For those who don't know what I've been up to, I have a set of stilts, called powerisers, powerizers, flying jumpers, powerskips, etc... Whatever you want to call them, they're stilts you can jump on, as in up to 6'. Here's a video of me one of the first few times I strapped them on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCG0law7uOE
My biggest thing right now is that I want to be able to flip, both like normal people, and on the stilts. OK, so tonight was my first workout at the gymnastics center. The owner seems fascinated by the powerisers and will allow me to walk on certain types of the mats with the risers on.
Tonight, I took the risers in and my new instructor was busy so I was asked to put the risers on while I waited (I was talking to the owner). Once the instructor was done, we chatted for a few. Then I took the risers off and we went over to the trampoline. I clipped into a harness and started bouncing. At first, it was 3 bounces, and on the 3rd bounce try to go over backwards. I did pretty good, landed without going to my knees a few times. Then things got harder...1 bounce directly into the flip. It took a while but I finally started landing a few. By the end of the hour, I managed to land 2 - back tucks on the trampoline without a harness or spotter.
Because of my weird work schedule, and just how close I live to the center, I can call around 3 pm and set up a lesson for that night. I have to work tomorrow, so I'll probably go back for more Friday.
Depending on how well I do, we'll spend the first 15-30 minutes on the trampoline, and the rest of the time on another harness with the stilts, then the remainder of the time (still on the stilts) going into the foam pits.
All I know is I feel the burn in my shoulders already, I bet I'll be kinda sore in the morning. No pain, no gain, right?
