Chocolate THUNDERRRRR!

I had my first private lesson today. Chocolate Thunder is the shit. The shit, I tell you.

I learned so much in an hour. I am sore, happy, and very hopeful. We spent the first half hour working on my form and technique. I am in awe of how much I learned. My body position, my feet, my cross-overs. Wow, I can't believe how much I learned and I'm so happy that my body does what my brain tells it to! After a week and a half off skates, I felt like I hadn't skated in years. But he was patient and just had me do what I could and gave me plenty of breaks.

And then we did the dry-land training. My legs are burning and sore, and I can't wait to do it again tomorrow! I will be spending a lot of time in the squat position, working on quad strength, balance and my core.

Oh oh oh, and we worked a little bit on hits. I completely trust that Chocolate Thunder will teach me to use my size to my advantage. Just the couple of things that he suggested made a ton of sense and makes me believe that I'm going to be the shit someday too.