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I found them on youtube but after watching veena’s I realized they are the same. If you have access to her lessons, it the wrist strengthening ones. I started with a 10lb free weight but was up to a 20 at one point. However, I feel like the grippers have worked way faster for me and just stretching my wrist like 3 times a day. I have an adjustable gripper. I got it here in England. It starts at 10kg which I think is about 15 lbs. anything that works forearm isolation. That might be a search to use on Google or youtube.
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Have you tried strengthen training exercises? Either with a free weight in each hand or hand grippers like body builders use. Also, stretch, stretch , stretch the wrist. I just got some grippers myself and stretch a lot more. I’m working in handstands and stuff and wanna strength my wrist and my grip for pole.
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Also, pistols are good. Can you get your butt to your heels and back up with no wall or pole assistance?
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Have you tried plyometric leg exercises? Power squats are squats you jump up from and theni land back into a squat. Try to get your butt as close to your heels as possible and make sure to sit back with the weight on your heels. Or jump switch lunges. Jumping and switching in mid air and back down into a lunge. How about “box” jumping? If you have something stable to jump up onto of course. Like if you have some step aerobic things that lock together or a sturdy park bench nearby. Jump up to 5 feet if you can and then back down! Or kneeling on all fours and kicking one leg at a time back to target the glutes. You tube has loads of exercises. There are also pulsing deep squats and lunges. Don’t for get lateral or side to side lunges. Also, holding standing yoga poses like warrior 1 and 2 are good. 🙂
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I started doing T25 a while ago and within like 1 week I noticed ridiculous core strength improvement. Every thing helps everything else. It also gives your body a chance to rest when you just focus one muscle group as opposed to the overall training that pole gives!
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Well, my arms and shoulders and back are beast from pole and i’m loving all the upper body strength that I have gained. My core is stronger, but not showing any abs cause I need to loose some more fat. My thighs didn’t really get defined from pole but they have from loads of squats. but the shoulders and back have really toned out for me.
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They called her an acrobat on the BBC, but I can only imagine what American news will say…
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I don't have implants but I have 32f breast. My boobs don't really get in the way of poling, but it does stop me from wearing cute tops cause they don't hold them selves up. Lol I just wear a full coverage sports bra and a colored crop top over it.
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Thanx a bunch, Krysten! His parents came round and fixed the creaking. Lol
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Thanx. I thnk it's the ceiling that's creaking. I don't think the pole slips when in spin but it hard to tell when on it. I'll have my boyfriend's dad look at it.
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is this kind of like the western flag? I think I have a pic of me working n it in my profile. Can't figure out how to add a pic here from my iPad. But I have quite large boobs. Actually doesnt hurt them at all. Lol maybe I use them as cushion.
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Thanx for the tips! I don't have a preferred way yet, but I'll try the Gemini and then slide down a bit to see where my sweet soot is. Will also try so grip on my foot. Ha
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Thanx, ladies! Amy's tip rally help me get some momentum and I also found my top forearm was slowing me down if I didn't spin properly. I will try waiting to grab the back and I like what the girl on pole dance dictionary did with her legs too. Mine always do this weird thing. Lol
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O yes, I can do a 1 handed chair spin as well. 🙂
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Thanx, a bunch chem! Will check it out now. Pole practice time is near! 🙂
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hey, I'm sorry you get so nervous. :-/ the thing that keeps me focused is not wanting to injure myself. But as far a sweaty palms go, I've jus started using liquid chalk on my hands and body and my once slipper pole is like an old well used one. Lol. Try liquid chalk. They have some marketed for polers but it's jus the stuff rock climbers use. Good luck! 🙂
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Thanx, webmaster!
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Hello! Purple is my fav color and I always have grip issues! Does the pole come with a carrying case? Do you ship to the UK?
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Chemgoddess, I’ve always had broad shoulders and now my arms and bulking up and my back. I have 32 f/ff(US size g/h) breast and the dress was already tight…but I took a deep breath and the zipper popped open in th middle. I was just about to go sing. Tried to get so of the guys n the band to unzip it and it was stuck…there was no way I was pulling it over my head so I had t go back to my cabin and shimmy out of it. Zipper still wouldn’t budge. :0
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Have you thought about coming down into an elbow bridge and then straighten yourself out buy bringing your back to the ground? Or maybe back the way you came onto your knees with a hair flip? Or maybe do the headstand with your back to the pole and then grip your legs on the pole like a Cross Ankle Release and then lift yourself up to the pole and take it from there? Ha hope the make sense.
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Lina, I tried to roll back on my thighs while in bow pose and only got to my hips. Any suggestions?
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Don’t know how to post pics from the iPad to the thread, but I’ve just put up pics of my most recent back bending session on my profile page. 🙂
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I can do wheel and bridge and something they call crazy crab at my studio but anything more and I’m still working on it. Ha. My goals are king pigeon, one legged pigeon, and king dancer. And then Allegra. Ha I’m almost 30 and not flexible really. Well, more than the average person but that’s come with work. Make sure you are warmed up. I’m at work now on board a ship so I will do cardio for about 30 min before back bending and split training.
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Well, entertainers don't work 12 hour shift. No more than 4 or 5 a day but mostly like no more that 3. Singers less than the rest of the band. I am looking to settle down somewhere, but haven't figured out what I can do on land yet. At the moment I am splitting time between England with my boyfriend, ships, adn my mom's in New Jersey. But my pole is in England. My new plan is to save a set amount of money and then decided what to do in like a year and a half, but permanent pole time is a definite motivator. While on board the ship, I do cardio, yoga arm balances, yoga inversions, ab and toe pointing work, and split and back flexibility prep and such. And the dream about pole. lol
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Well, entertainers don't work 12 hour shift. No more than 4 or 5 a day but mostly like no more that 3. Singers less than the rest of the band. I am looking to settle down somewhere, but haven't figured out what I can do on land yet. At the moment I am splitting time between England with my boyfriend, ships, adn my mom's in New Jersey. But my pole is in England. My new plan is to save a set amount of money and then decided what to do in like a year and a half, but permanent pole time is a definite motivator. While on board the ship, I do cardio, yoga arm balances, yoga inversions, ab and toe pointing work, and split and back flexibility prep and such. And the dream about pole. lol
