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I find that the custom tops are at the same price as a good sports bra. If you drop 40 or 50 bucks on a mika yoga wear or other pole specific top, you can get custom made tops for the same or cheaper. Its just a matter of finding the designer.
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If its for a performance/competition, i have all my suits or costumes custom made. I found a really great designer who can make anything, dresses, suits, dance wear, promotional outfits, costumes, you give the man an idea and he can make it! And he has very reasonable prices. He usually has an end of the year invetory blow out and thats when i pick up a lot of things.
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Women do not get "bulky" from weight training. When people use the word "bulky" what they are referring to is the fat over the muscle that they have. Im willing to bet you dont have as much muscle as you think you do. Most people overestimate the amount of muscle they have, and under estimate the amount of fat. And truthfully, unless you have actually spent a lot of time studying female fat precentages and patterns, you are not going to have a good grasp of what type of physique is under the fat. Trust me on this, its not a knock on you or anyone, but its reality that people do not understand and why people think its "easy" to change their body composition when it is not.
Leaning out comes down to diet and being in a calorie deficit, and weight training will help you keep what muscle you have. Muscle is hard to build so you do want to keep what you have. Losing weight is easy, losing fat is pretty hard and takes a lot of time and attention to details.
The pros do have strict diets and it all comes down to calories and manipulating fats, carbs, and proteins.
I have been weight trainign for years and managed to put on some good muscle, im shorter than you and still not bulky. My very good friend is exactly your height and has been weight training for almost 18 years and is still not "bulky"
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My daughter (5) has severe allergies, among other issues. We have had to do the gf/df for a while now for her. Honestly i dont recommend it unless you have a medical condition (celiacs or a medically confirmed sensitivity, and yes there are tests for it).
My daughter just now did a challenge diet for dairy and was given the green light to add dairy back into her diet. She is so very excited to be able to eat a "regular" food because her diet is so restricted.
Honestly, the best diet is one that is high in lean protiens, veggies, fruits, healthy fats, and complex carbs.
It sounds like you need to work on eating healthier, drop the sweets (ice cream every night) and eat at regular intervals throughout the day (which will stop the bingeing at night). Keep a journal of all the food you eat, make sure you are eating enough cals (rabbit food does not sound like you are eating well at all), and write down how the food made you feel and how you felt before eating (hungry, tired, sad, etc).
I am willing to bet its less of a "sensitivity" thing and more of a lifestyle thing. That is to say not eating enough, not eating at regular intervals, allowing glucose to bottom out/get too high (which can lead to nasuea, throwing up, and not feelign too hot), and eating foods low in nutrients.
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Ive had mine done 3 times. First time it got infected and nevery really healed well, so i took it out and let it close. I did it again a year or 2 after that, but the little ball came off and the barbell fell out,i didnt notice until it was already healed. Had it done again in 09, and have had no issues with it since. I usually change the loop to a barbell after it stops hurting, i just like the barbells better than the loop they pierce it with, seems to heal faster for me and get less infected.
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Try thinking of it as pulling your belly button to your spine, its not really a "sucking in" so much as a tensing motion. Just think about your belly button, you can even put your hand there if you need to feel it, and then pretend like you need to pull your belly button towards your spine, you should feel your whole ab section "engage" or tighten up. Its pretty much the same for any muscle you need to "engage", its just focusing on that particular muscle and kepping the tension there so that it does the work. Lots of people have issues with the word "engage" and putting the focus on certain muscles, eventually it just becomes second nature.
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I think ace is just ok, but NCSM or ACSM are probably the most recognized as far as personal training certs go. I hold AFPA and AFAA certs, and they both refer to ACSM guidelines. As far as the differences in programing, there wasnt alot. AFAA is more well known for their group fitness certs, if i remember correctly they were the first to offer certificates specifically for group fitness. They are pretty hands on so you learn a lot. I dont recognze SCW or NCSF but that doesnt mean much, there are a lot of associations out there.
if you are looking to train at a specific gym, then i would call and ask what certs they will acknowledge. If you are doing it on your own, i would look to one of the better known and better recognized names.
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There is always someone out there who will want to put down your body no matter if you are fat, thin, short, tall, average or pink with purple polka dots. Usually it is insecurity on their part and is a reflection on them, not on you.
