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Haha, Veena, you used my magic number (I'm 5'2" on a "good" day).
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I've used all three. For reference, I'm about 5'2" and have hands that are just under 6" from wrist to tip of middle finger and about 2.5-3" wide in the palm. On a 50 mm, my fingers don't touch around the pole, on a 45mm they just barely touch thumb to middle finger at the closest I can bring them, and on a 40, there's overlap of the first knuckles of thumb and middle finger.
I find the 50mm to bring too big to comfortably do anything. The first pole I used was a 50mm chrome, then I switched to a 45mm at the studio (and what I have at home). (I did use a 50mm brass about a year later and found I was much better, probably due to improved/strengthened grip). I also have used 40mm chrome and either 40 or 38 mm brass (whatever is at Milan studio in Montreal). The smaller sizes felt unbelievably tiny, even though it was just a 5mm drop (feels much more obvious than a 50 to a 45, so you'll really notice a 50 go 40 mm drop).
However, I found the 40 mm the "easiest" to use, once you adjust to the size difference. It definitely requires less perceived strength/effort in hand gripped moves (e.g., extended butterfly, cupped grip shoulder mount), and although it does require you to grip tighten for leg grips, I didn't feel any less secure on it than on a 45mm, even in a CAR and bridged CAR. (I will say, some moves requiring a lot of tight/squeezed knee grips were more comfortable on it, like a Marley (holding both feet) or cupid/star (no hands or holding foot of bent leg)). But those are also moves I won't do on a 50mm, because I can just barely do them on a 45 without feeling like I'm crushing the back of my knee.
I'd say overall though, my favorite is the 45, since I find it easier to apply anything learned to both 50 (with some sketchy hand grip at times) and easily to the 40mm. If I were going get a 2nd pole though, it would probably be a 40 or 38mm. I rarely ever touch a 50mm now.
Is there anywhere you can go to test out one of the smaller poles first?
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(sorry for multiple posts, just adding things as I remember) mine was also an awful episode. The stabbing pain was there with even the slightest inhale, so it was extremely hard to breathe (never really appreciated painless breathing before this). Laughing was excruciating. Some days, there wasn't even a trigger and it would go suddenly excruciating (which was when I started the muscle relaxants, but they didn't seem to help). Lasted about 2 weeks before I got to a comfortable level again.
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Also, mine was a more to the left of sternum, in heart and general breast region (but mine involved two ribs). Symptoms mimic those of angina or pleurisy. And same onset, I just woke up with it.
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I've had the same pain in the past (prior to pole) and also recently within the last few months. This last episode was bad and didn't stop killing on inhales/forward/side bends/laughing for about a week (was on muscle relaxants and although everything was relaxed and numb, the sharp stabbing pain was still there).
Learned a few days in that I had two rib subluxation (slipped ribs), t4 and t5 at sternum. Nothing you can do about it (except have them manipulated back in place by a high, everage, physio or chiropractor).. Even when back in place though, it'll take a good 4-6 weeks for the tissue to heal. Once mine were back in and pain was pretty much absent (about 2 weeks later), except at the end of very large inhales (mild pain), I could feel my ribs wiggling around near sternum at the end of a large inhale (sort of like gritting teeth back and forth), since that's when theyd be maximally spread.
Im not saying this is what you have, but you might want to bring it up as an option when getting checked out, to rule out anything else. (slipped ribs can be fairly common-as I said, I've had them in the past, unrelated to pole)
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The other suspicious thing, just so you are aware, is that the auction lists it's for different sizes, etc, but there is only one auction (and it's auction-style, not quantity). Also, seller has zero feedback and just created alias in June.
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For full, squared aerial splits, you pretty much need an oversplit. When you're right-side-up on the ground, you have the added benefit of gravity, whereas you're working AGAINST gravity in the air, so you almost always lose a bit of the range. Aside from that, try to really "pull" the back foot (or both feet for middle splits) toward the ground. In both inverted and against-gravity positions like the chopsticks, really engage that back hamstring and glut to pull the leg farther (pulling the front leg up is rarely the problem)
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Probably… I still can't do a CAR or CKR.. (due to inner thigh pain and overall fear), but I can easily chopper/invert/aerial invert/aerial chopper and hook and reach over and go into cupid/marley/spider climb.
Just keep practicing–it'll get easier with time 🙂
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The other thing is, you say you can do a gemini/outside leg hang–how do you release your outside hand for this? It’s the same thing, just keep your inside hand on pole and release the outside hand and reach up/over the knee. 🙂
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Hi Joyful,
You’re right–it is an extra step, but I found it helped me when first learning to reach over it–at first, as additional leverage (as I wouldn’t extend out fully into jasmine), then as I gained more endurance to do multiple moves, I’d extend fully into jasmine and turn it into a combo. 🙂
I don’t think it’ll necessarily become habit unless you make it habit–i just rewatched my first marley video (from about 1-2 mths ago) and see that I no longer do it. Now, once inverted and my knee is hooked, I keep holding with my lower/inside hand (right hand, as I invert on the right) and reach up and over with the left/outside hand to grab over my knee. BUT, I used to have the issue as you: once I’d inverted and hooked, my knee was almost catching my hand. I found, I wasn’t able to habe “free” hands until I had a solid, high invert or when I had a good chopper. I’m not sure which way you’re inverting: for the basic, I’d say to bring your crotch/legs against the pole first (you can put then around pole too), but before you grab the pole with them, make sure you , with your hands and body, pull yourself upwards so you’re in a straight line and thisway, your knees should be well above your hands. If in a chopper, be sure you’re fully upside-down/tilted back and when hooking your knee, make sure to hook above your hands.
