Pole practice accountability thread!
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Anzia ·
Two lessons since I last posted and I am DONE for this week! My shoulders need a break now! Happy with my progress though. Hope everyone's had a good week/Thanksgiving and you're all enjoying your weekends :)
Slkysmth ·
So I havent worked out,stretched, poled, or ate right for a week! Yikes!! I am getting ready to pole now though! I have two workshops this week and may go to class tomorrow. Amongst my busy schedule I will find time to hit the gym! I hope everyone has a successful week at whatever it is you will be doing!
Anzia ·
I am really appreciating my 4 days off! My shoulders are feeling better. My left calf is still very tight and painful but I think it will be much better by Thursday when I pole again. I feel super relaxed despite work, which is an unusual and nice feeling lol.
Slkysmth ·
Just checking in- I poled Sunday and was able to get (with chair assistance) the twisted grip Ayesha! Or maybe it is a TG handspring? Either way, I'm pretty excited! My body ached horribly the following day. I was suppose to go to trickery (inversions) class but it got cancelled. That was a blessing in disguise. I think I'm hittin the gym tonight. Wed I might have my friend over who I am teaching, Thursday is a Xmas party at one studio, Friday is a 2 hour flexibility workshop, sat is inversions and then a private lesson later that day. I hope by Saturday I'm not too beat up and will be successful at my PL. I Hope everyone has a great week! 😊
Anzia ·
You're going to be SO tired by Saturday night but it's totally worth it! I feel really lazy now ha ha. I did need a rest though! Have fun!
Slkysmth ·
Lol! That's what I'm afraid of! I ended up not going to the gym but got a massage instead. I was rear ended last Tuesday (everyone is ok). I've gone to the chiropractor and got a referral for a few massages. My upper body was nothing but knots! (I didn't tell her I think it's from poling). But the last two days I've had a headache. I have also been having really bad lower back pain so hopefully I can work some of this out. 😊 looking forward to the rest of the week though!!!
Anzia ·
Ouch :( Take care of yourself. That sounds really uncomfortable. I hope the massages help.
Anzia ·
Good class last night, but I notice I'm still not poling at home in between. So much for accountability! I've got a private on Sat and a dress rehearsal for the show on Sun, so next week is when I need to do some practice at home.
Slkysmth ·
Haha! I feel ya on the accountability..(or lack there of!) I blame it on the holidays! Life is super busy right now for all if us! Happy to hear you had a great class. Now get on that pole at home and practice practice practice!!! (I must heed my own advice!) I went to the holidays in heels party last night and danced for the first time (successfully) in heels! Fun! Fun! It was a fundraiser for a local woman's shelter. Tonight I'm going to a 2hr flexibility class. I'm REALLY looking forward to it too! I have seen some of his successes! Then I have my one on one to hopefully work on my own routine that is next month! Yikes! Not even close...just finally committed to a song! Time to go, Have a great weekend!
Anzia ·
Enjoy flex class! What pole routine are you doing? Is it for a studio show or a comp? Good luck :)
Slkysmth ·
Anzia, my Flex class was great! it ended up being 2 1/2 hour class so even better! I am a bit sore this morning though. As you might remember, I had strained/pulled my hamstring a couple months ago so that is a bit aggravated today but not to the point of no poling. And then we did this shoulder stretch where you get on all fours, put your elbows up on a chair (seat part) and they push and hold. While they do that you are then suppose to tuck your bum in which in turn causes your shoulders to want to raise but cannot because the person is holding them, this is where the stretch happens. The instructor did this one on me and I really feel it in my left shoulder now! All worth it though! My routine is for a studio. Every few months she does whats called the Darkened Room. Dancers can then sign up to perform ($5 a song). Its open to the public meaning both men and women can come, so you are performing in front of strangers!! This has been a goal of mine for awhile but havent felt I was good enough. I went to the last show to watch and realized its not about your skill level but just getting up there, conquering any fears and enjoying yourself! It was amazing to watch the women during the last show! Ha! Sorry for the book. I am actually on the computer instead of my phone so I can type a lot faster! I have inversions class in 3 1/2 hours, then my one on one at 6:30. Hopefully I survive all this! Enjoy your day!
Anzia ·
That's an intense day! Hope your hamstring stays okay and you have a fab time in your classes. Good luck for the routine! Exciting! I had a private yesterday and was so fed up to find my strength low and pain threshold very low. Grrrrr. Thought I was past all that. But at the show dress rehearsal today I felt strong and quite confident, only to find the poles were super cold and slippy! I slid off the pole four times in total and couldn't do the entire combo all the way through. Apparently a lot of the others were using grip aid which I've never bothered with as I use a fantastic hand anti-perspirant and always warm up my pole so I haven't ever needed to be more grippy until now. I'll buy some itac from my studio I guess as the poles might also be cold at the show. I assumed they'd be warm as loads of people went first, but no!
Slkysmth ·
Hamstring survived and so did I! My one on one was very productive! I have core combos I'm going to do written down and I have my entry to the song in rough form. Now I need to work on the ending, figure out a couple spins, and my floor work. 😳 That's a bummer about you rehearsal aNd the pole being too slippery! Nothing more frustrating than not being able to perform and not because you didn't want too either. Next time will be a huge success for you!! The floor at the studio yesterday was sooo sweaty! I didn't dare move to fast otherwise i'd land on my Ass! I did my piyo class this morning but that was it. I usually pole but decided to take a day to rest. I bought a foam roller today and did that instead....ouch! Enjoy your week!☺️
You guys are so busy! I'm hoping to do some conditioning and trick practice this afternoon. Still working on that aysha, and who knows what else.
