FreeTheSun
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Happy Birthday!
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I love me my reverse grab. And any combo that a reverse grab can be thrown into.
It’s weird cause I was super scared to try this since my active imagination had conjoured up all the horrible ends that might occur should I do it wrong or slip and go flying across the room. But then I did it and loved it!
I really should pick a different go-to spin, maybe the craddle (which is fab too) or something with a smaller radius since I have to plan my take off or kick the sofa, the wall, the bookcase, etc. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif oh well. -
I was just about to say the same thing, LOL.
Great minds…what can I say. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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I love bananas! I used to hate them, silly me.
I’m also gonna state an obvious possibilty which prob isn’t the case but thought I’d throw it out here anyway. Make sure you’re drinking plently of water. You cramp more when you don’t have enough fluids to flush all the stuff outta the muscels fast enough.
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Woohoo! Congrats! That sounds like an awesome practice.
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I actually do the opposite of Dani, less skin longer I go. Could be cause I get mad pole burn since I seem to have grippy skin in many places.
What I find helps is really throwing yourself into it. Ok, that is a bad mental image but basically if your leg is swinging to give you momentum then swing it with power like your gonna kick a hole through your wall…but don’t actually kick a hole in it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif . Some spins also need chest/torso to lead/get the momentum going, so almost lean into it. I’m not super great with explaining but for me giving more power and just really going for it helped exponentially. Also make sure that your pushing perpendicular to the pole (which often feels like away) and not in or around the pole. Kinda like a tetherball (you being the ball and the rope being your arms/legs). -
OMG Litlbit, you’ve saved me from future horrors! I got my wisdom teeth removed right before X-mas a few years back and the doctor gave me vicadin in the IV along with antibiotics and in pills for after, which my grandma said would be great cause it makes you all happy cause she got it for her knee surgery. But I ended up super pale and shaking, nausous, and disoriented right after the surgery and for the rest of the day https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_shaking.gif (they even snuck me out the employee exit because I looked so bad they didn’t want other patients being freaked out) and then the next couple days on vicadin made me puke my guts out every hours or so. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_puke_r.gif I just stopped taking it and had a couple advils instead. Felt much better. still a little in pain but not bad. But now if I ever have to do surgery or have pain meds I’m gonna have to do that IBP+ tylenol combo. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif I’ve been a bit worried about it since that happened.
I’m crossing my fingers that you feel up enough to pole, Misslizzy! It’s no fun when you want to and can’t.
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that is awesomely awkward!
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My X-pole actually slid a bit recently too. It was super weird. I’d guess the rain and the sudden drop in temp lately. I haven’t noticed the middle of the pole moving but we have different brands of pole.
Be careful though, no smashing your head open unless your bf or I are there to put the pieces back together. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_tongue.gif -
Stretching daily is the ideal. With the time frame that depends not only on your goals but also with the types of stretches you do. Some are more efficient, for lack of a better word, than others. Regardless of the types of stretches done, most of the things I’ve read seem to think 20 to 30 min is good for gradually increasing your flexibility. If you’re cramped for time, any amount is better than nothing just to keep everything limber and moving.
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Welcome! Glad you found something to satisfy your creative need.
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Welcome!
I had/have a little issue with the arm strength but have very strong legs too so for some moves it takes a little more time and some not as long. The more you pole the better the arm strength. -
Aw that suck! But look at this this way. Now you know you can make a kick a$$ video so you can make an even better one when the batteries aren’t dead. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/bom.gif
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Oooo, exciting! Hope you have a blast. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif
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I just got a spare wrench at the hardware store for 25 cents. I think the size that fits is a 1/8inch but I’m not 100% sure on that note. It might be in metric but 1/8 is pretty close.
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Happy Birthday!!!!!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_salut.gif
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I think I turn mine counter clockwise.
For those of you hoping the release tools work well I can say they do. My pole was stuck since I put it up and I ended up snapping one of the rods (luckily didn’t damage the pole) but the new tools are fab! It was super easy to do by myself.
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I’m having a blonde moment so I can’t remember if this would work with brass but for my chrome pole my level has a magnetic strip down one side so when i’m putting up the pole I can stick it to it and don’t have to keep adjusting hands to do everything. Not sure if it would work with brass but since I put up my pole alone it makes life tons easier.
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Welcome!
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Welcome!
This site can be what you make of it. Some post progress videos, some just use the forum or blogs for ideas/help/support, many do the chat on fridays (I think that’s when it is, I always forget when it is going on), and many do Veena’s lessons. In general there is no set norm of what to do, at the most basic level it is support and be supported by your fellow polers. -
Welcome! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif I liked El Paso when I was younger but haven’t been there in years. Happy poling!
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Welcome!
Congrats on your new pole and being able to sit on it already! That’s good. Don’t worry about the spins too much. Some people can spin and do well with that but then inverting or sitting or floorwork just doesn’t come very easy, where as others have the hardest time spinning and have to really work at it but then inverts or sits or floorwork or just dancing come easier. Everyone is different. It takes a while to get things and understand the motion and flow you body needs to do. Keep at it. The dvds or if you also decided to do veena’s lessons will really help.
I know you said you’re shy but perhaps one private lesson might be helpful to get that immediate feedback of what you can do. Some find it less nerverwracking than a class. I’m not sure which I would have prefered. I almost didn’t go to my first pole class because I was soo shy and scared, but fortunetly I’m cheap too and didn’t want to waste the money I already paid so I dragged myself there and ended up having a blast! So who knows. Just a suggestion.
Enjoy your new pole.
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Welcome! I have the art of pole and s-factor book. I find the book helpful for warm-ups and floor work but being able to watch the moves actually happen is sooooo helpful. I def recommend the set. And people always rav about veena’s lessons too so that is a good option as well.
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Welcome! I’ll be heading to Aussie world for the 1st time in May (closest I’ve every gotten was NZ). Have fun with your poling!