I agree that they would need to be blocked and deleted, but i wouldnt let it upset you. Who cares what one person thinks anyways??? You are getting married, its you who is engaged, its you who will be lavished with attention and questions about the big day.
I get it on the other end with, "you are skinny all ready, why do you want to lose more", or, "arent you afraid you will get manly and your husband will leave you?" (talking about lifting weights). I just laugh it all off and tell them im into a healthy lifestyle, not about losing weight. In fact, i have been trying to gain weight, though most people dont understand that either, lol. I have been put down my entire life for one thing or another, eventually i figured out that people are going to criticize you no matter what, so might as well do your own thing and be happy.
Body shaming is somehow a big part of our society. If you are a bit heavier then you get the fat comments, if you are thin then you must be a bi-atch who starves herself or has an eating disorder, if you have muscles then you are gross, manly, and disqusting. Then you see all those endless pictures about "when did this become sexier than this", or "real women have curves/boobs/butt/bones showing/ or whatever".
It makes me laugh and at the same time sick that we all just cant accept that there is all kinds of bodies and all bodies are beautiful. We are all real women, at least i think most of us are not imaginary, but i guess you never know.
Point is, dont let them get you down. All that matters is what you and your lovely fiance think, screw the rest of the world.
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Home depot has a pretty good size mirror for $60. its 5 x 3 ft. Thin but it works well enough.
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I have been through the background check for security purposes, i had a civillian job for the military and have a civillian CAC card. Its pretty thourough but i did not change any of my online activities.
While poling has a stigma, its not illegal, and neither is stripping or dancing for that matter. I dont see it stopping you from joining or being questioned morally. I do think its possible that the stigma could work against you advancing.
I would talk to the recruiter and sorta feel your way around it, maybe not ask about poling specifically but maybe in a general way. Personally I would follow the dont ask dont tell rule. If they never ask, i wouldnt tell. If its on the net, its there forever so even if you delete it now, they could find it if they wanted to.
I would just be careful who you talk to about it and who you let on your facebook. I hate to be so cynical, but i have seen careers destroyed over simple things just because someone could. As the saying goes, keep your head down and your nose clean, and it will all be fine. Do your job, dont cause issues, and dont give anyone a reason to mess with you and you can go far.
I am lucky in that my husband is smart and is good at his job, he has never had an issue with the higher ups, and i try and keep our personal business away from the command. I have done fitness competitions in the past and have yet to have any issues from it (and i have competed in bikini, which has a stigma itself). The poling is new but again, i keep my own stuff out of the command and dont make issues for them. Everyone knows i am very much into fitness, i dount that any of them know about the poling.
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I have been a military wife for the last 9 years, before that a mil girlfriend for several years. While I havent served I have seen a lot of stuff go down. My husband is navy so of course im a bit biased to our branch. But what branch you should go to depends on what kind of job you are looking to do and how quickly you are wanting to advance as well as if you plan on retiring. Army sees the most deployments in a war capacity, deployments in the navy depend on what type of ship you are on (the smaller the ship, the more times you will be sent out) and air force moves a lot IMO, but they tend to take care of their families more with better facilities and service.
I would suggest keeping your personal life as quiet as possible. It has been my experience that if the "higher ups" Like you, then you can do well and go far. However, if you are not liked, then you can open yourself up to grief. I am not saying be ashamed of poling or hide it, but i would not personally volunteer such information to all persons. I know a lot of military wives that pole and no one has had an issue with me poling as of yet. However, i am mindful of how my actions can hurt my husbands career, so i am not that vocal about it.
I know a lot more people who are military and are bodybuilders and fitness competitiors and it has not affected their career at all. There is a great team in SD for those who wish to compete and they do their workouts and posing practices in a military facility. But with the stigma that some can attach to poling, may be an issue if you are just starting out.
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I have a lil mynx rotator and love it! I think it was the right choice for my situation. I have had mine up for about a month now, and have yet to see any damage to the ceiling. Its very sturdy, i can climb, invert, spin and do whatever on it. Its one screw and the ceiling mount is small, it really does look like a plant hanger.
I typically use it on stationary because i believe that is where you develop your strength from and i find it easier to learn new things if its sitting still. But i do like that when i want to try a spinning move that it is simple to switch. Basically i bought the rotator so i didnt have to buy 2 poles to learn both things.
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ok, sorry, im trying to see what code this site needs. I think the last one should work.