#srpg4

Today's ITG session highlights: -Chaos Theory was a new 20 for me. -Faketal Dreamers was the only 18 I had left in the GCS3 pack. I just have 17s and under remaining. -I actually passed a couple of the SRPG songs I sandwiched between GCS stuff this time. 😆 #ITGstamina #SRPG4 #girlscoaststamina https://www.instagram.com/p/CGZAEd2pSnU/?igshid=tqv8x6i6wg1x

It's rare for me to say that I had a decent set, but last night was an Anomaly. 😛 I got another 20, a handful of 19s, some better-than-usual scores, faster-than-usual average bpms, and more last night during my first crack at SRPG4 since its reopening 1.5 or so weeks ago. Maxx Unlimited on reverse is still harder though. 😂 Note: I took a half hour+ break after Boom Kali [19] so @uks34n could get his DDR Extreme Pro on and beast some Oni in peace before I hopped back on ITG with The Loop [17]. 210 felt hard after getting back up, but I love the tourney practice! 😁 #ITGstamina #SRPG4 #dancegames #InTheGroove #ITG https://www.instagram.com/p/CFuiUfdpAUx/?igshid=r9c77ptpd17i

While stamina is always in season 'round here, and ECS9 is now underway, SRPG4 is now done and dusted. I won't pretend that I achieved great things; in fact, I was relatively disappointed in my performance this year. I didn't make any huge gains or exceptional breakthroughs. What I did do, however, was give it my all every chance I got to play. Perhaps that all-or-nothing attitude — playing either hard or not at all — was actually what held me back, or maybe I'm just getting old and eating too many corn dogs. 😄 Either way, it seems I'll need a new strategy going forward, and I'm all ears for any suggestions and constructive criticism people have to offer! For now though, I'm just going to allow myself a moment to smile over the small wins — that I made some footspeed progress, that my stamina probably didn't get any worse, that I stayed in fairly decent shape amidst all the event cancelations and everything going on in the world, and that I stuck it out with you guys through SRPG4 from start to finish! Thank you to everyone who participated for keeping me company in the rankings and to everyone else who cheered me on, despite how silly my dance pad shuffling must've looked to many of you. Now, on to ECS9! #ITGstamina #ECS9 #SRPG4 #dancegames #stepmania #InTheGroove https://www.instagram.com/p/CEx6NUTFTsA/?igshid=k0q71tv14bb2

From a few days ago. I tried something atypical from my current routine before this set: during the day, in addition to my 100 Day Challenge (https://www.facebook.com/groups/100in100days/?ref=share) daily workout, I spent roughly half an hour walking on the treadmill (as opposed to spending almost the entire day marinating in bed or on my ass at my desk) while working. I always work hard throughout the day, but I usually do it while stationary if I'm at home, which I have been a lot more than usual these past couple of years. Though running used to annihilate my legs for ITG when I was doing it regularly, some movement during the day really seems to make recovery between songs seem faster as well as being beneficial in so many other ways. Hopefully, I'll be working more movement into my routine again going forward. Set highlights vid coming soon. #ITGstamina #ECS9 #SRPG4 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDmAJNPpq2-/?igshid=159h2mnq0fwli