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https://www.studioveena.com/galleries/view/4f87a0b3-4748-4ae7-9395-40e50ac37250
This is jasmine/shooting star: if you bend forward a bit at waist and put inside arm higher on pole, then you'll be able to have, everage to push left hand above hooked knee.
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*should say "if you didn't want to let go of your LEFT hand…"
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I find, to reach up and over my hooked knee when in Gemini, (to get into the cupid or marley), it's easier if I go into the positioning for a jasmine/shooting star (?) first, where you place the top of your right (inside) leg against pole and your inside hand (righT, for me) on pole, maybe just lower than waist and push up on that hand to leverage your body higher so you can grab the pole above hooked outside knee with your outside hand (left). If you didn't want to let go of your leg hand, you don't have to, until you're secure on the pole with your hooked outside leg, top of your inside thigh, and inside hand on pole.
Does this make sense?
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Ok, another studio I found online which may work (depending on schedule) is Pole Velocity (@ the Discovery Centre). Has anyone been there? ('m interested in the "just pole tricks" drop in on saturdays)
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I looked at a few.. The actors gymnasium looks interesting, but it’s about an hour away from where I’ll be (by metro). If I recall correctly, both s factor and flirty girl seemed a little more nearby (just outside the loop)..
The only thing I noticed was that neither have an intermediate/advanced drop-in.. S factor has an “open pole” one (where you can just practice), and I think flirty girl had an advanced, but only if you’ve taken their previous courses. I’d prob be considered intermediate but still DEFINITELY learning, but I’d still prefer to learn a new trick or two, if possible. I did find another one which offered advanced classes if you’ve taken @ least 6 mths of pole (which is basically where I am). Can’t remember if that was flirty girl or anOther..
I have the sites open on my computer @ home, can chime in later for opinions on those studios when I’m home.
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Is it possible to get the scrunch bum put into any of the rompers or is it only for the bootylicious rompers?
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typo: should read, "while this was *true of the permanent plastic…"
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I should clarify: I didn't actually mean the European/South American/Asian/etc/etc (i.e. non-North American) countries have less-stringent systems and/or are less safe… but they are very different and they do bring things to market quicker (as chemgoddess has mentioned).. I just meant I'd personally like to wait a while to know the outcomes of something before having it done/inserted/ingested, which, by the time it's marketed in North America, many years have passed and this data is available then.
Also, there is a common misconception that the ONLY/MAIN way the IUD works is by preventing implantation of a fertilized embryo. While this was try of the permanent plastic IUDs in the past, it is not the main mode of action of the newer (hormonal and copper) IUDs. The hormonal one works by local hormone delivery—without getting into too much technical info, essentially like a pill/patch/injection/nuvaring system, but with a very low dose localized delivery, to avoid overly high systemic hormone levels and to essentially "fool" your body into thinking you're already pregnant and not releasing an egg in the first place. The copper IUD, on the other hand, still confuses many, but is thought to cause very localized inflammation to bring in a hoard of inflammatory cells to the region, which in turn cause a very hostile environment for other foreign materials (i.e., sperm, attacking and killing htem before they have a chance to travel up the fallopian tubes). The majority of possible pregnancies are blocked in these manners. In the event either are bypassed, then the secondary mode for both is the traditional blocking of embryo implantation, which is why the politicians go into an uproar and claiming it's abortion.
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Hmm… just read a bit more and realized that the frameless one is sutured to the fundus (inside top of uterus) to keep it in place. So I guess it wouldn't really travel. But I'd still not have something sutured in me, unless absolutely necessary.
