I don't really have a good frame of reference (since I haven't seen any of his national/international performances in person) and because I see him skate so often such changes I see are so gradual they're hardly noticeable at all...so aromaticchicken's probably knows better than I do.
I do know that he's been pushing pretty hard in terms of his fitness and training both on and off ice (someone somewhere mentioned that he looked like he's put on weight when they saw him in his SP...but to the contrary I think he actually may have lost some--that was just the ill fitting costume...which they are cognizant of and I'm sure will adjust)...and so his body is actually extra tired this time of year. Kori actually had them back off some of his strength training because she was worried his muscles were getting too tired to execute/train the quad...he was just so incredibly tired by the time he hit the ice some days. As the season progresses they will cut down the intensity of training (particularly strength training) so his body is better rested and able to perform at it's peak...it's all about periodization so the skater peaks at the right time.
IMO if a skater is performing perfectly at this time of year they just simply aren't pushing, challenging, and growing themselves enough. It *should* be hard...if it isn't there's a problem.
ETA: I'm not sure if there are plans to stitch the sash of the LP costume down in some way...but Jason also just tends to fidget and fiddle with things when he's worried or nervous (someone said he was fiddling with the sash before his LP).
I do know that he's been pushing pretty hard in terms of his fitness and training both on and off ice (someone somewhere mentioned that he looked like he's put on weight when they saw him in his SP...but to the contrary I think he actually may have lost some--that was just the ill fitting costume...which they are cognizant of and I'm sure will adjust)...and so his body is actually extra tired this time of year. Kori actually had them back off some of his strength training because she was worried his muscles were getting too tired to execute/train the quad...he was just so incredibly tired by the time he hit the ice some days. As the season progresses they will cut down the intensity of training (particularly strength training) so his body is better rested and able to perform at it's peak...it's all about periodization so the skater peaks at the right time.
IMO if a skater is performing perfectly at this time of year they just simply aren't pushing, challenging, and growing themselves enough. It *should* be hard...if it isn't there's a problem.
ETA: I'm not sure if there are plans to stitch the sash of the LP costume down in some way...but Jason also just tends to fidget and fiddle with things when he's worried or nervous (someone said he was fiddling with the sash before his LP).
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. Nothing wrong with fancy nail art in general, but what's shown in this pic gives me the creeps. YMMV :yes:.
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