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I now use ss and chrome equally and I like the ss better.
Here's my comparison of chrome and ss from my experience.
SS is better for hand grip but not as good for gripping with other body parts since my skin is very often dry. BUT whenever I have gripping problems on the ss wether its hand or leg gripping issues I out on itac and problem solved.
Chrome is awful for my hand grip. I need to have to clean the pole all the time, wash my hands and no grip aid lasts me for more then 5 minutes. Itac makes my hands slippery as well as other grip aids I have tried. Tite grip has helped me but I still have problems. The good thing about chrome is that I have very good grip with other body parts. But when I cant grip with my hands it's just not that fun.
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When I started pole dance and fitness almost 2 years ago I had never done any kinds of sports or activity since childhood and was in a bad shape. I remember one od my instructors saying to me once that when I began I was like a skinny fat girl and talked about how far I had come(she said that about a year after I started). I have most of the time been practicing about twice to 3 times a week with periods in between where I train more often. You dont need to practice everyday. I feel that when I have tried to train too much I kind of burn out and don't enjoy it as much.
You can do it. Just remember to enjoy the journey 🙂
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Is chinese grip the same as true grip?
I just got the Iron X a month ago 🙂 I have been playing around with getting into it a few different ways.
I like to get into it from aysha with twisted grip and slowly lowering down and turning it sideways keeping a wide straddle.
OR use true grip. I decited to try it just for fun and found out that I can hold the iron X longer. When I do that I caterpillar up and go to true grip from there.
And one more thing. When doing the Iron X I like to keep the legs in a wide straddle and I stick my butt out. It makes it alot easier 🙂
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Yes flipping might be a better term. But isnt flipping same as twisting but faster? :: Hmmmm
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Are you having trouble with the move like getting into it, holding it or getting out of it?
The superman I think is one of the most painful moves. For some the pain never goes away. It once stopped hurting for me but that was when I practiced it very often for about a month. It still hurts today and I learned it over a year ago.
I like getting into it from a scorpio. To do that I put one hand above the knee. I hook with the left knee so left hand goes above. The right hand goes below so you are holding in a split grip. I use the bottom hand to lift up so the torso is horizonal. Then I straighten the hooked leg and twis the body downwards to the left, let go with your bottom hand, push hips forward and squeese legs together and try to ignore the pain. Hehehe 😛
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I would also like to see as many as possible ways to get into and out of moves 🙂
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I have heard that stretching after training also makes difference. Your muscles don't get as big if you stretch really good. Don't know if that is true or not. I stretch for about 10-15 minutes after every practice and I have pretty toned muscles. But I dont know why that is. I eat pretty unhealthy though :S
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Marianasw the pole dancer in this video was clearly in a position of power and enjoying her sensuality.
She did nothing dirty. She was only sexy and nothing wrong with that.. It fitted the video and song perfectly 🙂
I also don't think stuff like this will put pole dancing in the wrong direction since there are many directions you can go with pole dancing and all of them should be accepted. EVEN stripping. 🙂
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Wow. That video was so cool 🙂
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Oooohh so it is okay to start stretching for oversplits even if you have are not completely flat on the floor?
I have had my split for almost 6 months but it is not completely reliable unless Im really warm and have done some stretching first. And usually when Im down in a split there is a small gap between me and the floor but just about big ebough so that I can put my hand flat underneath my self. while in the split. I have been stretching about 4 times a week this month and Im not getting any closer. My front leg is completely flat but it is the back leg that is the problem now.
Im going to try putting something underneath the legs and hope that it will help. I really really want to be able to do a split in the air without needing gravity to get a flat split.
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Hahaha! Wow this was too good!!
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I think I have just like average hand size, theyre not big and not small. I think that 45 is probably more comfortable.
I use both 38mm stainless steel and 50mm chrome and I like the 38mm so much better. I have tried 45mm also a few times. I personally prefer anything smaller then 50mm. 🙂
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I remember when I was learning the cradle spin. It was soooooooooo hard! I couldn't believe it. I definately think that it is one of the hardest beginner/intermediate spins.
Good luck practicing it! 🙂
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Try working on something new or other then you are used to. If you are mostly practicing tricks try putting on your favorite music something that inspires you or makes you feel good and just dance and vice versa.
