FreeTheSun
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Welcome! And I second glitter’s advice of searching the forum. There is so much great info on here sometime I love to just go back and search some random little thing that might be giving me trouble or I want to be more knowledgable about and re-remind myself of all the great tips, tricks and info people have given over time.
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Don’t be embarrassed for asking. How else are you supposed to find anything out?! Are you talking about around 55 sec? She does a lot of hip rolls and booty bounce things, so where in the vid are you talking? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif And like some people said, give it a try, practice a bit, make a vid and people will help you out. They’ll also help you written if you give em a more specific time in the video.
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Glitter- I love how no matter what the situation you always manage to use it as a way help others.
And Ladies please do get out of any abusive situation be it verbal, physical, psychological, whatever. Just get out! You don’t deserve to be made to feel like crap, you’re worth more than that. I’m thankful my sister (with the help of our family) managed to get herself and my nephew out of the abusive relationship she was in, but I worry everyday that she might go back or find someone worse because she doesn’t truly believe she deserves better. I know that no matter how many people say it, you have to come to the realization yourself but you need to believe that no matter what you’ve done in the past or present, you don’t deserve to be abused or put down or controlled or whatever and that people will be there to support and help you out.
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Very pretty! I like it.
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So a few of our instructors bought little tubs of it from Jenyne when she was here in the fall (saddly I didn’t get to buy one cause I was sick and couldn’t go) but they both like them but like everyone is saying you can’t really spin after using it. One instructor used a bit too much and ended up have quite the time trying to come down from the pole cause it was gripping and pulling at her skin and clothes like no other.
The other instructor uses about the same size little blop at the tip of a quilting pin (maybe a tad smaller) and then she gets her grip but doesn’t get stuck and can still sorta spin but not really. It really is best with a spinning pole or just a bunch of holds and tricks and not spins.
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That was awesome!
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Welcome! And ditto what the other girls are say about the pain. Also with the climb (holding yourself up in the climb) or sit you should try squeezing your legs to the pole harder since both of those are more a leg thing than arm thing. You need the arms to go up but to hold still it is easier (IMO) to use more leg so you can get your arms into whatever else you want them doing.
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Welcome! I’d work on spins 1st then maybe some floor work and transitions and then start working on the pole sit.
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Welcome back girlie. glad the comp issues are over.
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I vote down as well because then you can work on all sorts dismounts and practice building up your pain tolerance for your inner thighs along with handstands and figuring out leg holds and such.
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Great pics! And you don’t look pasty at all, you look beautiful
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Congrats Lady! That’s awesome
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Welcome!
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Welcome! Can’t wait to see your vids
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Welcome! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif 14 ft poles sound awesome. I think the ones in our studio are 12 but because of attachments with some only 2 get to use the whole space.
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another good one I found helped and is a bit more fun than normal push-ups is Sun Saluations. There are tons of sites on the web that describe doing them and how to make them easier if you can’t go full out for all the parts yet.
Or my sis liked these hindu push-up things which are similar but not as many poses http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcW61Bb8uOo
Veena’s suggestion of doing push-ups on the wall is really handy for easing into push-ups then you can slowly take it down using a counter, couch, etc till your on the floor.
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Instead of a Tall latte you could change one or both to a short. They don’t advertize them but they are a good size and cheaper. I don’t do well with a ton of sweet or rich foods so I can’t finish a tall soy chai but shorts are perfect. Just a thought.
I second the tea thing (non-caffinated, according to my doc will also count for h20 consumption) but then again I love my tea, nothing added, herbal or black or oolong or green or anything, hot or cold! Yum! If you’re just looking for flavor I love steeping ginger and cardamom (maybe some cinnamom if we’re going fancy) for a about 10-15 min cause it wakes you up and tastes nice and spicy! Technically I think that counts as an herbal but who cares! It’s delish!
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I’m not sure if it is the same thing but when I practice my side splits by either just holding myself up as I try and go into them or with my butt to the wall and letting gravity help pull open my straddle the inside back (so if my knees were touching the back part closest to the other knee) of both my knees hurt if I hold it more than 10 seconds. The pain goes away after about 30 seconds to a min after I get out of the stretch but it is not fun (hence why my center splits are so far from the ground). It doesn’t happen on my front and back splits unless I put the back knee to the side.
For me I found that turning my knees up instead of forward helps but I know it is possible to do it with the knees forward (on at least one leg) because otherwise you wouldn’t be able to rotate between the various splits when you’re really flexible.
So I’m not much help but I am sure some of the people that know more about anatomy and such will chime in and be all sorts of useful.
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Amcut, you’re awesome. Just saying.
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I agree with Foxy about just doing it, the longer you wait the worse it gets. Although, if you have been dancing on it all 6 months you might have to do the "shock method" or use the heavy duty release tools if you have them because the dancing may have compacted (for lack of a better word) your pole more.
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Drink lots of water the day of and the day before and eat pretty healthy too. My old yoga instructor was chatting about her experience with Bikram Yoga. She said if she had been at all dehydrated the day before or had been eating junk and not a lot of fresh things a few days leading up to class that she would not feel the best in her classes. It could be that her body was particularly sensitive to such things but she thought it was that the heat somewhat exacerbated what was going on with your body that you might not normally be affected by. Either way, be really hydrated.
Side note: I just realized the reason I don’t feel as flexible as I used to be unless I am really warmed up is probably because I was outside in jeans in really hot places (we’re talking average of around 115 F for most of the year, winter was a balmy 68 and I was in sweatshirts cause I was freezing) all the time so I was eternally warmed up. Maybe I should try hot yoga too. -
Ugh! I hate when that happens. I’m glad you’re getting everything fixed up though!
