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If it's just the screws that are stuck and the joint isn't twisted, put something over the end of the allen key to make it longer. I have that problem and called Xpole, they said to put another xjoint over the handle of the allen key. It gives you a better grip and more torque so you can unscrew it easier.
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I was doing a 2nd try on of my wedding dress and the woman was telling me to make sure I had my bra, shoes and Spanx ready for the alteration appointment after I ordered. I asked what "Spanx" were (I honestly had no clue) and she went off about how I'm a skinny girl, of course I wouldn't know about shapewear, she was stupid for even bringing it up, and she has to wear Spanx with everything, etc. She called out my body and tried to make me feel bad because I was smaller than her. This women had issues, my body triggered her rant, but I wasn't going to feel responsible. If it wasn't me, it was going to be the next "skinny" girl trying on a dress, can't take it personally.
I turned it around though. Turns out we own the same Jillian Micheal's DVDs, but she has asthma and kids and doesn't workout as often as I do. She seemed to be better after I explained how I had to work for it. Can only control how I handle it, I don't worry about they want to handle it.
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Welcome!! Yay for Dr Who and male polers. Great first video. Veena's lessons are awesome for strength and new moves.
As far as male oriented moves, I like to show people this guy when talking about male pole dancers because he does tricks that require serious strength and it looks like break dancing with a pole. He also does a lot of tricks in pants! http://www.youtube.com/user/ayoungwolf?feature=watch
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If your new to going organic (or worried about the cost), check out these lists. Move to organic produce that's on the dirty list first to notice the most difference. Some plants don't hold the pesticides like others so the organic version doesn't make as a big difference.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/health/the-dirty-dozen-and-clean-15-of-produce/616/
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I'm a 9 or 9.5 in most shoes, but my toes hang over the edge and are all bunched up in Pleasers 9. Pleasers 10 fit me much better. If your ordering online try to find a place with a policy that lets you return if it doesn't fit. I've ordered 2 sizes and returned the ones that don't fit with other clothes.
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The best way would be to get a heartrate monitor that also tracks calories. Wish I could make suggestions, I've been researching them myself. Calories burned over time has so many variables. Then there's the thousands of exercises you can do on the pole and count it as pole dancing. I've seen studios advertise a 400 calorie burn per class, but they're trying to sell.
I've been tracking my food calories, but understand it's just an estimate. I never take exercise calorie calculations seriously. Calorie counting can be amazing or a nightmare, but that's an off topic discussion I'll save for private messaging if your interested.
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There are many different types of yoga. If you don't like one type, go try another. Even the same type with a different teacher can be a night and day difference. I greatly prefer classes or my own practice over videos. I don't own any videos, but if you have cable see if they have on demand classes to see what you like.
Most of the places I've been will offer free or heavily discounted classes if it's your first time because yoga is such a personal style thing. You should always feel comfortable asking the instructor anything and while what they do might be intimidating, don't be afraid to ask for a modification. Ignore the other students, they're there for their practice and you're there for your practice.
Here's the pretty side of yoga that makes people intimidated, you can really see how it complements pole: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loszrEZvS_k&sns=fb
And this is a more realistic view of yoga when you start out 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV2Fm-wxgOo&sns=fb
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If I workout at night, I try to use a yoga cool down with a final relaxation. Actively relax all your muscles and clear your mind. It really helps to mentally leave the workout and the day behind so you can sleep. Here's an explaination on how to do it: http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/yogarelaxation.asp
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@poledancekitten2000 & hrhlaura – I just invited both of you.
Once someone is invited, they get their own 10 invitations to give out. Please keep an eye on this thread once your registered to spread the invites. I'm FitNerdGirl on Fitocracy and now I'm out of invitations 🙁
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@sexycat – I just sent you an invite.
I took one of Sair's invites from the link way back in October and didn't say anything. I felt like I should pay the invite forward. I'm friends with tons of coworkers on Fitocracy. At first I didn't want pole and work to cross, but now I don't care, they've made friends with other pole dancers and see it as the legit workout it is because of all the points. I really should get back into poling.
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I thought that "things that get said to manufacturers" is called a FAQ? The Platinum Stages website is missing a FAQ.
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I recently purchased a hand grip strengthener and one of the other products they sell is a hand expanding trainer. I didn't buy the trainer, but I go through the movement without one and my hands feel loose and better after. My hands sometimes feel cramped up and like claws after spending all day at the computer, it helped me for that, it might help with your hands.
Bring your fingers and thumb together as tight as you can then slowly move your fingers and thumbs as far apart as you can. Put a rubber band around the fingers and thumb while their together for a harder stretch/workout. The product picture explains it: http://www.amazon.com/IronMind-1376-Expand-Your-Hand-Bands/dp/B00083B79M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I15D64YKRB4G42&colid=2V1QQPM12AR0C
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Awesome find! Karma is great like that.
I painted a wagon, wheel barrow, and part of my van with Rustoleum brand paint for metal. Used a blue shade that matched the van and it was really hard to tell where it was painted. I have no idea what the grip would be like. The wheelbarrow was used a ton for yardwork and never had the paint chip off.
