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Im so pumped to finally be getting these

@@inlineonline Please keep sharing your journey. It's getting me motivated!

I'm about 220-225 depending on, carrying alot of extra fat and muscle I probably don't need but some extra muscle mass does help with impact injuries. The only issue I feel is being super top heavy means my weight balance gets thrown off drastically if I lean to far in any direction. We just has to be a little bit more precise in terms of balancing our weight as big guys, it really shouldn't effect too much as long as you're moderately active. I was mountain biking and lifting for years before starting rollerblading so I've kept myself in alright shape, but I'd like to get back down to 200lbs, thats my comfortable weight

@@inlineonline I feel you. I’m in the same boat, I’ve been lifting for years so it’s a lot of muscle mass and stiffness. So I’ve switched up my gym workouts to cut back on hypertrophy and work in more athletic movements. I agree there are some benefits to have the extra mass but it does affect fluidity a bit. I’m not sure if it’s the case for you but getting low is something I have to remind myself of a lot. I’ve started doing box jumps where I try to land in a squat to help with that. Keep it up!

@@chauncey7242 yeah you're doing the right thing, The lack of flexibility is definitely tough for guys like us especially if we never really focused on it until now lol I can squat down to my calf's with a barbell on my back but as soon as I put the blades on I'm like Bambi struggling to bend my knees lmaaao getting low has beeny biggest enemy, it's a constant battle. Like you said I have to constantly remind myself to get low while skating

I love them they're super wide and roomie, I have a 275 Mondo and I bought the 8-9 shell to use with a 2nd skin liner. Fits great like that, stockliner wouldn't have worked for me

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Elbow bursitis! Feeling better now, slammed last session right on it while learning unity grinds and it didn't hurt, first time that's happened since I injured it 😂

@@inlineonline Ok, I see. good luck with that

It's weird I feel so uncomfortable in the switch soul grind but the form looks pretty okay on video lol I think it's cuz I'm turning into it way more on my switch souls and getting a wider stance

Yeah that's exactly whats happening, I'm triggering my jump right at the beginning instead of like a solid foot before it And you can definitely do it!!! Take it slow and figure out what seems most comfortable for you then get to sliding

Thank you bro!!!

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Don't worry I won't be throwing any hammers 😅😅 you're right though

Yeah I wish it was a bit shorter but I'll take what I can get haha easier than I expected!

its for some reason its really tough for me to get low on my prail, I can get a bit lower on higher obstacles so I'm trying to find a way to bring my coping box to this park, that way I'll have the perfect practice setup. small prail for learning new tricks, then my 12 inch coping box for getting them comfortable, then the 2 foot coping box thats already there will be the "final test"

yeah its alot easier to lock stuff in but sometimes my feel just randomly shoot out and there is no time to catch myself lol

had to full send it on the first try cause I was so scared of slipping out from that height haha I dont get low enough in my grinds so I'm basically standing up on the box, I need to fix that lol

I just hit 5 months!

The grind must go on!!!

you'd be surprised!! theres so many its making a resurgence apparently lol I have $450 carbon fiber boots 😅

bro thats awesome, I really need to get back to trying to skate transition again, one of my big goals is to skate mini ramp well we just don't have any good ones close to me

@@inlineonline same no minis

That's soo true

I'll try that, I worked on royales today and had the same issue of not dropping my front shoulder but I got boot down a couple times. We are getting there hopefully

Hell yes you are. Your rate of progress is truly amazing!

@@JeffDelreal thank you bro!!

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hell yeah thats awesome, and I'm about to go skate soon!!

Yeah it's easy to get frustrated in the moment, this was a really tough session for me but you just can't let it discourage you! Sometimes I take a few days off and I feel like I can't do anything but it only takes 10-15 minutes before I'm right back to where I was. It's wild how mental this sport really is

start recording!! it really helps

thank you!! you're doing great keep it up

Thank you!!! That was the plan haha

Thank you! But I bet you could switch soul grind if you just sent it. It feels so weird but if you know how to regular soul your brain already knows how to switch soul just let it happen

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Yup locking in a nice grind and sliding it all the way is the best feeling, and I tend not to fall on my basic tricks much anymore so it's also safer than trying new tricks every session 😂 that was bound to catch up to me at some point

yup you're so right, its really hard for me to take time off but Ive been a little bit better about it lately, the rains helps too lol

