Wrist Warm Up
A long with a proper warm up routine I have begun to regularly include a daily strength training circuit designed to help me build the neccessary muscles for a sustained handstand. This includes three 30 second reps of each of the following:
Forearm Planks
Supermans
Hollow body holds
Supplemental Practice
This week I reinforced my regime with daily yoga classes:
Monday – 9:30-10:45am Hatha
Tuesday – 12:00-1:00pm Vinyasa
Wednesday – 5:30-6:45pm Slow flow
Thursday – 5:30-6:45pm Vinyasa flow
Friday – 7:15-8:15am Vinyasa
Saturday – 9:00-10:15am Vinyasa
Sunday – REST
Am certainly feeling all of the increased weight bearing on my left wrist. My ganglia has been flaring up again and impeding my ability to train as much as I would like. Frustrating to not be able to go as deep in many postures but I am adapting and using modifications to alleviate the pain. I know it is important to listen to ones body and not push it too far. A sustained injury will only impede my progress. For the meantime, I am taking care to rest completely on Sunday as well as ice my wrist after practice.