Just an idea 🙂
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Well I didn't completely disassemble it. I took the pole down, removed the top dome, checked it, put it back on and then put the pole back up. 🙂
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The leg trap!! 🙂
And the separate splits training/stretching section sounds like a great idea since so so many are trying to get the splits 🙂
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My pole started clicking all of a sudden. I tried untightening wich didn't work. I had to take it down and put it up again and then it stopped 🙂 Try taking it down instead of just untightening 🙂
Here's the thread I started when mine was making noises.
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Stay hydrated and drink enough water. I've heard taking omega oils or something like that might even help. And the others gace good advice too 🙂
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Voohoo! Happy birthday ! 🙂
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I have had mine for a few years. Its not a diva cup or moon cup. But it looks the same and should work the same too.
I had a hard time using it a first. For a time I had such a hard time getting it in and removing the cup that I stopped using it a year. Then sometime later I had my period and didn't have any tampons or anything else in the houst so I had to use the cup.
It got in easy and out easy and I have been using it since.
I don't ever hear a pop when I insert or remove it. I doubt that this pop is neccesary. I fold mine with the C fold and then I get it in holding with my fingers as far as I can then slowly I let go. I dont like the Idea of it popping. Hehe. Then I grab the bottom of the cup and twist it to eel if its in place.
Then to remove it I grab the bottom and pull it out back side first.
It might take a while to get the hang of it and you might experience some discomfort at first just like I did. Good luck 🙂
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Those were some great advice. 🙂 I got my tite grip and am experimenting with it and how it works best for me.
Charley I had never thought of all those things you said 😛 But will now. My hands also start sweating like crazy on chrome when I have no problem on stainless.
Will definately consider all those advice.
I danced on a 50mm chrome pole in a competition in january. And I had never had the chance to try both 50mm and chrome finish before the competition. And totally unexpectedly I ended up slipping when doing some split grip wich is always so easy for me. It messed up the rest of the performance because I was rushing back up and it sucked! After that I bought a 50mm chrome to be ready next time!
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Yes, I have the same problem. And when I press pause it pauses for a bit and starts playing again :S Like I can't even pause it to load the video.
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My favorite back excercise.
Lie on your stomach in front of your pole (or something else if you dont have a pole) Grab the bottom of the pole with your hands. Keep your legs straight and lift them as high as you can off the ground.
This one is also great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA9NZAhhdds&feature=related
🙂
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I got my front splits on both sides for the first time in my life at the age of 24 🙂 Took me about 2 months. I used the 6 weeks program but I added some more stretches to it and some variations of the stretches in it because I didn't think that those 6 stretches were enough for me. I stretched about 6 days a week for 30 to 90 minutes. After finally got the splits I couldnt do them for days afterwards and it was really frustrating. But now that I think of it and after reading more about this it might be because I was doing really intense and deep stretching many days in a row. It might have been better to do heavy stretching 3-4 times a week and light stretching in the days between.
I higly recommend the pigeon pose and the king pigeon pose. Its the best stretch ever! And I started progressing faster when I added them to my stretching routine. 🙂
The frog stretch I like also. And just add any stretch that you know of that stretch your hamstrings, quadriceps, hips and calfs. Oh yea. Stretching the calfs helps to! I didnt figure that out at first but it really does held i think. 🙂
Now I maintain the splits with a short (10-15min) but good stretching routine about 3 times a week. But they are unreliable but I can do them most of the time 🙂 I am planning on starting to stretch more often now because I want oversplits. 🙂
Good luck! 🙂
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Remember that you should videotape yourself to help with your own progress. Not to compare yourself to others.
If you can't point out what exacly you need to fix or change from your videos you can always post them here if you have the courage and ask for feedback. You could for example say hey this is my video, there is something wrong about my split grip, any tips what I can try to improve it?
Sometimes you just need to practice the moves again and again until they gradually become more fluid, easy and prettier.
I hate a million things in my videos, but I post them anyways and they really do help. Sometimes im just not feeling it and can't dance at all. Thats just the way it is I guess.
When I first videotaped myself I realized that some things that I thought I were doing perfectly were not so perfect. I didn't point my toes while I was inverting for examples and fully extending my legs in many moves. . Then I started practicing those moves again but focusing on extending the legs and point toes. And I still struggle with this in many moves. And when the feet are looking okay my hands are ridiculouss!
But thats what videos are for. Seeing what needs to be fixed and to keep track of how fixing those things is going. And remember to notice the things that you like about yourself in the videos. And what makes you a unique 🙂
