HP Yoga is not for Sissies

Sue and I finally got our blocks out and did HP Yoga on Saturday. Man, what I workout: my abs were sore the whole rest of the day. It made proper deep breathing a challenge. The three things I found toughest:
(1) Straightening my legs overhead. For some reason, when I had the thigh block and ankle block in place, my femur was perfectly upright (perpendicular to the floor), but my knees would not allow my lower leg to anything less than about 30 degrees.
(2) The push-up sequence was just brutal, especially after having done upper body at the gym the day before. I must confess to having to put my knees down for one sequence.
(3) When bringing my legs in to my chest, my knees come apart. I was having some difficulty keeping the thigh block in place.

So I see where my weaknesses are. I know too because I was trying to watch Coach and follow along, I wasn't able to concentrate fully. These things I will overcome in time.

Yesterday I did many hours of yardwork, followed by volleyball. I could feel the fatigue deep in my legs when I was waiting for the serve. But I know with the holiday this week that finding time to work out might prove a challenge, so I am taking every opportunity I can to train. It's what a warrior does.