Whack Back

I've thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of the headstand, and wall poses...until today.

This morning, in my weightlifting class, my coach led us through the P90X abs circuit. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't impossible because I had done it once before. He reminded us to stretch for a few minutes before we left class. I dutifully stretched, but forgot something extremely important until now (eveningtime). When you do a lot of work on one portion of the body (like the core, abs), you have to work the backside of it (in this case - the back)! Unfortunately, we did minimal back exercises, and I neglected to remember to do some on my own. Now I'm afraid to do any because my back aches and feels really tight.

My friend who is a health science studies major suggested lying on a pillow with my arms up until I felt my back relax. It might be my impatience keeping me from doing that for as long as I need to, but I didn't feel a change in the tension of my back. All this is to say I have not practiced Headstand since class. Depending on how I feel tomorrow before class, I'll do the L pose. I really like that one, and I don't think it will feel as burdensome on my body as the headstand pose would...