lillestrøm_uni wrote:
> Allright, so I've purchased one stability disc (or wobble board)
The wobble board arrived today, so now I can start practicing my
balance :-)
Still waiting for the rest. UDC UK ****pped my coker on Wednesday - it
was two weeks delayed while they worked out whether it was possible to
fit a muni in the same box to save on ****pping, and I was discussing
with you guys about what size muni to get - in the end it turned out
there wasn't room and then I figured I might as well wait a bit and try
the coker before I buy another uni.
In other news, I swam 2500 meters last evening, in 51 minutes. Two
weeks ago I swam 2000 m in 50 minutes. So that's a good improvements.
Mostly this was due to the fact that I swam the last 2200 m without
stopping, then mostly breast and only 100m crawl for every 500m (or
400m, to be precise) of breast swimming. I managed to do 200m crawl at
the finish (since I was doing a regular 100m after the 2000m mark
anyway), and I was so tired I really noticed it today. But the good
thing about swimming is that you get tired evenly, unlike running when
your legs are dead for days, while the rest of the body is fine. So I
am now waiting for the outside pool to open (or rather, the weather to
get warm enough that I can go there), so I can start swimming every
morning. That should do wonders.
Furthermore, at my most recent weighing, earlier this evening, I was
down to 87 kg, which is 10 kg lighter than when I started out 11 days
ago. That translates into a real weight loss of 6 kg. I'm going to keep
doing this diet until the end of next week, and then I am hoping that I
will be able to stay below 90 kg. A place I haven't been for years :-)
Even after losing 6 kg I still haven't really lost that much (it is
definitely noticeable, but still a lot) of the belly fat and the "fat
ring", so I am probably going to have to lost another 5-10 kg (down
towards 80-85 kg) before I can begin to hope that my subcutaneous fat
will be more or less gone, thus achieving the infamous six-pack I've
been dreaming of.
Well, it's allowed to dream in any case.
Now I will start using the wobble board in the bathroom, when I am
bru****ng my teeth etc. so I will be using it regularly, and probably
also for dedicated sessions. I already tested it a little today, as
soon as I got it out of the package, and I was able to stay completely
balanced in the middle without much problem. Seem there is a rather
essential error with the wobble board though - it is a little flat in
the middle so if I reach that "zone of stability" and stay straight,
then it's not really hard at all to balance.
Probably more relevant then is to rotate my hips in a big circle and
staying balanced, this is what would be useful on a uni I guess, since
I will keep falling out of balance, and then I will need to adjust my
upper body to adjust until I can move the uni back under my center of
gravity. At least that's how I have interpreted the various advice I've
been reading around here and there.
The essence of unicycling, as I've understood it is that you should not
try to move your upper body to be above the uni, but rather move the uni
to be below you. Just like balancing a long stick in your hand - you
have to move your hand around to keep it under the top of the stick.
Simple physics. But as all such things - easier said (or in theory)
than done (or in practice).
So, have a good weekend and get those unis out - I look forward to join
the club!
--
lillestrøm_uni
My 'first uni'
(http://www.unicycle.uk.com/Images/Shop/nightriderrtl.jpg)
(this list
to be updated as I will buy another as well).
My 'training journal'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1025788)
here in the
forum.
My 'current goal' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRW7ePkZ_8E)
(in
addition to be able to ride of course) :D
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