too tired to skool

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 15 Dec 2002 17:39

how often do you freestyle? including skooling. and how long?
i tried going every day and i cant keep up. three times a week is about what im getting in now if im lucky. those days i get at leats 2 hours. i feel too tired after work and stuff to play. im going to try to play now and force myself to go long even if my body doesnt want to.
anyone else have trouble forcing yourself to play? i mean. when you want to but you feel too tired.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 15 Dec 2002 18:13

Oh man heres some advice: Never play with only two people!!!

We got so tired after about 1.5 hours, but we had to kick for 3 hours. Oh Snap! my legs are jelly

Noah Jay-Bonn · Post by **Noah Jay-Bonn** » 15 Dec 2002 18:27

2 People? Try just kicking with yourself. You get used to it after a while though. I used to play every day for about 2 hours a day, but this semester I've been down to more like 3 times a week because of my work load. Normally if Im tired and force myself to play, I lose the tired feeling after about twenty minutes of playing and get into it. Somedays you just have bad days though, and kicking while you are sick and are having a bad day is the worst! You feel like shit and cant hit anything!

Noah

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 15 Dec 2002 18:28

Matt wrote:Oh man heres some advice: Never play with only two people!!!

We got so tired after about 1.5 hours, but we had to kick for 3 hours. Oh Snap! my legs are jelly

Haha. I'd love it if I had any person to play with. I usually session for 2-3 hours 2 times a week. More if i'm having a lot of fun. Most of it is just schooling. I usually have the tv on to keep me company and to watch while I take breathers. I've never tried kicking more often then that. I could probably tack on another day or two a week.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 15 Dec 2002 18:39

Yeah i know. I play by myself every day and with brad maybe once a month. I have carpet at my house so playing on a wood floor trying to impress a bunch of onlookers (a basketball tournament)... it was tough.

the_lost · Post by **the_lost** » 15 Dec 2002 19:26

i try my best not to miss a day, latly iv went down to like 5 times a week tho. i try to hack as long as i can, usually untill my legs get all tired and stuff. i was to the point where i was going for 4 hours a day and my legs didnt feel it. i guess i should be better then i am but im getting there.
do you think thats why i have such problems with my legs freaking out on me all the time?

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 15 Dec 2002 20:48

freaking out? like how? after a hard session for the rest of the day and maybe the day after my legs cramp up like hell if i put them in the wrong position. its freaky and hurts lot.
i think i figured out the tired thing. it worked like noah said. after a couple runs i was really into it and couldnt stop. usually i stop when my chest hurts and my eyes burn. i think my legs are invincible. i think i'll try to play 5 days a week. a single hardcore session by yourself improves your game SO much.

Zerbalicious · Post by **Zerbalicious** » 16 Dec 2002 09:24

If I eat healthy, I get tired less. Also, if I don't stretch after a session my muscles will be sore the next day. Unfortunately I find the older I get the worse my body feels when I play tons of footbag. Knees and shins are my worst problems.
I've found that for me I improve most dramatically when I play with only myself or one other person. It's easier for me to focus on the things that I need to practice. But then again I don't really do that any more because footbag isn't as important to me as if once was.

morsecode · Post by **morsecode** » 16 Dec 2002 09:45

I've been jumping rope to build back my endurance. Cross training is good for any athletic activity. I'm also a firm believer in drills, i usually do at least 30 minutes of basics before each session.

madshred2003 · Post by **madshred2003** » 16 Dec 2002 10:46

yeah before i took some time off, i could play pretty hard for like, i dunno 3 hours. now i'm winded after like 45 minutes! gotta take time to get the strength back...

Brian · Post by **Brian** » 16 Dec 2002 13:07

http://modified.ca/footbag

the_lost · Post by **the_lost** » 16 Dec 2002 14:16

chan wrote:freaking out? like how? after a hard session for the rest of the day and maybe the day after my legs cramp up like hell if i put them in the wrong position. its freaky and hurts lot.

my legs jump and stuff right before i go to sleep, even after i streach real good. and the less important mucles like the mucles on my sholders or biceps, even my mucles in my feet buy my ancles twitch in my sleep (kinda funny and hard to believe i guess but it happens) and if i dont get to sleep fast enough it keeps me awake for hours at a time.

and i think if you drink less pop or what ever and more water your legs might not cramp, i heard somewhere that caffeene makes your legs cramp and stuff im not sure if that is true (can someone conferm that?). i dont drink pop cause im hyperglycemic so its kinda easy for me to just say that kind of stuff.

Noah Jay-Bonn · Post by **Noah Jay-Bonn** » 16 Dec 2002 14:42

Heh, my legs used to twitch, but they eventually stopped. I've woken myself up from my legs doing whirls.

Noah

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 16 Dec 2002 15:07

I'd love to hack every day, but the motivation is nil when there's NEVER anyone to shread with. As it is, there's a definate 2 times a week when I can have a kick, but not always with someone.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 16 Dec 2002 20:28

i only kick in my sleep when im sleeping in the same room as someone else (ie: footbag tournament)

Noah Jay-Bonn · Post by **Noah Jay-Bonn** » 18 Dec 2002 11:03

Im back at home in Portland now so I expect ot be kicking every day!

Watch for both mine and my sisters new moves in the new moves section

Noah
PS I had dreams of PS Whirls

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 18 Dec 2002 12:18