[JenLFG]

i have a 10ft 45mm brass platinum stages pole. i LOVE it! it’s my favorite pole i’ve ever used 😀 i also have a 9ft 50mm stainless from Hard Core Poles, a 8ft 45mm powder coated from Hard Core Poles, i have used 45mm brass & stainless from Xpole (at a studio). i was scared to get brass but it seems to agree with me in all weather conditions that we have here in Atlanta GA. i could not say that for the stainless.

[JenLFG]

i hurt my shoulder a few years ago poling & i actually dislocated my bicep! don’t pole until you get it checked out & get the OK from a medical professional. i went to a chiropractor & he fixed me up so i didn’t have to take much time off 🙂 when you do start poling again make sure you take extra time to warm up your shoulders every time you pole, that will help you prevent new injuries.

[JenLFG]

i want: iron X, drops (like falling star) & freestanding handstands! handstands scare me even though i am strong enough to do them. drops scare me too 🙂

[JenLFG]

i made a video for BSB but i think it works for this months challenge too https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif this is my first video in my new pole space / with my new pole. 

https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/51ed60c4-20dc-4a4e-b7cc-644c0ac37250

 

 

[JenLFG]

Vertical joes is awesome! & so is pole la teaze 🙂 check out both if you can. Totally different styles & both amazing!

[JenLFG]

static! 

[JenLFG]

Thanks!

[JenLFG]

Yea we should!
This was my 3rd pole too & it is a 45mm brass from platinum stages. I like it a lot! I had a 50mm stainless pole from hardcore poles (pole Waxers) & a 45mm powder coated from hardcore poles too. I like the brass best even thought I’ve only been able to use it 3x, lol. I was happy with how quick I got my pole from platinum stages too! I ordered on 4/4 & it was here on 4/12. They custom make the permenant poles (like I got) for your ceiling height. They have good customer service too! I had to call & ask them something about installing it & they were quick & helpful. They also followed up with me later that afternoon to make sure I got it installed 🙂

I found a place that sells bio freeze on my hubby’s path home so he is gonna pick some up for me in a few while driving home from work 🙂 thanks for suggesting it, I had forgotten about it.

[JenLFG]

Well that explains why you know so much 😀 lol. Thank you! I’m on the west side of atl, so about an hour away from your area. If you were closer I’d have to take you up on that offer though 😉 I’m gonna try to get some bio freeze & this is the 2nd time I’ve iced my pec today. I have been acting like I can’t use that arm so I don’t strain it any more than it already is & I have stretched it some today too! It’s feeling a lot better but still not 100%. They hardest part is not being able to pole since I just got a new pole2 weeks ago & have only used it 3x . I slathered body oil on so I won’t be tempted to pole, lol.

[JenLFG]

i haven't tried biofreeze, my mom used it years ago when she had some injuries & she loved it! i wish it were cheaper to get a massage because i can't afford it right now so i'm gonna have to stick with free stuff like ice, stretching & icy hot (since thats what i have). there is a "natural body" day spa massage place near me & when they have open spaces they put out a "1/2 off" sign so i need to stalk their store, lol. 

[JenLFG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G1nW7YNz5o 

 

i've been icing & resting for a few days & it seems to be feeling a good bit better. i wish i could go to a dr & get like 1 muscle relaxer pill because i think it would help a ton! i put icy hot on it 2 nights in a row & i felt it relax. i didn't realize i was holding my chest tight until i used the icy hot. this link is a video i found on youtube about that muscle group. my pain is in the pectoralis major sternal division on my right side which is the side where i injured my shoulder a while back so it's starting to make sense, lol.

[JenLFG]

after doing some research, i'm pretty sure i have torn my right pec https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif i read that "weighlifters" sometime do this from lifting weights with their arms up high & since us pollers pretty much dead lift our own weight like that i'd imagine it is a pretty common thing with pollers too. so now i'm icing it & taking anti- inflammatories https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif boo!!!!

[JenLFG]

I pole 3x a week for about 2 hours (or more) each time. I work on everything & work on inverts for at least an hour of that. I don’t do any other kind of workout at all. I notice or more on my right side which is the side i am stronger on & sadly the side I work on most if the time (I’m trying to balance myself out). I’ve been poling for almost 4 years 🙂

[JenLFG]

I’m guilty of this too! I have one side that is way more muscular that the other O_o

[JenLFG]

I don’t think they make them especially for pole but the ones with the plastic/vinyl top parts work great 🙂 I like “pleasers” best for poling. I also like a shoe with an ankle strap better that those without one for poling. If you get pleasers you probably should get the next size up from your normal shoe size because they run a bit small.