StellarMotion
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Hi LoveJunkie. You have just the right spirit! I would come home from my early practices really banged up and in awful pain, but when the pain subsided I just couldn’t wait to get back on the pole to get new bruises, burns, and soreness. It is a very satisfying and rewarding type of pain. Even still I like new bruises and burns, because they usually mean I have a new move! I love your attitude. Keep that and you’ll get strong fast, I think.
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Oh my goodness. This will be my first monthly challenge. You girls really don’t mess around.
I’d better stretch for this.
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Hi Punkrocgirlie!
It’s interesting to hear comments about my upper body strength, because up until a few weeks ago when I would see really thin and petite women performing handsprings, lifts, ayshas and the like, I honestly believed that I would never be strong enough to perform those moves. It was only two or three weeks ago that I did my first handspring, and after that I became confident enough to do extended ayshas, climbing caterpillars, and other arm strength-related moves. It took me many months of training on the pole and in the gym (and also exercises using my own body weight at home) before I could do that. I trust that anyone with diligence can learn that stuff too! The first time I got on a pole (April I think, of this year) I could barely climb it. I tried to invert and couldn’t. It really took a lot of labor!
As for flexibility, I was fortunate enough to be very flexible as a child. When I was about six I saw someone on television do splits and I decided I wanted to be able to do that too, so I started stretching every day. A girl in my third grade class taught me backbends, walkovers and the like. For many years I took it for granted that I could just drop into a split, until I tried it this year and hurt myself. Now I realise I’m at an age where my flexibility needs maintaining, especially if I am going to continue with strength training. I took it upon myself to get educated about stretching and now I’ve earned my split back!
Thanks for watching and commenting. I’m gonna view your stuff too!
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I am not sure what happened to my upload here on StudioVeena – am sorry for that! Will try to upload again. Here’s the link in the meantime to the YouTube vids.
