PaoloValladolid
10-05-2004, 06:08 AM
I finally tried Body Flow BMEs last night, evaluating which of the sample BMEs presented in the book were doable for me, both in terms of my current fitness level and which could be done without shoulder pain (my orthopedic doctor thinks I have a biceps tendon injury - we are awaiting my MRI).
The Spinal Rock is one BME that doesn't bother my shoulder. Do you hold the position where your weight is resting on your upper back and neck? Or is that position only held very momentarily before rocking back to a sitting position?
I pretty much focused on the rolling BMEs.
After my BME evaluation, I found I could do the back roll from Pavel's Resilient DVD in reverse - that is, do a front roll. I was initially shown this Russian style front roll by a Systema instructor, but had trouble doing it despite his direction to relax. I later started working on the back roll again when I got Resilient but my fear of the pain I remember from my attempts to front roll on a hard floor held me back. I believe the rolling BMEs built confidence to roll forward, because I did them all on the same hardwood floorl.
The Spinal Rock is one BME that doesn't bother my shoulder. Do you hold the position where your weight is resting on your upper back and neck? Or is that position only held very momentarily before rocking back to a sitting position?
I pretty much focused on the rolling BMEs.
After my BME evaluation, I found I could do the back roll from Pavel's Resilient DVD in reverse - that is, do a front roll. I was initially shown this Russian style front roll by a Systema instructor, but had trouble doing it despite his direction to relax. I later started working on the back roll again when I got Resilient but my fear of the pain I remember from my attempts to front roll on a hard floor held me back. I believe the rolling BMEs built confidence to roll forward, because I did them all on the same hardwood floorl.