LatinPoler
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I agree, poling in skimpy outfits is less appealing in winter! You may want to try sticky pole clothing, several brands make it, or maybe do low flow or floorwork, something that you can do bundled up. And when you get warmer, maybe peel up some layers and do aerial stuff? My suggestion is, do something that you like and can be done with warm cloths on! Then, move from there, whatever you feel up to. I live in Texas so no massive cold weather but it was a little cold today so I had problems with grip.
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Thanks!!! I should have checked here before asking on IG 😉 I look forward to it!!!!!!!!
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I have a visible vein in right calf (not varicose veins) and I don’t have any issues with pole dancing… I would say, exercise in general is good unless your case is advanced. Getting your blood flowing usually helps.
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My general thought is that it is a better idea to develop the techique and strengh, than rely on external “devices†to achieve something. Wrists a forearms can be strenghtened too, Veena has exercises for that. Always honor your body… it will let you know when it is ready. There might be exceptions of course, but as I always say, let’s not rush this. Pole is ajourney, enjoy the process
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Good to know Veena!! Lol
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But is that safe? I mean, if you remove the fixture and there are still power cords there? And the pole is metal???
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I think IG is more about interaction, Youtube is more about sit and watch “passively”. Even if you have a public profile on IG, I think it is still a little more private, quicker, lighter.
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In my case I had Rihanna, Beyonce, etc. as my soundtrack, so probably it was not a glitch. I always thought and hoped that the squeaky xStage plus the fan ceiling background noise would confuse the IG music bots, but I guess it did not work. Lesson learned. Sad, maybe stupid, but those are the IG terms.
I contacted IG several times a day the first days after I was disabled but I did not hear back. Not even an automated “your request has been received†notification.
My account was closed about one month ago. It was shocking for the first week or so, then I started to get over it. I reposted what I still had and starting following people again. On the bright side, I got rid of old personal posts that I wanted to delete but never find the time. So fresh start. It’s necessary sometimes… -
Totally agreed with the feels comment. I personally still dance to commercial music but mute the videos to post. I think the feels still can be noticed, even in silent, even if it is not ideal. I still have to explore non-copyrighted music, what I found so far doesn’t inspire me much. Also, many people don’t play IG videos with sound on, so why risking?
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You too!!!!!! Ugh! Exactly same “reason†as mine. I bet it was music too.
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I had taken Belly dance and Salsa classes before Pole and maybe because of that I have never struggled with body waves or hip isolations, or undulating moves in general. I agree that hip hop is great too, however, I think it is exactly the opposite, sharp moves vs. undulating moves. I tried hip hop a few times and I just could not do it, I always ended up doing salsa hips LoL Anyways, yes, all good suggestions.
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OK, stay tuned! Will try to do something in the next few days. I agree, it is a head toss, the hair is simply attached to the head.
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I do hair flips all the time, both by practical and aesthetical reasons!
In fact, there are two types of hair flips: the vertical one (chin to chest and then toss hair back) and the semicircular one (chin to shoulder and trace the chest to the other shoulder). I call the first one the flip, the other the wipe. You use the flip when you are NOT travelling, for example, when you stand up from the floor or in floorwork, when you push back from laying on your belly to sitting. You use the wipe when you are moving, for example, in spins or spin climbing.
I don’t think you need a special type of hair for this, not even long hair. Just a head move looks fantastic. Doris Arnold for example has short hair and moves the head very nicely all the time.
Practical tips: don’t wear earrings (they may catch the hair and you may hurt yourself), only mat or non-transfer lipstick (no sticky gloss), no false lashes. It’s OK to readjust your hair after a flip or wipe if you think it did not end up in a nice position, just make it a thing! Flirt with the audience. Also, where your part is does matter, especially in wipes. I think middle part works the best. I have side part and I feel that it is in the wrong side for may natural wips when I’m on spinning pole.
Hope this helps! Do you want me to create a video explaining the technique?
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Hookedonpole, when I get that error, it is usually because I have had that page/video open for a long time. I reload the page and it works again. A little annoying but this is my workaround. I agree that longer videos like the routines cut at about 18min in my case.
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Yes, it should feel different. To mantain, you should stay in your confort zone, not to push, kind of the stretch you do after a workout. To gain, you should be super warmed up, feel a little discomfort (but no pain), push farther an hold the stretch longer. Veena, please correct me if I’m wrong.
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grayeyes, glad to hear you are OK. My xstage is so noisy and wobbly that sometimes it scares me a little. I don’t climb high on spinning because of that. My hubby checked it short time ago and said it was fine. Good idea the spin to test! I usually do some knee tucks or basic inverts to at the end of my warm up but I think I’m going to add tuck spins or firemen…
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I use my iPad, model Air 2 with 9.7-Inch Retina Display. It does not have a wide angle but enough for me, fortunately I have space. My Phone is and old Samsung Galaxy 6 and it has wider angle, but I prefer the larger format of the iPad, it is much more convenient for editing or simply playing. Besides, I can play the pole lessons on the same device and move it around very easily, from the mat to besides the pole, to further to film, etc.
Also, there are tons of apps for video editing, I like Splice. And sharing here, on IG or on Youtube is just a click, no need to transfer files between devices.
I think there’s something call fish eye that you can put in your phone camera to make the angle wider, but I have never used it.
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I was taught NOT to hold the base of the pole, main reason because if you fall and your fingers are interlaced behind the pole, you may hurt yourself worse because you are tied to the pole. Said that, I do wrap my hands around the base because if not, I’m too far away from the pole and cannot walk my back to the pole to lift up with control. I’m not proficient in headstands so please take my comment with a pinch of salt… In fact I do hate headstands because I always feel I’m going to collapse on my head, same with elbowstands. I’m probably doing something wrong, as I said, not my thing…
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I agree with Webmaster. Unless you are or want to become a video professional, I think smartphones or tablets are enough for everyday poling.
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Thanks everybody! So now I don’t know what to do 🙂 I think I will try both. Of course I want to protect my joints, that’s why I wanted to try elbow or forearm grip first, but I feel safer gripping with my hands as in split grip. I’ve been poling for almost two years now and doing inverted split grip for about one year, so I hope I’m ready. I guess it is a mental thing too. I do caterpillars in forearm grip mostly, but letting go with my legs for caterpillar climb for example scares me. In split grip your body is already away from the pole so I feel like I’m losing less grip if I let go with the legs.
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You should not pole every day, never. Not only the muscles, but also the joints and the brain need a break. Right now I pole 4-5 days a week, but not all of them are hard core. Never more than 2 days in a row, maybe 3 if one of them is light or focusing on other muscle groups. When I started (about 2 years ago) I never poled 2 days in a row, every other day at most. Slow and steady wins the pole race. You need to recover and build muscle memory, and the body needs time to process the work. I was already fit when I started poling, but not young (42), maybe younger people can recover faster. But personally, I think better safe than sorry.
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Too much indeed! I would not exercise more than two days in a row the same body part, especially considering you are relatively new. You risk injuring and overtraining, you may end up performing worse in both weights and pole. Try to alternate upper body, lower body and cardio. Doing pole every day is not recommended either, even if it is “easy”.
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Clearly sounds like overtraining. I’ve been guilty many times too. Last year, I was training for a half marathon and I was learning to invert on the pole. I was exhausted all the time, so I put pole aside until I ran my race, then reduced the running to a heathy level and focused on pole. Flexibility training can be exhausting too. Stress also impacts. So rest a little and it will probably get better.
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*pressure
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Preassure instead of products. Use a microfiber cloth an really rub the marks. A little water may help but that’s it. That’s how I remove the shoe marks from my floors.
