Binge training and retrograde patterns
After the International Contortion Convention ended, I had planned to take a few days off and relax from the quite intense past months training for my act. Such a classic… […]
2016 ICC and a new friend
These past two weeks have been really interesting and intense, first I got to perform my act for Silent Savasana at the Brooklyn Bowl then I attended the International Contortion […]
“Push past pain” theory
I never liked the concept of pushing through or “forcing”, but there have been (and still are) moments in my flexibility training where I know I was stuck and I […]
Doctors don’t understand me
The relationship you built with your own body through training is very unique. In fact, I do listen to my body almost like it’s another entity that lives with me. […]
I became the girl I used to make fun of
After a few years of moving away from weight training, I felt the urge to come back and incorporate some strength exercises again in my routine. Obviously, since focusing so […]
Respect your bad side
As I said in my blog many times, for years I was aggressive with my training. If I wanted at all costs to be able to do a certain thing […]
Cloudy mind with no chance of sunshine
I had one of those days ugh… Where I can’t control my mindset. I go into waves of boredom, anxiety, depression and then somehow a slight relief, and then it […]
Goals and injuries
If my first goal with flexibility was simply to become the most flexible I could, now that I’ve seen how far I can push myself, I’ve slightly changed that initial goal […]
Sofia Venanzetti 