Plus Sized polers and your evolution ...

MissChiefNYC started this discussion · 9/22/2010

Hey Wonderful people, I' m a big girl, and have noticed that there are other plus sized polers on this site, which is great...makes me feel like I can belong. I'm curious about your pole evolution. Does anyone have any videos out that show their first poling experiences, and where thy are now? Anything that shows their progression, and body changes?. I am actively working on becoming healthier, and my goal weight is 170, I'm 5'5"(I've got about 12 pounds to go), yet, I feel very chunky and stiff (I'm looking into yoga), and need to see encouraging images of ladies who have progressed, become more confident, and built up some strength. What are some tips, and realisms do you have? What have been some of the difficulties with pole you've experienced because of your size? Thank you 🙂 Miss.Chief

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minicoopergrl · 9/22/2010
Check out my http://www.youtube.com/minicoopergrl You can see a big progression from me. You can see where I was my smallest, and then watch me start over again. I had a baby in Feb 09 and gained 80lbs so you can see me go from fluffy to slimming. What are some tips, and realisms do you have? Best advice is love yourself no matter what size you are. To me beauty is so much more than a size on my jeans, its in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes giving into temptation is ok, just dont live by it. I will have to say being in-between sizes isnt fun at all, im currently in one and it just sucks! What have been some of the difficulties with pole you've experienced because of your size? There are a few - one is the negitivity from the outside world. Youve got to have a tough skin to post on YT. I still get nasty comments about my size. One guy in my MINI Coopers forum bad mouthed me on a different forum about me being a 'big girl on the stripper pole'. I just delete them and go on about my day, why waste my time with someone who wants to bring me down. You cant bring LULU down!!! As for poling itself - sometimes I cant get a move down b/c im a bit bigger all around. I still cant do a split/underhand grip or a flag pole, I still blame it on my boobs! But I just dont give up, I will keep trying until my body says 'alright you win, we can do this'. I always say we all have our hinderances, its how you work around them is what counts. If you ever want to PM me, feel free!
Billababe220 · 9/22/2010
Hello! I'm a bigger girl myself and I loveee poling!! I do beleive we are about the same size, Im 5'5 and currently at 173lbs although that fluctuates on an hourly basis...lol. When I first started poling about a year ago I thought it was super hard and that I'd never get anywhere but I have made a lot of progression. When I started I couldn't climb the pole, do a pole sit for more than 2 seconds or do any kinds of inverts. I'm not one of the girls who practices everyday....I do it when I can, but I can now climb the pole no problem and really quick, I can sit for hours, I can invert, CKR, CAR, bridge, butterfly...etc. I just take one trick at a time and do my best to conquer it. I don't think poling has done much for my figure....but then again I'm sure if it was something I did everyday it would. I can tell you that my strength, especially upper body has increased SOOOO much. Some things are hard to do because of my weight (and big boobs like minicooper said) but I still just try and try and try. I wish you luck in your poling adventures!! 🥂
MissChiefNYC · 9/22/2010
I don't know why I'm so afraid sometimes. It's a tough thing for me with loving my body, I've suffered from eating issues for years. Then I got pregnant, then I got sober, then I got to 200 pounds. I've never fully felt comfortable in my skin, which is why I took up pole in the first place. Not only to find that inner sexy gal, but to become more confident in my own skin, to love my strength, and to find my voice. I need to surround myself with women who like me, have been on the bigger side and who pole (truth is I just need to surround myself with positive women, period). It will serve as inspiration, and a reminder that I can do it too!!! By the way I think your videos are great (both of you), so amazing.
RoxyPink · 9/22/2010
Okay so this is a subject that is dear to my heart. I started poling after having my second child...during my pregnancy I gained 90 lbs...you heard that correctly! I went from 155 lbs to 250lbs! When I started poling I couldn't even step around the pole with one hand...and I'm so not joking! I kept at it and before I knew it the weight started dropping off of me and I was getting stronger and stronger. Eventually I lost all of my weight and I kept getting stronger...now I've put on three pounds but my body fat% is lower than it was before and I'm stronger then I EVER have been so I know it's all muscle. I'm 5'6" and as of this morning I was 158....not what I want but i'm not beating myself up over it. The point is I don't want to hear ANYONE say they can't pole because of their weight. When I started I was well over 200 lbs and in two weeks I'm going to be competing at the USPDF East Coast competition! If I can do it, so can you!!! I know first hand the frustration of poling with a little extra but I also know the gratification that comes with proving to myself that I can do it no matter my size. You ladies are beautiful....just remember that!! 😀 😀 😀 🥂 🥂 🫡 🫡 🫡
CurvyDiva · 9/23/2010
Ditto to what all the ladies have already said. Weight should not be an obstacle. 😉 However, in regards to challenges the only thing I would say is really pay attention to your form to ensure you are utilizing the correct muscles. I have found it very easy for me to lose form when performing a trick (darn gravity). Also condition, condition, condition and condition some more. I'm so in that mode now. I do not video myself alot because of my day job but my sister who is also a plus size poler does. Her videos are not on Veena but here is her facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CurvyDivaPoleDance. She has tons of videos. 🙂 Just be patient with yourself and I can't wait to see your vids!
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Layla Duvay · 9/23/2010
Oh boy, this speaks to me! I'm down to 188 pounds and went from a size 18 to a 14 by poling. The smallest I've ever been is a 12, and that was B.C.--before chlidren! Thanks to pole, I now have the metabolism I had in my 20's. I find some moves challenging--the jump tuck spin (or the tit-wringer, as I call it) is pretty painful for the enormously-bosomed, and I'm trying to figure out a caterpillar grip that does not bruise the boobage. I've noticed split grip holds seem to be easier for the more aerodynamic gals, but so what? You figure out what you can and cannot do and make it look HOT!!! Weight should not be a hindrance to we more generously-constructed women. All the women on this thread have inspired me, and I'd like to add Dangerous to this list. She's a thick girl and an AMAZING dancer!!!! 👸 Check out her videos!