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One of the other issues with parties though – the studio may not allow it (the insurance is insane) but I have seen quite a lot where the girls turn up already well and truly tanked… It is a difficult thing to work around, but parties are good money for a studio too
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She is also one of the nicest and most genuine people you could meet. And an amazing instructor – we are very lucky to have her as our advanced instructor at my studio 🙂 🙂 🙂
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I am from Oz and living over here now, don’t worry just yet – it can take anywhere from a week to 5 weeks to get across here – depends on where they shipped it from and what method they used, and then what method is used once it lands in America…
If you go onto the website of the company they shipped it with (whether it be Auspost or whatever) you should be able to see at least when it left Oz? Sorry I can’t be more helpful -
I am not going to be very helpful on this one, because I have the same question – that, or does anyone use a tablet to record themselves?
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Hi Tine,
I wear a M in badkitty bottoms, and a L in bad kitty tops, and I am a M/L in Mika and I wear a 6 in Light activewear bottoms and a 6-8 in tops – they are really quite forgiving clothing, and the ladies on the other end can verify exactly what size you would be if you want to send them your measurements. They can also help with suggestions with body type – ie, what tops give more support, what pants are higher or lower rise etc. Or I can, because I own a lot of their stuff teehee.
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Jar of Hearts – Christina Perri
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I find it easier on spinning personally, especially when going forward into the invert, but also looks pretty going backwards into the invert 🙂
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Everyone is different, but generally speaking the outside leg is the more difficult one to keep straight, so if you are working towards having both legs straight, I would suggest having the outside leg bent and inside straight for say, 5 inversions, then try reversed for a couple more to build up. Make sure you practice inverting both sides 🙂 You should also do floor exercises on engaging your legs and pointing your toes (if you aren’t already). Spinning or static, one of the biggest keys is that you engage everything – core, quads, butt etc. Hope that helps 🙂
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I use wrist wraps (fabric- like strength wraps) as I have chronic tendonitis in my wrists from years of abuse. All they really do for me is act as a slight support and a reminder to keep my wrists straight and engaged – I wouldn’t recommend them by any means for people who don’t need them, as I think it is better to not rely on aides if you don’t need to, but they do give me just that little bit of support I need.
Uvagirl – I would go and get that checked out. Speaking from experience, anything like that could turnout to be something easily fixable in the early stages but be a big problem later if left unchecked…
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Are you already teaching? I would suggest calling studios who have good reputations with their instructors and asking what they would suggest, or what they require from their instructors. Just a suggestion 🙂
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Lightactive wear are also putting out new shorts and tops on their site in a week or so – the Bonnie are my go to shorts at the moment, but I just picked up one of their new ones (not sure of the name) that are a little longer in the hip at the top and still perfect for pole. Rylonn is right, they are pole specific clothing designs.
Onzie also do a really great short for no muffin over the hip – I think they are called the side tie?
As for polefit brand, I have the crisscross ones and the brazil – I love them, but they are very, very cheeky (as are almost all of their shorts) so just be aware of that. -
The ones I have in the one size are great – I would suggest perhaps waiting a little, as they usually have a much bigger colour selection than they do currently. They also do a S/M and M/L option in some (I wear the M/L and find them a comfortable fit, not tight at all). I haven’t seen anyone wearing any and thought they are too small/big – the fabric smooth – I have no issues with muffin top etc, especially with the ones with the ties. The fabric though is really quite stretchy, but opaque.
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Ha Chem, I think pole clothing is the only clothing I seem to spend any money on these days 🙂
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Hey Legs 🙂
I have the following ones, and these don’t give me a cheeky bum and cover really well 🙂 A number of the other taller girls like them too.http://www.onzie.com/sport-short/
http://www.onzie.com/high-waist-short/These though, are my favourite – they don’t ride up on long torso bums (like me) but they are a little lower (without being too low) to feel a bit sexy.
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I use bad kitty like suggested, and I find onzie shorts cover me very well (I am also tall) – a lot of the girls at my studio who are tall wear them as well 🙂
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Generally the tack gloves and wrist supports are used for spin pole to assist with grip. That being said, I tent to find a lot of the gloves and straps a bit superfluous unless you are someone who finds they can’t pole without them. If you haven’t had a need to use them yet, you probably won’t. Some people get wrist burn (and various other body part burn) so they like to wear a cover, and others (myself included) use wrist supports to give just a little bit of help to injured wrists – I would not recommend getting used to using supports if you don’t need them, and most people do not. As for which hand, I would say dominant? most people I know who use them (and not many I know do) have two and alternate or wear both.
