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Today you'll practice the elbow stand without using the wall or a pole. It's important that you practice in an open space so you don't bump into anything! Remember to breathe while upside down, as holding your breath can cause petechiae.
Pro tip: Always use a crash mat or spotter when working with new skills on and off the pole. In addition to this obvious rule, understanding your mental and physical limitations is the biggest factor in injury prevention. If you're always fearful about working on new things or specific things, it's very helpful to address this and work on it. If you're someone who struggles with negative or fearful self-talk, give this podcast "Are you sabotaging your pole progress?" a listen/watch.
Allow the videos to play in order and follow along. Feel free to pause anytime you need to.
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17 comments
I don't quite have the deadlift to straddle yet, but I can hang out in an elbow stand for longer than I thought I could! I yelled for my husband to come look and it took him a minute to walk over ? so I just stayed there and waited. We were both impressed lol
Yay! That’s exciting ?
Day 24 ? I can kinda do the elbow stand against the wall , not the forearm or the handstand, but I can use a feet up bench no problem, with a hop not quite a lift but getting there, I'll show you in a video using the feet up and then wall or the other way round ? also I'll do the butterfly stretch vid too xx
Commented on the video! :)
Probably* not props lol
So, for most people things like stands will take a few weeks and months of consistent as in 3 time a week of practice. Without seeing you try them I can't say for sure but you said your head gets sore. That tells me you props need to build more strength in the shoulders. Most of the weight should be there not on the head. The head does rest for sure, but not so much it would become sore if the shoulders are doing their job. If you'd like to share a video so I can help you troubleshoot feel free. You can post an external link here, or upload directly on your SV profile. Or send me a video here [email protected]
I can’t really quantify how long, but I’ve attempted a few times including your lessons involving the stands routine. I also had one pole class at a studio where we practiced them and I could only get it with a huge assist. So I mean…..probably can’t say I’ve practiced them a ton….but in the moments I have I don’t feel like much progress has been made, if any.
How long have you been working on the elbow stand?
I also can’t practice long because the top of my head starts getting sore…any tips?? It looks almost easy but it’s soooooo not for me
Man I have a really hard time with stands…I can’t even get my feet up above me
YAY!!!!!!!
Whooohoo I can hold the elbow stand for a few seconds now!! A month ago I wasn’t even able to get into it 😂👏🎉
What is the difference between the forearm and elbow stand? They look the same to me. Thank you
Your head does not touch at all in the forearm stand. You need stronger shoulders to push away. A forearm stand is literally like a handstand, but on the forearms.
so in elbow stand do you put weight on your head
Yes, some. If you have questions about an individual tutorial, click the pink links at the bottom of the description. It will take you to the full tutorial where you can read the full description and get the full breakdown of each trick.
thank you!