Runemist34
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Wow, I had no idea! I hope she has a good recovery…she's in very good shape, though, so I imagine she'll be back at it in no time!
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I was thinking I might go with the generic black cat… It's one of those costumes I constantly return to!
My only issue is going to be the tail, and the ears. I can make the ears quite easily, but I'd like them to actually look good! I might ask my mum for help with it. (lol, I'm 25, married and moved out, but still asking my mum for help!)
Also, I think I might do the challenge this time, once I actually get an outfit! My first challenge…ever! And my first video in a LONG time!
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Hey guys, just wanted to say…I decided to just go for it, and buy them for the release on the 15th! So, I'll be sure to give a good rundown (as much as I can) on the pros and cons of the DVDs, and let those of you who actually have the willpower to wait know how they are!
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Personally, I find I get an excellent grip higher up on the thighs, and can have a little bit of hip twist that really helps, but I've never actually played with the positioning!
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Happy Birthday Webmaster! Your tireless hard work does not go unnoticed!!https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Aah, I totally understand! I LOVE stretching, but it's been a long time for me to learn that I like it at all. But when I try to stretch my hip flexors, they're soo tight, and it's taking my body a while to understand that those muscles CAN stretch! It's a bit painful, but I'm not pushing too far, because I don't want to do damage!
I'm showing improvement! 🙂 It's been a week now! I'm sort of just waiting for the plateu to come >_>
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A few things to consider, just from me thinking about it (you might have already thought of these, too). First, when you're doing your split on the ground, can you put your head on your leg at the same time? Is your back straight, or curved?
And then, if you lay on your back and try to do the splits with your leg to your head…well, your body will take up space underneath your hips, so your "bottom" foot, the one that's away from your head, has slightly farther to go. And, since you are laying on the ground, your back is totally flat, against the floor, changing your hip position.
To be fair, I've never tried it (I can't do the splits…YET!)and I might be totally off, but these are the things I would think of. Maybe try recording yourself attempting each position, and see if you can find the differences in your position?
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Calbear, as far as I know, best way to get toned and not bulky is to do low weights and high reps, and make sure you stretch after!
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Hehe, me too! First time I saw Felix I was like "Holy Sh**!" I've actually got a youtube playlist of her….lol, 😛
If all goes well…15 days till they come out!
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I do, but I only have a pair of 5lb weights at home- I hate going to the gym. I'm currently trying to alternate my pole days from my weight days. I get 3 pole days, 2 weight days. I also combine my weights with flexy training! And for now…I try to get it all done in about an hour, but I might increase that time. We'll see, 'cause it's a pretty new routine for me!
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I'd love to have a pole friends circle! Count me in!
I think I just added you, TreePoles…
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I agree! She did seem a little stern 😉 I always like finding new styles and talents, though!
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Welcome to the site! We're always interested in having more diversity here 😉 I'm also looking forward to seeing videos from you!
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I actually have a pole that DOES extend, but not the functional part- there's a tube that is the foundational part of the pole that extends to make the pole tall enough to function up to 10feet, but the tube is black and plastic and gross. So, I'm stuck at about 7feet of pole.
I'll tell you this: Totally enough to do inversions, particularly at the beginning! I'm perfectly fine inverting and having my head only a foot off the ground- it gives me a sense of security, like I can get out if I really need to!
Granted, I might need to get a taller one, one day…but for now it's awesome!
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Oh yes! That would be awesome!
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Ahh, it's unfortunate you guys have this on a Monday- it's my long day at school. I start at 10am, and end at 7:20 pm!
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I'm really impatient to get the DVD's…I worry that they wont be good, but then I wonder if I just want them to have them like a collection? I don't know! I just know I want them! Hehe.
I'll be interested to see what it's like, though, and what people think of them.
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Honestly, I don't care if someone says it's a "stripper pole" about my pole. So what? They know it by going to strip clubs, because they're sad and lonely and want to look at naked people.
