress, and I think this is going to be a routine worthy to be dedicated to Ariella!