JessMcG
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Wow thank you so much for such a great reply! Very helpful information. This is a big and slightly overwhelming dream, but I know I’ll either do it right or I won’t do it at all.
I’m very lucky my brother is a personal trainer and has taken many courses on fitness. I practiced teaching him the other day and it was honestly
so awful! He told me to avoid ‘like this’ and ‘like that’ when trying to teach and it was extremely clear I needed to go back to basics and learn proper terminology.😂 but like you said my plan is to bring in friends and family to start practicing teaching them once I’m more knowledgeable!Thank you for being honest about the certifications! That’s actually a big relief.
I may like some flow routines but that’ll have to be something I play around with in the coming years.
I plan to host specialty classes and events as well, but if you don’t mind me asking what else would someone include in a pole studio to stay financially stable? I’m planning on starting very small in the beginning, and being the only teacher for a while.
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Also I’m so guilty for not practicing my bad side 😒
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Thanks so much Veena! I will definitely start the program in the new year. For now this has been a great help! 🙂
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Hey Veena! I just uploaded another attempt. I really tried to focus on that side hold grip. I found this way I wasn’t more comfortable. Does it look any better? Also I feel like my legs may not be positioned right
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Dry hands helped me a bit! (its the only grip I’ve tried on my body) But honestly I am a really sweaty person so I usually would just call it quits for the day when I got to that point.
I will say that with my old stainless pole I would slip and slide awfully bad but I got a brass pole and its been amazing when I’m sweaty! -
Its not letting me attach the video here Veena so I’m going to upload it to my profile page.
I haven’t done the invert program but I did watch the lessons on inverting. -
I learned on Stainless steel, but I just got a new Brass pole!
Stainless warmed up faster but I would only have like 10 or 15 minutes of learning new moves before I was just too sweaty to stick. I’d slip right off.
Brass has been amazing for hand grip even from the beginning of a session! Takes a bit longer to warm up but once its warm i feel so good on it and I can now practice how long I want insteD of having to stop from slipping! I would buy brass over and over again. -
Oh I’m so interested! But unfortunately I live in New Brunswick, Canada! 🙁
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Sorry one more question!!!
Is PC better or worse then stainless steel in regards to sweat?
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You made up my mind! Thank you
I’ll try to keep patient while I wait😠-
Do you suggest holding out for brass or does it really not matter much in your opinion?
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Maybe you could use anti persperant on your hands before you use a grip product? Veena suggested Carpe lotion. I live in canada so I can’t come across that easily but there’s lots of anti persperant products out there that are fairly cheap. I havent bought any yet but it’s definitely something I think about.
Also I find wiping my hands on a towel after every move really helps. Its inconvienient but it helps 🙂 -
I first started my pole dancing journey this past September, and since then I’ve been doing strength training anywhere from 4-6 days per week. I did start with the 30 day take off and loved it! I’m a big girl and I started with very little strength and literally couldn’t do anything but a pirouette. A friend of mine on here suggested alternating days of strength training with days of learning spins and tricks so I find I really like that structure.
A typical week of mine would be
Day 1- Lower body training
Day 2- leaning or practicing new spins/moves. Day3- upper body training
Day 4-spins/moves or routine practice
Day 5-lower body
Usually there’s a day or two a week when I have to skip a day and rest. On average every time I train it’s only 30-45 mins but I’ve seen a lot of progress in 6 months so it works for me 🙂 -
I’m sure you could put a piece of plyboard in between to protect. But if you dont know exactly where the joists are, you should get a piece large enough to reach two joists. Dry wall is pretty weak but if you have the plyboard reaching two joists for support you might be okay.
Or you could purchase a stud finder and maybe that will help you locate the joists more accurately. You could also hammer in a couple small finishing nails once you find the joist to find exactly where it is. You’ll feel the difference between going into wood, and going into drywall. The holes would be very small so you should be safe. -
It’s kinda lame lol, but my goal is to stick with it, getting better where I can and having fun! Ive never stuck with any kind of activity before so that’s why it’s my goal. 🙂
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I love this little community! ðŸ˜
So cool to get advice and ideas from so many different people! Thanks everyone. -
Once I get stronger I’ll definitely try that technique Amelia!
And thanks Veena, I haven’t tried doing pole sits or climbs very much because I’m having so much fun trying to get the spins, although from what I have tried I havent been able to climb. I can sort of do a pole sit but it feels like my thighs are going to rip off haha
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If you haven’t had any luck yet, I would say that where the light fixture is screwed into the ceiling should be a joist, and typically they are 16 or 24 inches apart. You can use a tape measure starting where the light is to see where 16′ and 24′ would be. From there take a couple thin nails and test to see if you’re nailing into wood or drywall. If you dont mind a couple small holes 🙂 saves me from a stud finder although I’ll have to invest in one sooner or later for convenience!
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Thanks Veena!
I’m really having so much fun with it and I can safely say I have never enjoyed movement as much as this!
I’m going to make sure I stay committed for a month or two, gain a bit of strength and then I’m going to subscribe here to get more access to videos. Very thankful I found this site! -
OH MY GOSH ID LOVE THAT!! â¤
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Thanks Jihaleh!
I’ve been quite consistent and I have noticed improvement from when I started, most importantly I’m feeling stronger! I’m still no where near lifting myself, and I have not attempted to climb (I feel like that would be impossible lol)
I’m working hard so I’m hoping I keep seeing improvements over the next few weeks.
It would be sooo much easier to go to a class but I’m over here trying to learn from these videos hoping I’m doing it all right! Xo -
Thanks ladies for the input!:)
I am very determined and eager to learn and I think the 30 day challenge will be the perfect start. I wish I had a studio near me but unfortunately I live in a smallish town and the closest one is an hour and a half away. I have a fairly busy lifestyle but if I can get even an hour in every other day I would be happy. Hopefully within the first month I’ll see positive improvement to keep me encouraged and motivated to keep going. -
You look fantastic. And I think Your flow is admirable!