It's like calling a Katana a "samurai sword." It's not a sword only used by samurai, it's not named that, but that's what people call it because that's how they know it.
That guy was clearly having his time of the month, and was stuck in his own little world where he could imagine that you were, actually, stripping in your room.
And yes, there is much more history to pole dance than just the strip club…but not in THIS country (or pair of countries 😉 ), so all most people have to go on is the world of the strip club. It's like saying a Burlesque dancer is a stripper…she IS, because she's on stage, taking her clothes off, but it's quite different than a stripper.
Don't even give that guy the time of day. If he's so lonely that he has to go to a strip club, and he's seen it all so many times that he recognizes the moves they can do (and also, if the club he goes to has girls that can do a shouldermount, that's pretty impressive!), then clearly he has too much time, and not enough girls in his life. FOR A REASON.
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Polecat88- I would love to have a pole/flexy jam! This weekend doesn't really work for me either, so that's okay 😉 I've never actually done one, to be honest, so I guess I wouldn't really know what to do! But I'm willing to give it a go!
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Hehe, Veena, yeah…there aren't that many people on G+ yet, but it is getting better. I really like it, because I really find Google to be a very nice company.
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I highly recommend Google+ if you haven't tried it yet! It's still in it's "Beta" stage, which means they're still working out the bugs, but they want people to join it so those people can FIND the bugs! I have like, over 100 invites, so if anyone wants to try it out, I can try to figure out how to make them go!
I'm seriously against Facebook, and have been for a while. I would just leave it, but a lot of my family from England are on there, and I'd rather not lose contact with them.
Google+ hasn't got those incessant games, their interface is way easy to use, and it connects into things like Youtube and Gmail, so you can get it all together.
And yes, I hate the new Facebook layout. Why does Facecrack get to decide which of my friends are "top stories" and which are not?
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@polediva55- Lights spins like, Fireman, and front and back leg hook spins. That's usually about it. Oh, and the "half spin" (That's what Veena calls it, I think of it as a transitional move), and just a lot of bodywaves, fun with steps, poses, pirouettes. Nothing where I'm lifting with only my arms, and I always start off slow. If the oldschool way works for you, though, keep on it!
And yeah…I find the same thing! I tried to do strength training at the beginning after warming up, because it was my least favourite thing to do…and after that, I found I had a lot less strength to do moves I wanted to work on! So, I moved it a little later. I don't dislike it as much anymore 😉
I'm gonna take some melatonin tonight and get some really good sleep, though, and then I'll be back on the pole probably tomorrow! 🙂
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Hehe, thank you Veena https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
With hope and care, perhaps we'll see me up on the pole and doing some amazing things soon! I'm determined, but also going at this in a much more…er, controlled way https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_safesex.gif Perhaps I won't burn out this time, and I'll be able to motivate myself better!
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Sounds good…
I hate to ask, but…er, what IS the difference between stretching and flexibility training? I guess the training is pushing a little father and trying to bring the muscle longer, whereas stretching is less intense?
Seriously, I wish I could afford your lessons. Maybe I'll have to play with my money, see if I can afford even one month! Even that is helpful 😉
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Hey polediva55!
While I haven't quite gotten back to dancing yet (a lack of sleep and horrible girly times being strong contributors!) I figured I would tell you what seems to work for me thus far.
Generally, I warm up with a little bit of light dancing- that is, no really hard spins, and no climbing, just playing around on the pole a bit. Then I start getting into the tougher stuff, trying to get used to climbing, being upside down (and my extremely ungraceful dismount!), and tougher spins like the Carouselle, and possibly the Tuck spin if I'm feeling masochistic.
I save the strength training for last because I tend to push myself with it, and will end up getting very tired and unable to do my tougher dance stuff if I do the strength training first. So, that's after dancing.
And then, lastly, I get into stretching and trying to increase my flexibility, because I'm gonna be very warm at that point, and needing of a good cool down. I may re-evaluate this, though, because it didn't seem to help much before…I might need to do my flexibility training before the harder dancing.
