Hi Cory
You are definitely on the right track. I would do the same thing with a slight difference only. Use the 60 second set to stay in part 2. Keep the body upright, focus particularly on the upper foot flexion and how you can release your calf muscles and continue moving your heel away.
I suspect you are doing all the right things by the way, so keep no tension in your arms at all, but rather focus on the traction in your straight spine and lift the chest and drop the shoulders down and back so your back arms and upper leg form a triangle.
An added dimension for you is to learn enhanced balance here by ‘waving’ your leg around a bit. Learn how to correct and re-correct your balance in any position. This is really excellent practice for when you bring your elbows down and even better for when you learn how to put your forehead on your knee. Your balance will be handled and it will be so much easier.
Then second set, set up as efficiently and quickly as you can so you can spend about 25 seconds with elbows bending (still keeping your focus on that foot and calf).
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