@@inlineonline if you need time off from aggressive skating, strap on your bigwheels and go exploring the city! you'll find lots of stuff to jump on and over if you look hard enough. that way you still get to skate, you get to develop new skills, assuming you dont wipe out you don't worsen existing injuries, also the cardio is great. (filming aggressive is way easier tho so i also understand the challenges there)

@@thebigfootblader I tried that just a few days ago and my feet were in so much pain after 10 minutes, I really need to figure out my fit for my big wheels. Hopefully I can get that dialed in, I could even skate to the skatepark thats 5 miles away if my feet would handle it

@@inlineonline yea thats a major contributing factor. what boots do you have for big wheels? FR and Rollerblade make some of the better options available. Powerslide boots are also good, but i've heard many many stories about weird pressure and pinch points. changing liners could also fix your fit issues for bigwheels. for me, the Myfit Crown liners are my fave, i have one for bigwheels and one for aggressive.

@@thebigfootblader ive got the rollerblade rb110 boots, right now I have myfit fatboy liners in them but I've tried all my liners. Maybe I'll pick up some crowns, I have super high volume and 120mm wide feet so I don't have many options, it needs to be a really thin liner around the foot but thick around the ankles. Maybe I need to do another heat mold on my fatboys but idk its driving me nuts, I've been fighting to find the right fit the entire time I've been skating haha

hell yeah thats awesome

thank you! just need to fix my driveway surface

they are really so nice, especially the V1 soul plate. Just looking at it gives me confidence lol

sounds like you're doing frontside grinds!! And yesss you should absolutely build a little p rail at least, 8-10 feet with 2 inch pvc and you're good to go, if you can commit to 180's down 3 stairs you'll be able to commit to grinds and learn so much so fast. Once you lock in your first soul grind you're gonna be hooked lol

@@inlineonline just got my first "frontside" landed without crashing today on a low rail at a skate park with my brother lol ... proceeded to do them (and some wipe outs) for the next like hour straight lol super fun. Cant wait to try some of those soul grinds and acids and stuff next but man the way you gotta lock in the side of the frames without landing on the wheels or slipping off is a little intimidating! but my new PVC rail should help with that!

@@notgreatnate yup I also started with frontsides and was worried about commiting to soul tricks haha eventually you will be way more comfortable with souls than frontsides. Once you get the PVC rail it's alot easier mentally to commit

thank you!! I really appreciate that

Yeah Im going to try to get it resurfaced or just force myself to drive to the skatepark more often. The driveway is just so convenient

I really like the profile, feels super stable and comfortable in anti-rocker, I just ordered some dead bacemint wheels in 95a so hopefully those hold up better on my terrible driveway. Otherwise I'm going back to RB hydrogens, those wore down quick but never chunked

Yeah I think I made a mistake not getting the UFS version, I have fifth elements and faction skates so I figured those wouldn't provide enough support. And I already had these rollerblade RB110 boots, But man I suck lol

Those guys were the ones who made a lot of the videos that actually watched in preparation for this but man I just suck lol I need to just kind of turn my brain off and go out there and skate to really get the fundamentals down before I work on wizard skating drills and advanced stops. The problem I'm having right now is every time I try to wizard skate my feet end up hurting so much after 10 minutes. I keep trying different liner and inso combos but every time the pain is really bad. Yesterday I left my house with my blades to just go for a ride around the neighborhood, My feet were on fire within 2 miles, It hurt so much on the way back I thought I was going to have permanent damage.. luckily my arches were just sore. I wish I got a USF wizard frame instead so I can use them on my aggressive boots

Something that might make it more fun, at least for me was to get some Shokz bone conducting headphones (or any headphone that works for you) and listen to some music while skating. I don't know your foot size but I am a believer that a flat 4 x 80mm or 4 x 90mm (for bigger feet like size US 11+) setup would be better for stability. I used the FR FR1 skate as my main urban/rec skate and they are very plush and comfortable. Buying and trying skates became my guilty pleasure though as I have so many now and enjoy trying them all.

I do have a pretty solid indoor park about 45 minutes away from me but it's $20 each visit, which is more than I'd like to spend 😅