great job! I hang from a pull up bar and it helps my back. riding along side it and stepping a soul foot with no weight could help figure out soul foot dominance. once you get that down, its cool to jump and do that. I think you did awesome. much love blade fam.
If you focus on bringing your knees closer together on the front side grinds it will put your skates in a better position to not get wheelbite and your adductors won't have to work as hard.
Very inspiring and gives me hope! I find frontsides on ledges really hard to do. I have to picture that i'm going to grind on the side of my boot as I approach. I don't in reality but picturing that helps me get low with my feet in the right place. Still doesn't work every time though. Frontsides on a round rail, no problem.
Jumping onto a rail still really scares me and we don't have any low rails to work on, so that may take me some time. My initial P-rail was too high I think, so I may try to bring that down some. The wooden box in the video is the lowest thing we have available, but the cement grind box at the other park is much better, just twice as high and dang hard for me to jump on. The rails are all even higher than that. I am working on increasing my jump height, hope to have a video about that at some point, but its slow progress. Things don't come so fast when you hit your 60's!
@@theaverageoldguy a low p-rail is a must for learning grinds imo. Mine at home is abour 5" high. The trick with higher obstacles is not actually jumping higher but bringing your feet up to meet it. When i'm about to jump on a grind, i imagine my head staying at the same level, a little hop and bring my legs up. At 62 you're doing amazing! I can only imagine what it's like. I just hit 40 and i'm already getting frustrated at my body's lack of mobility and cursing myself for not putting more effort in when i was teen. I've given you a sub, looking forward to following your progress 🤙
@@leser1music You are exactly right about bringing your feet up. I was noticing that on videos and with my son, his head really doesn't go that much higher, but his feet come up. Of course that's the exact thing I have the most problem with. Stay with the agility work and plyometrics as you get older, once you lose it, its really really hard to get back, especially if you have injuries.
Can’t tell but I would recommend your first front grind to the direction of your strong foot forward, just imagine you are running up to a piece of ice and want to slide on it, you would approach it with your strong leg forward and you week leg back a little for balance, same for the direction of that type of grind you are attempting. Also when I got started I made a homemade box the went from pavement into the grass to work my way up, but doing great. Miss inline for sure.
Yep, took your advice and got a new helmet. I really like the Speedracer look! For me, left foot forward is my strong balance position. I surf, skateboard, water ski, and ride my mountain bike left foot forward, though I will say having my bad knee in the back sometimes is tough when I have to squat onto it, and twisting and looking over my right shoulder to skate backwards is not as easy though the balance is much better on that side. Still trying to figure out how to be comfortable with that bad knee on skates.
Amazing work out for the mind and body.
Yes^ knees together, feet far apart. You’re getting it. Once you slide it will cure all depression
Love in the progress that you and your son are making. I would also recommend shingards
Totally inspiring Man!... I applaud your efforts to get out even when you are already feeling it in your back.
Sweeeeet, keep up the hard work!!
great job! I hang from a pull up bar and it helps my back. riding along side it and stepping a soul foot with no weight could help figure out soul foot dominance. once you get that down, its cool to jump and do that. I think you did awesome. much love blade fam.
❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 love it !!!!!!
Respect! Great work sir! ✊
Hey, yeah, bro! Keep it up!
If you focus on bringing your knees closer together on the front side grinds it will put your skates in a better position to not get wheelbite and your adductors won't have to work as hard.
Mega important to bring your knees together for frontside grinds. I tore my adductors and was out of blading for months.
Very inspiring and gives me hope! I find frontsides on ledges really hard to do. I have to picture that i'm going to grind on the side of my boot as I approach. I don't in reality but picturing that helps me get low with my feet in the right place. Still doesn't work every time though. Frontsides on a round rail, no problem.
Jumping onto a rail still really scares me and we don't have any low rails to work on, so that may take me some time. My initial P-rail was too high I think, so I may try to bring that down some. The wooden box in the video is the lowest thing we have available, but the cement grind box at the other park is much better, just twice as high and dang hard for me to jump on. The rails are all even higher than that. I am working on increasing my jump height, hope to have a video about that at some point, but its slow progress. Things don't come so fast when you hit your 60's!
@@theaverageoldguy a low p-rail is a must for learning grinds imo. Mine at home is abour 5" high. The trick with higher obstacles is not actually jumping higher but bringing your feet up to meet it. When i'm about to jump on a grind, i imagine my head staying at the same level, a little hop and bring my legs up. At 62 you're doing amazing! I can only imagine what it's like. I just hit 40 and i'm already getting frustrated at my body's lack of mobility and cursing myself for not putting more effort in when i was teen.
I've given you a sub, looking forward to following your progress 🤙
@@leser1music You are exactly right about bringing your feet up. I was noticing that on videos and with my son, his head really doesn't go that much higher, but his feet come up. Of course that's the exact thing I have the most problem with. Stay with the agility work and plyometrics as you get older, once you lose it, its really really hard to get back, especially if you have injuries.
Can’t tell but I would recommend your first front grind to the direction of your strong foot forward, just imagine you are running up to a piece of ice and want to slide on it, you would approach it with your strong leg forward and you week leg back a little for balance, same for the direction of that type of grind you are attempting. Also when I got started I made a homemade box the went from pavement into the grass to work my way up, but doing great. Miss inline for sure.
Also a very sweet helmet
Yep, took your advice and got a new helmet. I really like the Speedracer look! For me, left foot forward is my strong balance position. I surf, skateboard, water ski, and ride my mountain bike left foot forward, though I will say having my bad knee in the back sometimes is tough when I have to squat onto it, and twisting and looking over my right shoulder to skate backwards is not as easy though the balance is much better on that side. Still trying to figure out how to be comfortable with that bad knee on skates.
You are better than me! I’m scared to do that.