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Well, it's not only being behind, but it also has to do with clinical trials and safety clearing. In North America, it takes ages for new medical technology to be deemed safe for public use. However, that's not necessarily a bad thing—i work in a highly technological medical field. For what we do, there are much more advanced treatments available in South America and Europe; HOWEVER, these are all in experimental stages of the treatments, meaning, they do not yet have concrete outcome or long-term results. Instead, they are making their newest technologies available to the public immediately, without knowing the current safety and/or outcomes of the procedures. So, personally, while it may seem like other countries are much more advanced in their treatments, I'd rather wait to know they are safe and effective treatments, especially where my health is concerned! Remember the IUD scare of the 80s? I can't remember the exact brand, but it was the Dalcon or Dalkon or something that caused it—massive amts of women got horrible infections and became sterile as a result (which is the "scare" that people have about IUDs causing infertility and the reason there are still many MDs choosing not to insert them in women who have not yet had children)–the reason was because the strings were made of an absorbant material which ended up being the perfect pathway to introduce various nasty bacteria and pathogens straight into the uterus. Once the results from that batch of women came back, they realized the mistake, but, unfortunately, the blame was put on IUDs in general, in public opinion. Besides, even looking at the permanent IUDs (the all plastic ones) from the past causes me to shudder when I see their shapes/sizes. (you can see some of the older ones here: http://www.contrel.be/IUD%20GENERAL/Mhistory.htm The Dalkon was the one that looks like a prehistoric ocean creature, second row from the bottom, first one on the left–like a shield with multiple barbs)
That being said, I still think I'd personally prefer the T shape as opposed to that frameless one… seems less like to travel around in there and I can't imagine that insertion would be any different. (you can see the paragard and the mirena shapes here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrauterine_device The nova T (canada's copper IUD) is identical in shape to the Mirena)
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If I recall correctly, in shape, the mirena and the nova t are practically identical–both T’s with curved upper arms (like eyebrows), except the nova t has copper wound around the upright part of the T while the mirena has a hormone coating, which is a bit thicker. Neither have anything on the upper arms. In contrast, the paragard is a T with straight upper arms, perpendicular to the base (exactly like an uppercase “T”), again with copper around the base and possibly the arms as well, I don’t remember. (it’s the one in the US while the nova T is the one in Canada–mirena is available in both).
Even though the mirena is a bit thicker, the issue isn’t the IUD, but the thickness of the plunger (a plastic tube, essentially), as that needs to be able to pass through the cervical canal; however, the sound itself is thicker than the plunger, so my MD had said if that didn’t go in, then I wouldn’t be able to have the IUD inserted.
On a side note, I actually cannot check for the strings on mine, as I am unable to reach my cervix. On my last physical, they were not dangliNg out of my cervix, so I had to go and have an ultrasound done, which showed the IUD was still perfectly in place, so I was told it wouldn’t be too bad for removal, as they have a little hook instrument they could use to fish out the strings.
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Ha, I just realized my post was slightly confusing. I meant the cramping didn't pass after removal of the IUD plunger, as the IUD was in my uterus (this was with my first one). I also meant, when I said I've had it for 7-8 years that I've been using it as birth control for 7-8 years, not that I had the same one (the Nova T has a "suggested" insertion time of 2.5 years… however, my MD had said it was fine to leave it in longer for me, until I basically wanted it changed, which was about 3.5 years after the first one, as I started to get more spotting, which went back to normal after my second one was inserted, which was same appt that hte first was removed). Hope this clears up any confusion from the previous post.
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Not sure how much different the Mirena is from the Nova T (or Paragard is the equivalent in the US, but it is slightly different in shape)–i know it's slightly thicker in the hormone wrapping, but not that much. Anyway, I have the Nova T, which is the copper threaded IUD (can't have hormones, so the Mirena was out for me). Supposedly, the copper one gives you more painful and heavier periods, but I haven't really experienced either. Insertion was kind of a bit**, but it just felt like one giant cramp when the sound (the instrument that measures how deep your uterus is) went in through the cervical canal, but it passed as soon as the sound was removed. I had the same cramping sensation with the IUD plunger (the Nova-T comes preassembled), which didn't really pass as the IUD was inside my uterus. Had fairly strong cramps that first day, but was ok the next. Anyway, I never had any type of cervical clamp, so not sure about that one… (never had kids either)–although that first day was pretty crampy, on and off, I didn't feel it was THAT bad (the cramps were bad enough to freeze me in position) to deal with, considering the payoff in the end. I really can't recall how long they lastes, as it's been so long, but it wasn't anything horrible. I'm on my second one now (I do need to get it changed again), but I've been on it for about 7-8 years, so I'm very happy with it.
TMI alert: I do get a bit of spotting a few days before my period, but then again, the copper IUD isn't meant to reduce flow though, and, in most cases, makes them heavier and much more painful (I guess I just got lucky with body chemistry).
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i rarely ever use grip aids (none@ home anyway-chrome xpert). @ the studio,I've occasionally used mighty grip or dry hands if learning a brand new move (i think chrome xperts as well)–I dont often have a problem with grip at thestudio (very warm pole and body), but mayget nervous trying new moves, especially inverts. I "slide" more @ home, but think that's more due to the cold and new pole. I ONLY use grip on my hands, if needed, at the studio , for learning-I made the mistake of putting it between my thighs when we were learning the crucifix and pole climb-it felt like my skin was being ripped off my thighs.
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Ok, pole fitness in MTL does : http://polefitnessmontreal.com/prices.html (not sure about taxes)
And so does erotic danse: http://www.eroticdance.ca/pg4store.html (includes tax)I don’t know about shipping though, so you should contact them. Have also never been to either (don’t think my studio sells them), so can’t comment on the studio!
