And not always in a bad way š
I’ve been *extremely* frustrated with Group Kick over the past week or so, as our fitness director (let’s call her Kimmy) has been pretty MIA and as my sister recapped in a blog post, last Saturday’s class was supremely frustrating as our director pretty much pointed out our mistakes as we were teaching (bad form, IMHO!), and never actually gave us feedback afterwards.
And, in all honestly, it was frustrating because we both feel we know what we are doing, our form is good, and we’re just fine-tuning some pre-cuing and such.
…and then we practiced this morning with a few of the other instructors, and man, what a reality check that was!
The things Kimmy pointed out – “wingy” hooks, weak kicks, etc. – uhh, were dead on.
It was as if before that, anytime Kimmy gave us feedback, I reverted back to sitting in high school, where the teacher is staring at you, giving you constructive criticism, and you look at them and think, “who, me?!” – when uh, it IS you they are talking about.
So, the reality check of that was a huge eye-opener and felt like a bit of a bitch-slap because I am not fond of admitting when I am wrong, but in this case, I am wrong. My form does need work. I need to let go of the frustration and just work on fine-tuning those areas that I thought were good, and make them good, make them better than good, and make them great.
Because, as my sister always says – “we got this!”
I just need to remember that, and know that while reality can be a bitch sometimes, sometimes we need that to actually change, to improve, and grow.
This is me – admitting I am wrong, and looking forward to improving, and totally kicking ass for our video assessment that is looming in just a few more weeks (or a month, max!).
Hey, if I can get through divorce, I can get through Kick, right?! š
February 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Criticism in any form can be tough to take!! It’s great that you are willing to accept where you went wrong and embrace it. Good for you.
February 24, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Thank you! Yeah, I’ve had to toughen up a bit, but it’s been good, I’m learning a lot!
February 24, 2010 at 3:18 pm
[…] etc.), we’ve started to revert back to some bad form habits. As my sister so aptly pointed out in her blog post today, I too, was wrong. All this frustration I’ve felt about our fitness […]
February 24, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Well put, even though I hate to be wrong too, like whoa. And, uh yeah, we DO got this!! š
February 24, 2010 at 4:05 pm
It sucks admitting your wrong doesn’t it??? I’m definitely and “I’m always right” kind of person. I think it’s because I’m a perfectionist and I do indeed expect to be right/perfect all the time! Good for you for fessing up. Now you can move on.
February 24, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Yes – I fessed up, that’s right! It does suck to admit I’m wrong, but I feel much better now š
February 24, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Criticism is hard to take but the good news with this, is that it’s stuff you can change and changing will make you a better instructor. Look at how far you’ve come! Would be silly to give up now.
February 24, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Thanks Mandy – you’re right, there’s no giving up so far into this, I absolutely must go forward! Thanks for the well wishes!! š
February 24, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Hell yes you can kick Jolene! You should have seen me in front of Exercise TV this morning trying to do yoga. A runner (me) trying to do yoga because I MUST stretch. But, I suck at it. I will stick with it though and try to improve because I know so many people who have said that yoga totally changes your body. I need a good stretching as I am a bit short and stocky.
February 24, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Thank you Pippi! Yoga – yeesh. I soooo have no patience for it for one huge reason – I can’t touch my toes. I have that LITTLE flexibility. It’s terrible. So I get frustrated with yoga or pilates because I just simply can’t do the moves. But I give you kudos – it IS good for you, and I SHOULD do it. But meh. I’ll stick with what I can kinda sorta do š
February 26, 2010 at 4:51 pm
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