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I had to work to get mine under there, but had to shorten the pole, really compress it down, and then slide the pole into place on the pad. Its not super easy, but can be done. Though i dont know how it works with custom sizes.
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I see a lot of good information here, but there are some things that concern me.
Protein, in order to build and maintain muscle, you do need to eat a certain amount of protein in your diet, it is one of the most important things you need, and this is based on the science of how the body works. Without sufficent protein in the diet, your body will break down the most abundant source of protien in the body, which is the muscles. This usually happens when someone begins a "diet" and doesnot provide enough protein to the body. If you would like all of the actual science stuff…. http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/rkr/biology160/lectures/pdfs/Respiration160.pdf
The other part i would like to add is that, animal products do not by themselves add a significant amount of cholesteral to the diet. Dietary cholesteral is only about 4% of total cholesteral. I eat eggs everyday and my cholesteral has been described as "beautiful" by my doctor, My numbers are very good and have gone from 158 to 136 in the last 3 years. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11111098
And actually, vegans have the hardest time of all getting healthy fats in their diet and are more at risk of being deficient.
I have found no credible proof that either milk or spinach cause problems with calcium absorbtion. In fact my daughters dietician was very concerned about the fact that my daughter could not drink milk, not only because it has lots of protein and calories, but because the calcium was needed for bone health. And yes we have had her on Hemp Protein but her dietician was really not a big fan of it either.
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This is a really great thread and some great replies. My ultimate goal is to one day open a small studio, so this has really given me some things to think about. You dont often hear this side from owners.
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A few years ago i started lifitng weights and living a much healthier lifestyle. I was 105 pounds at the time and started because, like many people who start, i was unhappy with the way i looked. A few years have passed and im really happy with my body and the progress i have made, and today i weigh 118. So yup i gained!
Had a trainer online the other day try and tell me that she was a better trainer because she "looked better" than me. Really this made me LOL at her stupidity. Looking a certain way has no bearing on either your worth as a person or as a trainer.
Also, im so over the whole need to be ZOMG 15% body fat because i can only look pretty if im lean thing.
People can only hurt you if you let them. Be happy in who you are and where you are, thats all that matters.
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Firebird, I would have told that lady maybe if she took a pole class then she wouldnt have to worry about her husband fantasizing about anything else!
Omg how rude to say something about what you wear! its not like you are wearing pole specific clothes, its just a logo for crying outloud!
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Looks like you have some nice quads going there, Hard to tell much else by that photo. Id say you have a good base at least, but take off the fat and do some heavy lifting and hope that muscle memory kicks in.
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I think poling is super great for the upper body, but for the legs, you are going to need more if you plan on maintaing mass or building.
Personally I pole 3 days a week and weight train 4, plus teach my spin classes weekly. Ive been able to maintain my weight but cals are high, protein at 120g a day.
If its been some years since you have been lifting regularly and had those stats, then your body will have changed, so agian you are still looking at taking off the fat to see what is left. Youre at an advatage from lots of people in that you should still have a nice base to cut down and see what you got.
I would not advise immedietly dropping to 1400 cals to drop weight. I would drop 300 cals from what you are eating now, add lifitng in and cardio for another 200 – 300 cal burn. If you are not sure what you are eating now, then journal for a few days and see. But protein should be high, moderate fats and fill the rest in with carbs (healthy ones 🙂 )
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I find it hard to believe because you are telling me that you have more muscle mass than someone who has been bodybuilding for 18 years and has one of the top figures in the world. Someone whos stage weight is 110 at 14% bodyfat, who qualified for the junior nationals in their first show and has placed top 3 in international competitions. I highly doubt you have to drop to 1200 cals immeditely, even i dont go that low and im shorter and weigh less than you.
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i would love to see pics of this.
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If youve done figure competitions then you should know the diet is the key to losing fat, not how you train.
If your 5'1 and 19% at 100 pounds, then thats not a lot of muscle my friend.
at 5'1 and a lot of muscle you should be 115 – 120 at 19%, stage weight of 105 – 110 at 15%
that would mean you would be maybe 95 lbs at stage weight.
It makes no sense. Even the smallest bikini girls are 98 lbs at 16%
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Calipers are the easiest and cheapest, but widely inaccurate. They can give you a ball park estimate but never take it as "gospel"
The best way, though expensive, is a DEXA scan, they are not available in every area and can get pricey.
http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages
leigh peele has a great blog about it, very informative and a good place to start, if the link doesnt work, google leigh peele body fat and it should come up.
After that, you can research dexa scans and compare known scans and eventually you will come to have a good understanding and be able to evaluate body fat.
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If you were a previous lifter than before, you should have some muscle under the fat, however, oly lifters typically dont do low body fat as you would need the strenght and going too low in bodt fat would sacrifice strength, So unless you have done a few bulk/cut cycles, you dont know what you have built ( and no one knows how much muscle they have managed to build until they go low in bodyfat, not even bodybuilders).
So again, you are still over estimating muscle and undersestimating fat.
Losing fat goes back to diet, not what kind of exercise or training you do.
If your diet is in check, then you will lose fat.
Doing pole wont automatically make you lose fat. Doing Hiit wont automatically lose fat. Lifitng weight doent utomaticaly make you lose fat.
This is what I do for a living, poling is a hobby, bodybuilding is a hobby, but my job is to help people lose fat and gain strength. Balance out calories and protein, fats, and carbs and any animal will lose weight. The science is the same.
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Taking a look at what pics you have up, i would say you are higher than 18% and you dont have a whole lot of muscle going on. You look pretty tall, and its harder to put muscle on a taller frame, but its easier to carry weight. You look to be in the lower 20's for body fat, its hard to tell with the pics you have up but that would be my guess.
It looks like you carry the most weight in your abs, so for you, it would be the last place for fat to drop off. However, you look like you are at a weight and body fat level where you should be concentrating on putting on muscle and not worrying about the fat.
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if your 18% body fat truly, and still have a pouch, then you need to look at posture. and muscle.
If you have low lean body mass, then it wont matter how low you go in body fat, you still will not have flat abs. You will start to look stringy and sickly. Instead you will need to build overall muscle mass and bring up lean body mass.
I have flat abs at about 23 – 24 % but i have put on about 15 pounds of muscle over the years and i dont carry much fat around my abs, so they show sooner.
Like i said, it all boils down to how much muscle you have and where you carry your fat.
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Chemgoddess is correct. Bodybuilders will go 10% Figure and Fitness about 12% and Bikini competiors will go about 15 – 16%. Not only is it extremely hard to get to these numbers, its not sustainable at all. Essential Body fat for women is 12%, going lower than that or even staying around that can create many health issues. Average body fat is considerd 25 – 30 with the 18 – 24 being "athletic".
If you are low in weight and still have a pooch, then you are carrying a higher rate of body fat and not enough muscle. No amount of dieting will get rid of the pooch until you gain muscle mass. And you dont have to have extremely low body fat to habe flat abs, most women will see the flatness in the 18 – 24 range, depending on how much muscle they have and where they carry their fat.
The ladies that i know that compete are never more than 10 – 15 pounds off their stage weight. But even they dont look stage ready all the time.