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Just working through S&F and doing some sitting meditation in the afternoons while Kenji is taking his nap, so nothing big to report there... but! @Emmet Louis is finally coming to Hong Kong! Not quite Japan, but probably as close as he'll get. This is a hard year to justify the expense since we're going to try to go see my family in the US later this year, but whatever... the chance may not come again, so I just took the plunge and made all of my reservations, etc. Exactly one month from today. My flexibility practice has been dormant for a while now, so it's probably going to kill me, but... see you in HK, Emmet!

Hey, nice work! One thing I will say is that the JC isn't a great position to use for comparison. H2T does definitely help with hamstring flexibility, and particularly so if it's not great when you start, but where H2T really shines is... in the H2T position A lot of that is the calves, which aren't being challenged at all in the JC position. So it's really only fair to compare your beginning and ending H2T position, and there's no doubt that working H2T is not going to be an optimal use of your time unless your goal is H2T. Most people that do the challenge won't really need the H2T position, so I'd say the biggest benefit for most will be learning to be comfortable with discomfort, along with the experience of clearly pushing your limits and the satisfaction of achieving the end position. I'd say your little experiment was a success, so congrats!

Okay, It's been 30 days now since this plan came to action. Wow, time flies by so fast... This has been a great lesson in itself. I'm making a big resolution to myself to optimise my time better and not waste it with unfulfilling actions. I've tried to make the results as objective as I can. I found a video of myself doing a Jefferson curl shortly before this experiment to compare against. There is a mild, yet noticeable difference. Before (left) the box I'm standing on is in-line about an inch or so above the wrist. After the box appears to be in-line with around mid-forearm level. Could I have made the same progress with a 1-2x a week approach? Perhaps. Yet this has been an interesting experiment either way, at the very least for the mental challenge & lessons learned throughout. Subjectively, there is a huge difference in the feeling of moving into end ROM now. It is much more relaxed and pleasant than it has ever been before.

Looking forward to bending you in person!!

19/03/18 Lunch run- Wanted to do a straight 5k with no regard for HR. Was aiming to start at 5-5.30 pace and progressively get faster. Watch took ages to pick up my pace properly. After about 900m it showed I was running at 4:30/km. Way faster than I had intended. Ended up running that pace for the first 1.8k and then doing some 400 on 100 off type intervals.

Have been continuing with the afternoon sessions working through S&F and decided to continue with the nightly sessions working into pancake, as well. The stretch is much more intense than I remember it ever being for some reason, but slowly working my way fairly deeply into the stretch doesn't seem to leave me sore, either. (Not zero soreness, but very minimal.) I've never just stretched without also being actively resistance training, so I wonder if that has anything to do with the increased intensity I am perceiving. But most likely it's just because I didn't stretch for a while! Either way, enjoying exploring the sensations And hoping I'll be a little looser by the time Emmet's workshop rolls around!

Feeling a bit of extra motivation after registering for Emmet's workshop, I did a little relaxed LB stretching before bed last night, leading into pancake. I was mostly just curious to see how different it felt after a while off, and it felt very different Really strong stretch along the inner thighs just sitting in the initial pancake position, so I didn't really expect to go anywhere, but I decided to spend some time listening to the stretch anyways. I actually ended up with my forehead resting on the floor and fairly comfortable, so my body does remember the position, after all... but it will take a little more time to re-accept it as normal

Wed - 20' Treadmill then Upper Thu - Mon - Boys golfing weekend in Portugal. Taking my running shoes though.

Day 21 - Progress seems to have slowed down a bit in the pike ballistics. I'm not reaching any further. However, there is definitely a difference in the feeling of it. The ballistics have become slightly more controlled to the same target. Some experimentation with a new stretch today. Placing a leg high up on stall bars, while staying on the toes of the back leg. Pulsing, by bouncing the heel of the back leg towards the floor. This has unlocked parts of my hamstrings I've never felt before. I'm likely going to replace the bent leg split with this for the remainder of this experiment.