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Hmm, ok so:
Lightsabers: you need either a dumbbell with removable weights on it, or something around the same length weighted at one end (a heavy maracca type thing). kneeling down in front of a bench or stable chair, put your arm (bent at the elbow) straight in front of you, with your forearm resting along the bench surface and your hand and wrist hanging over the other side. Hold the weight at the unweighted end (like holding a lollypop) and without moving your arm, turn your wrist from side to side, making an arc with the weight. Go slowly, to help with control you can hold your elbow down with the other hand). Make ‘vzeewww’ sounds.
Tricep kickbacks are fairly well known I think? If not let me know and I’ll explain. Just make sure that you pause when your arm is almost fully extended, then extend, concentrating into the muscle. This will stop the cheatery that happens when I see people just swinging this exercise around. Slow and controlled!
Angel curls: using two dumbbells, stand neutral with arms by your side. Bring the weights up into a hammer curl, making sure to keep your elbows glued to your side. Then for the downward movement, arc your arms out to the side (like angel wings), extending as low as you can, bring them back up along the same arc (again keeping your elbows in, no swinging around), then hammer curl down. This is one rep.
Hope this helps, let me know if I can help with more explanation 🙂
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Ha, that’s ok, everyone starts somewhere 🙂
Ideally you want to supplement weights (or exercises) that will assist your pole practice – pole itself will give you a lot of strength, how often are you training? What do you do (ie, Veena’s lessons, classes etc)? How long have you been doing pole? Do you do any other exercise?
If you like, message me and I can help set up a basic weights routine based on what you are doing – but the key is to make sure you are listening to your own body, and give yourself time to gain strength 🙂 -
Onzie are fantastic (for curves), Mika are great, Lightactivewear are also really wonderful. My advice would be find a short you love, then go and get the slogan printed on them from a company that does it – it might cost a bit more, but at least you know the shorts will be good quality.
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At the studio I go to, there are two men who are regulars in the classes. One is competition winning (Ricky Pang) and the other is also an advanced student. Both are straight. Between the two of them, they join into almost every class there is – from the flexibility classes to exotic floor work to partner pole and all the pole variations offered at the studio. Honestly, having them in the classes is absolutely wonderful – also, having them in open studio is fantastic as you can get different perspectives on engagement for pole moves. Not only do they approach pole in different ways (having different types of strength), but they also are just as much a part of our pole family as anyone else. We still all talk the same stuff, wear the same ridiculously revealing clothing, and connect with each other – it is just they are included. Pole, at our studio, is sexy – but it isn’t sex based. We all sweat, shoulder mount, twirl, hand spring and twerk together. 🙂
Trust me… doing a sexy floor work class with a guy, who is not watching – but participating – working his butt off to learn just as all the girls are – is one of the most enjoyable and entertaining moments.
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there are a lot you can do, and really it depends on where you are personally lacking in strength. But as an example:
light sabers for forearms and wrists
tricep kickbacks and angel curls for arms
seated row for rhomboids
military press for shoulders
reverse flys, chin ups, lat pull down etc etc – I can give you more if you like, but it depends on exactly what you want to achieve. Core is incredibly important. -
Yep – I do weights, martial arts, and lyra. Mind you, the MA and weights was long before pole, and in the beginning pole was my ‘cross train’ – now it is my initial exercise (well, tied with MA).
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Speaking as someone with chronic tendonitis, I know how annoying this is, but before suggesting anything, it would depend on what your injury is, what your physio/doctor etc says as well – if it is getting better, you don’t want to rush into anything and redo the damage…
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I almost want to get the app for amusement value… almost.
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Yep – same here, although when I used to do a lot of weapon fighting it was worse – my forearms were always covered in bruises, which often looked like hand grips (my friends would politely ask me to cover up to avoid reprising looks) – always a difficult one to explain, and even the truth won’t always set you free – ‘why would you do that to yourself’ has been a common theme.
The way I look at it, I would much prefer to have to answer those questions of concern and looks of worry with an explanation for myself, than not have those looks of worry and questions of concern turned on someone else who perhaps needs the support and is in a bad situation.
