Kyrsten
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i'm going! i missed last year and i'm super excited!
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I have done this one also but could not get a name for the exact trick:
https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_photo/50455c61-ce68-4b52-8429-05df0ac37250
I haven’t tried it again since then. Hmm. I gave it up once I got the so-called “13:35” (always wondered what that was called!!) as they are visually similar 🙂 that horizontal split chem Posted is super awesome too, wow!
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Firm Grip Spray is almost like glue. It’s VERRY sticky!! I only use it in places like the pit of my elbow or knee sometimes for a little extra security, or a light spritz on the pole if im having a really slippy day. Apply veryyy lightly. Lol. Its not the best pole grip aid IMO because it’s very difficult to slide while you have that stuff on your skin–I actually got a rash from it once because of much it made me stick to the pole!!
The paste and powder I have tried, but only on silks… The paste is pretty sticky as well (not as much as the spray, but still more than say, iTac) but I could see the powder working well with pole–it’s sticky but it doesn’t sit on top of your skin like superglue like the spray.
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I lost my cocoon! Lol. I can still do it on a fat or grippy pole, but on a 45mm chrome…. It’s weird because it used to be very secure for me, I even put it in a competition routine!
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My spider top is still wearable (I’m a 32A/B and have an XS), it’s just really tight. It’s never exposed anything, just rides up funny. I still like the top and wear it often, I just wish it wasn’t so freaking constricting.
The Iron X top is super comfortable and awesome though! Def one of my fave pole bras! It doesn’t run as small as the spider back (I bought a S and it’s roomy on me).
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I can do true grip handsprings on either side, split grip handsprings/cartwheels only with the left hand high, and twisted grip only with the right high! Not sure what gives lol. I also use my left shoulder to SM. I can get up on the right shoulder, but it feels wrong and looks ugly!
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It runs really small –I'd recommend getting a size up, especially if you are busty. I'm usually an XS on top and my XS spider back top digs into my skin really bad and rides up in the front!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGCwTbnkWFk
^ That would be an example of twisted grip, btw.
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It's the twisted grip that can be dangerous to your wrists, not the "forward" grip like in the Veena grip or the grip where both hands are in front. If you take a look at Aerial Amy's blog entry about SMs she has some photos of the grips:
http://aerialamy.com/blog/2011/06/21/tuesday-tips-shoulder-mounts/
I learned mine with the double forward grip and still do them that way a lot — a lot of people seem to hate it, but I really like it. I also like the added security of having 1 or 2 hands wrapped around the pole. Just be careful with a twisted grip SM… some people can do them without issue but others (myself included) it's not a safe grip for the wrist.
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I just figured this one out the other day ( I also couldn't figure out the knee movement) — here's how I do it step by step:
– start by reclining on your forearms with the legs straight in front of you. Bring the right leg over the left — your weight should shift onto the left hip so your butt is off the floor. You can keep to bottom leg straight or bend it, up to you.
– start to lift the right leg like going to draw a half circle in the air… once your leg is about 1/3 of the way through the air, rotate your knee outward (opposite of pinwheels, so you will be rotating clockwise on the right leg).
– Your leg should be about vertical by the time you finish the little circle, and at that point start to shift your weight over to the other hip. you'll land in the starting position on the opposite side.
I had been trying this one forever and just got the hang of it, it's unbelievably simple but really hard to learn just by watching videos LOL. Hope that helped at all 🙂
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Elektra, I think she's talking about this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbB7Nperwno
Skittles is such a beast! I'm nowhere near a fonji so I don't have any tips, but you can see how she moves in this video pretty clearly.
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Come into a lunchbox pose then cross your legs on the pole and come into a sit 🙂 Or you can do wavy legs like you would in an aysha or hand/headstand, or a bow and arrow.
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Also, I just freaking SUCK at shoulder mounts!! I hardly ever do them LOL unless it's my back hook SM.
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Marion Amber and Flag Invert are both super hit or miss for me also! Sometimes I go up effortlessly and other times I'm not even close 🙁
@Alicia, the shelf in the machine gun… I have to bend forward REALLY REALLY far to get myself in the correct position. The pole also has to be lower down in my thigh than I would normally place it in a standard pole sit.
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Not just X-Poles: I have a PS that slipped out of my ceiling and landed my sister in the ER last month. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif (she's fine btw) I'm really vigilant about checking it now, EVERY time I use it for anything.
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I think carousel to back hook (reverse showgirl) is a little easier if you want to start with that first to get the feel for it — same type of rotation, but 1) your feet aren't wrapped around the pole to start, so you don't have to worry about getting them off the pole and 2) your torso is facing the pole so you'll only have to rotate 90 degrees instead of 180 . You're going to be turning into the top arm (so if you are spinning right handed, you're rotating your body to the right). This is usually the combination spin I teach first with that rotation.
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I've fallen out of this trick more than once lol, and I think what usually happens is I hesitate while I'm going up and leave myself hanging in that kind of unstable grip for too long. You really have to push hard and go for it so you can grab the pole up top.
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I've noticed that my itac changes in texture if I leave it in my car and it's hot or cold outside, so I think it is temperature sensitive. Mine has also gotten less sticky and I'm pretty sure it's from being exposed to extreme temperatures as I tend to keep my pole bag in my car a lot.
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Last year I remember there being only a handful of videos public on YouTube but there were over a hundred submissions, so who knows… I think most people post privately. Good luck and yay for you for entering!
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Have you looked at swimsuits? A Monokini would work well for that! You can find some ones that would really look awesome for pole if you look around, like this:
http://www.yandy.com/Shiny-String-Sequin-Monokini.php
Depends on what you are looking for… you can also find decent stuff on exotic dancewear sites sometimes that is pretty good coverage. I've worn one pieces from stripper stores in performances, you just have to be a little careful when purchasing those so you don't have any slips, lol. Or wear some matching boyshorts under it.
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I love the butterfly into hip hold (especially a jade split).
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A week or two off is good now and then! Whenever I take a break like that I feel a lot stronger and more flexible when I return. It's nice to let your body rest and recover for a period of time every now and then.
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I think it's interesting and says a lot that we all have the exact same injury on our weak side in the same place! I'm glad you made this post kasanya and thanks for the recommendation Ari!
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I have the same chronic injury (mine is also on the left) and coincidentally, it's also my weak side as jivete said. Mine is from inverted split grips – when my left hand is on the bottom in the bracket hold, it hurts. I also favor my right side (except in a standard split grip where I use left on top, I do elbow/twisted/true with the right on top).
I'm pretty sure the discrepancy in my back strength between the left and right is one of the causes. I've just started working on some resistance/weight training to condition my whole upper body better, especially the left side – I really didn't notice how much worse my shoulder and back strength were on the left, even though my left arm is really strong.
Again, I am no expert here LOL so maybe someone else can help us out, but I think with an injury like that you need to work on strengthening and conditioning the muscles around it as well so that rhomboid isn't taking so much strain when you pole. I hope so!
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Natasha, how about your shoulders? Are you keeping them down and engaged throughout the movement?
