AllysonKendal
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This is going to sound like craziness, so i apologize in advance for that.
Does it help if you actually take your hands and grab your butt cheeks and pull them back. Ugh. I don’t know how to describe it. So you’re not sitting on your butt cheeks, but instead they are kind of behind you… I don’t know why but I feel like it really helps me not round?! I think maybe it has you sit on your sits bones?
I googles it, and this is kind of how they phrased it “Sit up straighter, pull back the flesh from the underside of your seat, tip your pelvis forward (per Number 1, above), and try to connect your protrusions with your mat, letting them support you.”
But that “pulling back the flesh” aka your butt cheeks is key for me.
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Day 8. http://instagram.com/p/z_GFIcjLF6/
Sorry the quality is so bad. The lights in there are dim and when it’s nighttime it’s so dark. I should use my good camera but I was rushing like always 😜
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Is there a stream of the amateur competition?
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Haha btw I meant Amber Wolf, with the doll thing…
too many names, I got confused. But i also liked Ashley Fox’s performance. 😛
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Wow. Thanks again for sharing this:
My final thoughts is I do think the camera for Jazzy’s performance in particular was zoomed in and didn’t capture the whole move. but she really looked lovely. I do think in person it would have been breathtaking.
As far as Tara’s performance… I really enjoyed itI think if there wasn’t commentary I would never have noticed the things they were saying she didn’t do perfectly (bent knees and such) just because she was so fluid I wouldn’t have noticed.. maybe the judges didn’t either.
Yes, Estefania Duque was breathtaking. Right off the bat she grabbed me and pulled me in with that toe point rise.
I actually really liked Amber Fox’s performance too. I know the doll thing has been done before, but I really liked it, and I thought she was really cute.
I can also see how, like Veena was saying, that the numbers might have surprised people. If each judge had a different aspect to judge I do see how the final numbers could end up not being what you’d expect.
Thanks again for sharing. This was fantastic.
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I’m 40minutes into it and I’m loving it sooo very very much.
I’ll comment on the performances when I’m all done… BUT I’m not really seeing any problems with the camera, that I notice…
I agree the banter between Annemarie and Fawnia is distracting, I do wish there was an option to mute it but keep the music… HOWEVER, I wonder if ice skaters feel like that when they watch the olympics or something, but as a non-ice skater I appreciate someone talking a little bit to help me follow and keep me engaged.
So I could see if the majority of the scores were based on artistry and performance that I would really want them just to play the music and be quiet. But I guess since it’s heavily weighted on the technical aspect its nice to have someone point out some things?!? I don’t know.
The chit chat between performances is awkward to me.. specifically the male, Vertical Jo is fine. But I’ve found some of his comments a little cringe-worthy.
Can’t wait to see how this turns out!
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Day 7. http://instagram.com/p/z8y4YhjLH4/
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It also looks like the PoM one comes in either 2 or 6 inch thickness
YD comes in 2 or 4 or 5. So it really depends on what you need.
I don’t think 2 is enough for me to feel comfortable (but might be for plenty of people, or if you have soft carpet underneath), but I have 4 inch one and honestly I couldn’t imagine having a thicker one, it’ve very cushy and you really sink into it and sometimes that can almost get in the way.
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I have the yoga direct and I love it…
I think its personal preference. For me, at the time, the YD one was cheaper… so that sealed the deal.
Ok, I’ve had a drink, so someone should check my math….
But the YD one has a 5ft diameter (2.5 ft around each part of the pole uniformly)… the PoM is 4×4… (diagonally thats 5.66ft) so some parts are 2ft around the pole in some parts and 2.83 feet at the corners… so shorter in some directions that the other mat and bigger in others.
It’s really what you prefer.
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Day 6. https://instagram.com/p/z5dJzuDLDd
Sorry this is so rushed. If I explained the day I’m having…. Sigh. Anyway, I tried to go up and grab that top leg but it wasn’t happening. I had a good laugh about it anyway. Figure I’d would show the whole thing… Good, bad, ugly
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Well, I have 2 pairs of pleasers.
1. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00125TOHM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028TUS9E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
In street shoes I’m a 9 or 9.5, but I got a 10 in the Pleasers because I heard the run small… and they do. a 10 fits but my toes are right to the edge, but I feel like an 11 would just be too big.
As far as the shoes without the ankle straps (#2) sometimes I want to try certain moves or spins with and without heels back and forth… and not have to stop and sit down to take them on and off.
After reading amazon reviews people said the plastic across the foot was pretty tight, and there were even tips about warming it up with a hair dryer to get the plastic to expand.
I did NOT find it to be tight, actually they are a little loose, and I don’t have a particularly narrow foot. They aren’t falling off or anything, but I have those ball of the foot cushions for heels I may put in them if I want them to be tighter to invert or something.
I would not want to size down or my foot would be over the edge… But I would avoid these if you have a really narrow foot 🙂
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Oh man, this stretch looks so good I want to kiss it… With tongue.ðŸ˜
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Yes, if it wasn’t clear in my last post, do check out Veenas lessons on stretching/flexibility. They are extremely helpful. Just because I don’t always do them while watching doesn’t mean I didn’t learn a great deal from them. I still refrence them when I need to. I’m just a slave to the TV 😜
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I like Veenas stretching lessons a lot, but I’m just not a video person when I stretch. I’ve done them a few times, and they are helpful (very!) but I like to put on the tv and kind of distract myself from what I’m doing 😜 So I don’t use Veenas lessons specifically but I use a lot of things I’ve learned from watching them combined with things I’ve picked up other places (class, yoga, Internet) I’m actually a really unfocused person in my personal life (I do focus at work) but I just can’t seem to focus on a video. So I just jot down exercises or stretches and do them while I watch tv. What I do is probably pretty close though… 🙂
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My routine is pretty much:
Monday I take and early evening shower and stretch for 30-45 minutes (for splits only, hopefully I’ll add back and shoulders in one day, but I’m trying not to overwhelm myself or it will seem daunting)
On Wed I go to pole class where are warm up includes a stretching component but not as much or deep as I do on my own (this does include back and shoulders so they don’t get completely neglected)
Then I TRY and squeeze in another session like Mondays on Friday or Saturday, but some weekends I’m heading from Basketball games to baseball practices to baby showers and I just don’t get a chance.
So my schedule really is 1-2 deep stretching days a week plus 1 decent but not as itense day. I hope that helps some. 🙂
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Some things are coming along better than others…
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Haha. 💕 Twinsies 👯
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Day 2: https://instagram.com/p/zvIVvdjLPE
Nice stretch.
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Oh. I posted my Day 1 on my instagram: https://instagram.com/p/ztE9b-jLPU 🙂
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… And the verdict is…. 32D.
I know not everyone had a great experience at VS… But my sales woman was sweet and patient and had me try on a billion things and I really really appreciate everything she did.
Um so I was wrong my bras at home are 36A!!!! Clearly I was doing A LOT wrong. Now I’m hating walking around the mall in my old bra!
Thank you guys for opening my eyes.
Im still kind of in shock. I get how it works now… But I’m still amazed.
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Yeah thanks Veena.
I’m just going to try on a billion bras I think. Like I said I really need new ones.
How do you ladies feel about measuring above the boobs for band size? A few sites recommend that… And that’s completely different for me.🎶 Baby got lats. 🎶
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BTW, the running joke about me (which I probably started) is I dont have cleavage, I have sternum…
Hhaha