Workout is in progress but I just had to stop and post. I decided to limit myself to 5-10 tries for the Aysha, I'm a little obsessed and it's easy for me to get carried away. Lol. Out of 10 tries I got it twice and held it for what felt like a couple seconds so probably more like 1 second each! Progress feels soooo good. 😆😆😆 💪💪💪
Anzia ·
Awesome dustbunny! Well done!
Anzia ·
I'm sorry for not being on this thread more in recent days. I'm going to be absent a while longer due to some personal problems that will take some time to resolve. I didn't want to just vanish and not say anything!
Slkysmth ·
Anzia-thank you for checking in! I hope what ever you are dealing with works out ok for you. I too have been slacking on here. I Haven't worked out for a week until today, haven't been able to pole and have a showcase to prepare for! Yikes! Check in asuch as you can. 😄
rsk269 ·
Lovvve this thread! It's so great to see so many people at the same level working to become better. I reaaally need to be more accountable. I'm bookmarking this thread. :) I'm new to pole and SV. Here are my goals: Long term: Middle split Shoulder mount Short term: Side splits Inversion (And getting over the mental block of inversion) Level 1 showcase Regularly practice pole 3 times a week.
Meggie ·
I am going to jump on to this as well. I am in the Canadian Armed Forces and just got back a month ago from being away from my husband and son for two years (visiting every two months). But now, my husband is away! So I am going back to being a (doing it alone) mom, working full time at the base hospital, completing a Master's degree and wanting to reach my pole goals... thank goodness for 7pm bedtime for my little man! Short Term Goals: Put together a routine bullet to butterfly inside and outside leg hang ankle release side V to superman (my nemesis!!!) Put up a video (get over my fear of others seeing how non-graceful I am!) Long Term Goals side and centre splits handspring to split grip aysha shoulder mount other fun goodies I hurt my left forearm doing something (I think split grip) - and it seems like it will not get better! I started doing some squeezy exercises to increase forearm strength.
Anzia ·
Hi rsk269 :) I've been neglecting this thread again. Mostly because I wasn't poling and didn't want to be accountable! Dear other ladies of this thread: my boyfriend of 15 years walked out mid December, a week before my birthday, to be with someone he's apparently been seeing on and off for 3 years. Two days before he did that I cracked a rib poling and was in a lot of pain. I had to have a few weeks mostly off and limped through my pole show on 20th Dec doing some really basic spins instead of my planned combo. The rib pain plus the emotional pain has kept me on the sofa eating chocolate for a while. I'm now avoiding 'proper' poling because I know how much everything will hurt my skin again. Pathetic, huh? So there's my 'lack of accountability' confession and from now on I'm going to pole every day even if it's just to do a fireman spin!! Hopefully by the time I've changed and done something I'll feel like keeping going. Obviously a few days will be kept as the equivalent of a fireman spin cos of needing rest days, but I need poling to become a habit again and for me that means daily. The SV challenge has already been helpful for that.
Anzia ·
Ooops, hi Meggie! Didn't mean to miss you :)
Slkysmth ·
Hi to the new ladies! Welcome! You have some great goals both long and short term! Anzia! Oh my gosh!!! I am so sorry for all the stuff you have been dealing with! Wow...I feel like I should have checked in with you. 😔 I wish there was something I could say to make it all better for you. You should be proud of yourself for still doing your showcase!!! That takes a lot! My check in: I have a showcase on the 9th that I am preparing for. There is to be over 60 ppl there! Yikes! I just had a one on one and got some great guidance to make it my routine pop! So excited😄 this is my first showcase! I have been poling everyday working on this along with going to the gym and weight training. I am pretty beat up but I have a goal to reach! My goals outside of the showcase are: splits- all directions Handspring (without a chair!) Iron X Those are my main ones right now. 😊
Anzia ·
Hi slkysmth! Thanks for your kind words. Good luck for your routine on 9th! So exciting. I did a short pole session yesterday, maybe 30 ish mins. Tried a bit of everything and I was happy to find that despite the looooooong break I can now chopper both sides. I've lost a hands-free scorpio though so want to get that back. Also there was a lot of thigh burn with fishhook so I need to do that a lot before I try for superman. Teddy is quick and painful (up, aaaaaaagggh, down!) but still there so needs more work. It could all be worse and I'm happy to be back on the pole :)
Neesy118 ·
My goals for 2015 are: -Invert smoothly -Shoulder Mount -Flow/Freestyle (I suck like no ones business!) -Superman -Cupid -Handstand without a wall, without kicking into it -Splits...any one of them. I'm also following the 2015 thread here and posted my starting off pictures. -Yoga more consistently. -Complete a challenge...I love IG challenges, but have never completed one. -Run more. I have a jar where I'm keeping track of my miles. I hate cardio but my lungs & heart need it. I need the stamina to last on the pole. So yesterday was my first real practice/workout of the year and I was so excited. I did it all and think I over did it. I am so sore, I've been using the foam roller. I need to figure out a schedule where I don't over it.
