This week we didn’t have a live model on Tuesday which was a bummer but we got some one-on-one time with our shells and our first homework assignment which involves a cross contour.  As of right now I am having a hard time getting the shape of the shell exactly right.  It has a lot of crests and valleys and I always seem to stretch or lose space somewhere on the shell so hopefully I will get that soon.  I have not yet started on this task but I hope to get going on it sometime this week so it doesn’t sneak up on me. 

                We also learned about the abdominal muscles this week and what they do to the body.  I didn’t know that the abs main purpose was to hold all of the organs in and it was interesting the way they criss-crossed and created a nearly impenetrable bond between the outside world and the inside body.  I think this information is especially helpful for me because I can better teach people how to work on their abdominal muscles when they are in a group fitness class.

                Finally this week I finished re-doing my spinal erectors.  I kept putting it off because I felt like I completely failed the first time I attempted them but this time around I had more focus which helped.  Another thing that was helpful was I knew what the muscles were supposed to look like when they were placed all together.  I still had some trouble with a few of the muscles but I just ended up really looking at the book and where they attached both in writing and in picture form.  I think that now I have a much cleaner looking manniken and a better understanding of how the muscles all work together.  Hopefully the abdominal muscles go as smoothly.