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I'd recommend waiting/saving to get a better quality pole. You'll end up saving more too.
$150 now for a quick pole + $250 (average) for a real pole later = $400
$250 waiting for a real pole = $250
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For the searching bit use this in Google:
site:studioveena.com/lessons move
Where the site is all one word space name of move. Use the /lessons part for just lessons, /forums for just the forums, and studioveena.com for the whole site.
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More tired than I thought, kept reading it as Fight Club and was like you're not supposed to talk about it!! LOL
I'm so on and off with pole, getting involved would probably help me keep on it more. Living on Long Island, I really have no excuse to not get involved. Signed up for ticket notifications.
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Welcome!! The lessons are a big help. Happy poling!
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The best workout plan is the one you'll actually do and do consistantly. I've know several people without asthma or other problems that could not get through P90X or Insanity. It really takes a huge amount of dedication to make it through and will eat up tons of your time.
My friend bought P90X and I went through one session without problems, but decided it wasn't for me. Tons of different pushup variations, but its still pushups and I think they're boring. Maybe while your at the library get one of those magic eye 3D books to put under you so it's more fun to get closer and farther away from the floor for an hour.
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Thank you very much for all the work you do!! I did entry level webdesign several years ago and it boggles my mind how Webmaster was able to create a site this awesome alone. Thank you for keeping the forums, videos, and comments clean with only 2 modderators. Thank you for a free basic membership. Thank you for no ads!! Both on the site and for the site, I've yet to see an advertisement. You're able to grow and be an amazing gathering place for the pole community only through word of mouth and that's impressive.
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When I had a yoga ball to sit on all day I don't remember any problems. It started getting cold and the cat wants to be on my lap all the time and well no more yoga ball. I'm using a padded wooden chair now and noticed my hip will pop during leg lifts. It's not loud, but I can feel it. It's like my left hip is going over a speed bump at a certain point in my range of motion, but the right is still completely smooth. If I lift my leg really slow it's not as bad but still there. I can't say the chair caused the issue, I just noticed the hip popping around the same time. The yoga ball definately helped with my posture and core though.
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I'm in the US and the ceiling joists are set far enough apart I have to set it up so the middle of the dome (the pole itself) is right on the joist. I remember reading in the UK joists are close enough the dome can touch 2 joists and they set it up with the dome in between 2 joists. I don't know about Austrailian joists, but if you can only reach one put the middle of the dome on the joist.
It really helps to have a second person. It's a huge pain to get it level when the top and bottom are moving. You want to push it into the ceiling so it stays on the joist and then adjust the bottom to get the pole level. I have a circle in pencil on my ceiling so I know exactly where the dome should be, makes it so much easier.
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Leno is still on?! If you get on his show, show him moves like "chin grip," "O'Brien spin" and "the ratings drop" pretend like they're serious names for moves. I might actually watch his show for that.
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This topic has been on my mind lately because I've been thinking of trying to go to a studio for the new year. I'm going to be all honest and blunt.
I travel a lot for work and it's whenever they need me to so it's random. I know I can't sign up for x-week sessions because I might not make it to any of them.
I don't like limited monthly memberships, where they say its montly, but you can only go to like 4 classes a month. To me that's not a monthly membership.
I hate having to pay in advance for a bundle of classes. If I've never been to your studio before and never seen you teach I'm not paying for 4 classes right away! Just let me buy 1 test class or atleast sit and watch one class first. I don't understand the mentality behind bundled classes from the begining. If I go to 1 class and it's great I'm hooked like crack and I pour my $$ into your studio. If I buy 1 class and it sucks I simply don't come back. But if I buy 4 classes and the first one sucks I'll be mad, even if I go to the other 3 classes I'm going to be mad you made me pay for classes that suck and I'll go write horible reviews about your studio to make sure other people don't pay for a bundle of suck classes. Maybe thats just me, I'd appreciate a studio owner explaining this one from their side.
I really like punch cards and real monthly memberships. Drop ins are ok, but it usually means your sharing poles and I'm a pole hog lol.
I moved over a year ago and there are 3-4 studios around me I could go to, but because of their payment methods or online videos showing bad teaching, I don't go. I could have poured a years worth of class money into a studio, but didn't.
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Veena calls it the side spin: https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/15f92672-b909-11df-856f-001b214581be
Alternative names and a variation: http://poledancedictionary.com/moves/1/angel/
The bow and arrow is something completely different and I started wtfing out that anyone would try to spin that. http://poledancedictionary.com/moves/288/bow–and-arrow-elbow-grip/
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I had a Lil Mynx, set the adjuster exactly by the instructions before putting it up and never touched it again for 2 years. I checked it periodically, it never moved and my pole was solid everytime I put it up. I've read some threads where the adjuster was fiddled with after the pole is up and that's when people have problems. Do not put it up then try to turn the adjuster. Follow the instructions!! You'll be fine.
