romangoddess started this discussion ·
I have revisited the Allegra lately and I find that it really hurts my back/side where the pole pushes into it. The pressure feels so great that I am afraid its going to fracture a rib. Having fractured one last year I know how easy it can happen. Does anyone else experience this? Am I doing something wrong? Or is this something that will just hurt less with time? Any advise welcome. Thanks!
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I just recently got this move & it does hurt like the dickens but not to the extreme you are describing in the rib region. I definitely discovered that how you go into it makes it hurt less & eventually with time, it does get easier to get into & hurts less to sustain. How are you going into it? Can you post a vid of your attempts that will allow us here to help you better problem shoot.
I was going to say the say this as u cali about the video! A lot of the time its just a tiny differnce in pole placement that can make everything better! I hate my inside leg hang.... so I can never get into my allegra gracefully!! Haha... I feel like I'm always wiggling around to get it to feel right!
Thank you for your reply :) I go into an inside leg hang and reach my inner arm around my thigh and grab the pole and then I turn my back to the pole. I dont have my videos with me right now (I am at work) but here is a tutorial that shows exactly the way I get into it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUNK1acUqY
i have injured my rib doing allegra incorrectly! i had to take a break from inverts for several weeks to heal, so please be cautious. the pole rests NOT on the rib. the pole should be closer to the hip area (between top of pelvis/hip and bottom rib) and more on your back. you have to turn your torso to open out away from the pole ;) veenas: https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/f7c4b070-b91e-11df-856f-001b214581be at 2:22 you can see the pole is not on my ribs: https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/5199afd6-6434-460f-88c0-631d0ac37250
Make sure the pole is not pressing directly on your ribs! There is a fleshy "pocket" of space between your ribs and your hip bone. The pole needs to be in that pocket, or you do risk bruising, cracking or dislocating a rib. Lift up into a flatline Scorpio, rather than just an inside leg hang, before going into Allegra. That helps you get the pole in the correct spot. Good luck!
CapFeb ·
If you tend to favor your outside leg hang over your inside (like I do) then getting into allegra can be kinda tricky for the pole to rib placement. If you have veena's lessons watch her allegra video and how to enter from OUTSIDE leg hang. I feel like entering from outside as opposed to inside the first few times allows you a lot more room to position the pole and find the spot where it's supposed to go without a lot of risk of injury. When you get where it's supposed to go after that, you can try allegra from superman or back to inside leg hang if you so choose :)
MelCat ·
Like katana and pokeyd said, definitely make sure the pole is lying in the fleshy area between your ribs and hips so it's not pressing into the bone in the first place. After that I'd make sure that you're allowing your hips to open when you rotate your torso. When you're in your scorpio, your pelvis is more upright, facing the ceiling, and your leg is oriented more to the front of your body. As you grab the pole around your leg and rotate your torso away from the pole, be sure to not grip the hip flexors of the inside leg but relax them so the hip can open. You should feel your hips opening down and away from the leg so then the inside leg is oriented more to the side of your body. Then if all goes well it should be a feeling more of lengthening than crunching, bone crushing pain :)
