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are there any start-from-scratch polers?
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I started pole with absolutely no dance, gymnastic, or otherwise dance- and flexibility-related background. Really, I hadn’t done any physical fitness for about eight years. Furthermore, I have scoliosis, so my back and hamstrings can become very tight if I don’t do daily stretches. Since starting pole, I have so much more strength, especially upper body strength. I am also proud to say that I can now do the side splits, and am very close to attaining the front splits. I do pole strength/ conditioning every other day, with flexibility training in-between, so that’s probably why I’ve improved so rapidly. Everyone’s different, but so long as you’re not comparing yourself to anyone else, you’ll notice yourself improving.
Also, my fiance has confirmed that I am in better shape than he is. 🙂 Coming from someone who works out daily, runs during the summer, and used to play football, I’m quite tickled about that.
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I only danced a little when I was a child. I am now able to do a lot of things including an elbow stand. I get frustrated at times when tricks don’t work properly. All I can say is hang in there. It will get easier and the progress that you have already made is amazing 🙂
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I think “scratch” is relative when it comes to pole. I have always been very athletic and active. I love activities such as high impact aerobics, tennis, zumba, etc. when I was young, I did gymnastics. I can dance for hours without missing a beat and I could probably choke a horse with just my legs :). So pole should be a little easier for me. NOT! I think bc pole requires full body cooperation most folks come into pole with something they have to really take baby steps to achieve. Maybe it’s spinning, or climbing or inverting or simple flexibility.
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I DEFINITELY started from scratch. Zero experience in dance or any other sport. Literally haven’t danced to a single song in my life (not even at prom lol). Actually one of the reasons I started poling was bc I knew I’d suck at it and it was 100% outside my skill set. 🙂
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I started from scratch I had no strength at all I can dance though but that’s just comes natural. I only do pole and a bit of yoga and flex training after I’m on the pole. I have been poling for 3 years. I think I’ve realised the more I get on the pole even if it’s only for half an hour to and hour I find strength builds a lot quicker it’s something I’m trying to do more this summer so I can build strength for pole a bit better and lose a bit of weight too.
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I started from scratch about 3 months ago, I couldn’t even do a push-up, and my legs were so inflexible it hurt me to even step over something. I also had a shoulder injury that kept me up at night sometimes it was so bad. Pole has changed my body so much in such a short amount of time. I’m never sore anymore (unless it’s from learning a new move), and my strength has increased a crazy amount. I feel like super woman at work carrying boxes around that the boys have trouble lifting ^_^
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I still have trouble doing a good push up! lol! I danced and did gymnastics as a kid but nowhere near the level of ‘preparing’ me for what I do now! I had two babies, went through a divorce that took a toll on my body (I lost so much weight and had no muscle strength or flexibility) and went to a pole class and couldn’t do anything! Just a little pull up on the pole was so crazy and strange to me! But I loved it anyway. It’s been a year and a half and I can do things now that I never ever would have thought possible. I always want more and feel frustrated at what I can’t do so it’s nice to see a thread like this and realize how far I’ve actually come.
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Started from scratch 6 months ago. Forearm stand was a no go. Pull ups were zero. More i have muscle I’ve never seen before. My arms and legs are amazing to me. My core is stronger too. However, my flexibility is still non existent. I’m working on it but it’s slow going. You’ll be amazed How quickly your body will change.
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