I went to my typical 6:00am Tuesday practice and I just feel stuck. I'm not sure what's going on with me right now but I feel like I can't do anything right. Not a single spin was centered today and with as many loop-loop combos as I did you would think that at least one of them would have a crossed free leg on the second jump. Nada.
I know that this is only temporary and I keep reminding myself that I've progressed so much since this time last year but that only makes me feel like 5% better about all of this.
There is such a disconnect between what my brain says and what my body actually does and it's so frustrating. I'm trying really hard to stay positive and to just keep plugging away at all of this but it's hard because I don't want to let anyone down, including myself.
I really wish I could turn off that part of my brain that over analyzes everything and instead just feel the elements. When Christopher told me to "think less" a couple of weeks ago, he had a point. I'm so much in my head that it's blocking any progress. If I could just channel my inner 7 year old and just "do the things" I would be better off. I mean, I never see any of the younger skaters thinking terribly hard about stuff. They just...skate.
Anyway, I'm just venting. I'm frustrated with myself and I want to do a better job at all of this but it seems as though the harder I try the worse things get. Maybe I need to explore options for meditating or get in touch with a sport psychologist. But I need to figure something out soon because the competition is in, what, six weeks? No pressure at all...
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