Progress Updates

Days 106-107

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I attempted skating on the Virginia Beach boardwalk yesterday and today. To be honest, I don’t love trail skating. It’s just not as fluid and stress-free as I’d like it to be. My aspiration is to be like those skaters that can groove and move fluidly to the beat–never mind the little pebbles, cracks, and … Read more

Days 79 to 101

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This last stretch, I feel like I have been in the neverending plateau. The improvements seem so miniscule and non-existent that it’s easy to nitpick my skating and bemoan why I am not progressing as much as I would like. But I have been sloooooowly unlocking skills. Here are some accomplishments: I am able to … Read more

Day 78

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I purchased access to Stormskater’s spin tutorials, and I must say her drills do make me feel much more control over my feet. It is very hard to practice the turns as she teaches…I can’t seem to figure out how to maintain my center. I’m hoping that over time, I can get it down. I … Read more

Day 77

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I spent a good hour in the rec room trying StormSkater’s spin drills. Thinking back to my spin practices, I just sort went from 1 to many rotations, once I got the (sort of) hang of balancing on my heel and toe. But it was always a crapshoot, as I just start my spins blindly … Read more

Days 63-76

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I know I said I would be more focused during my skate sessions, but honestly, I have trouble drilling the same thing for the full hour. In fact, my muscles get tired, and my moves get sloppier, and then I wonder if I am getting into the territory of forming bad habits. I’ve found it … Read more

Day 62

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These past few weeks, I’ve been structuring my sessions with the same sort of drills. I start with pushing drills, practicing my outer edges, as I push in a circle, inside edge drills, toe/heel manuals, and then I go into spins. But for some reason, I don’t feel like I’m improving at my push drills. … Read more

Day 51

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I actually wasn’t planning to skate today. My quads are beaten down from the pushing/stroking drill and heel toe spins. I changed out my Moxi gummy wheels and swapped in Radar Energy 57s, and I had to try out my skates with the smaller wheel. Definitely felt more control when strutting–thos gummies were like monster … Read more

Day 43-50

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I spent a lot of the week drilling spins and getting to know my edges. I feel like with spins, my progress has been 2 steps forward, 1 step back. I’ve been able to unlock 4 rotations, and I can do 2 more consistenly. I was even able to unlock this sensation of levitation while … Read more

Days 40-42

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Average daily skate time: 60 min I am determined to up my spin game, so these past few days I’ve mostly been one spin after another. I drill toe and heel manuals everyday to get used to balancing on them. I also have been practiving heel and toe pivots. I’ve also been working on really … Read more

Day 39

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Skate time: 45 min It’s amazing what taking a break from practicing a skill can do. I didn’t dribble for a few days, and suddenly I’m able to mostly stay centered in the frame rather than rolling backwards or forwards. I don’t know if it’s from building muscle or maybe getting out of my head. … Read more