Went to training in Coberg at the trace last night. There was a bunch of Traceurs staying there from around Australia and New Zealand. The APA was hosting them. Networks are being made and information is being exchanged. I spoke to the guy from Adelaide and he assured me that though their numbers didn't match Melbourne's, they are very dedicated to their training.

I made a breakthrough on the muscle-ups! I'd been doing exercises to condition and strengthen my upper body. For a while now, I've felt like I should be able to do them, the strength is there, but the movement never felt right. I'd get my shoulders over, and bring up one arm, but the other would always get stuck half-way. Almost there every time. I spoke to C about it and he looked at my technique. We both puzzled about what was wrong. He assured me that I was strong enough for it. I showed him the two exercises I've been doing. When I showed him the kip practice lifts he told me that that was it. We tried to work out a flow to the movement and, with a few attempts I, managed to get over the bar. The moment helped us both. For him he better understood a technique that he had learned intuitively. It improved his teaching. For me it was the next step forward in mastering a technique.

Some balance drills and wall-runs later a pair of skateboards came out. Some of the guys had decided to incorporate some skating into their regular program. I couldn't be happier. Skating was something I knew something about, I'd done it for a few years. The conversation turned to skating. I'm delighted to have a reason to brush off my old board. Doesn't hurt to be an all-rounder.