Knees cracking- can't get back up part III

Hello juli

Thank you! I am so happy you love it. Are you saying that you can descend with a vertical (and straight) back? When you do descend to your limit, tell me please are your calves and hamstrings touching (even resting) together? What are you working on while you’re boxy (hehe)? Can you describe what happens the moments before, the moment of and the moments after you are told to come back up?

You didn’t think I would just come out and give you the answer do you? 😀

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

Hi Juli

You’re welcome!

Can you tell me if you feel you ‘let go’ of your strength even a little bit when your hamstrings touch your lower legs? We expend a reasonable amount of energy moving down into position. More often than not, people ‘let go’ and rest. Do you ever get the sense that this is happening to you?

Here is something I would suggest trying. It’s a stepwise approach that will focus on being mindful of certain conditions in your body to gauge your progress and will be self-limiting.

Follow these steps:

1 >> From now on, do your very best to keep your back vertical on your descent.
2 >> Lift your chest and drop your shoulders down and back and energise your arms.
3 >> Descend with great attention on keeping your shoulders in the right position (a key to a vertical torso) and at the same time energising your legs together and engaging your core.
4 >> Only descend to the point where you can keep your back vertical (and legs squeezing). Starting your descent on (or an instant following) an exhale breath will help you enormously.
5 >> If you feel your body is no longer vertical it will be hard to lift out enough to make it vertical again. So don’t be concerned if you have to start over.
6 >> Over time you will notice you can descend further and further.

Following the above directions will avoid that potential rest of upper on lower leg.

You’ll also note that even though you pay great attention to staying vertical on descent, ascending may, always (to begin with)/at times require you to incline your body forward a little. As you build strength in all areas you’ll find this happens less and less. It’s descending vertically and with strength and control without undoing or surrendering at the lowest point that will make the difference. You’ll also grow your ability to exit with better technique.

Do let me know how you progress!

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

Hi Juli

Trying hard not to yet still resting? It happens to the best of us! Everybody rests on their calves at some stage. Sometimes it’s when you just don’t have the puff anymore. Just descend to a point above and see if you can stay there. 😀

I shall keep a look out for your post
Thanks for the blessings

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