chemgoddess1
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Have you looked into small storage garages? Typically they are under $50 a month for a garage that would be big enough to pole in plus they usually have electricity.
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Just like everyone here has said, there is nothing wrong with you. Give yourself some time and patience and you will be amazed at what you can and will accomplish in just a short amount of time.
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Wish I could have made the competition in Cleveland last weekend but I was out of town. I was even asked if I wanted to be a judge. I think it would have been a BLAST.
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Pick up a piece of bathroom panelling at a home store. A 4×8 piece will only run you about $20. I had one that was silver tile looking. They have some nice looking ones that are specifically made for bathrooms so that they look like time.
Basically this but in silver:
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/9a/9ab8dbc4-9b3e-4972-a668-ae7a1cdde01b_300.jpg
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S Factor has a studio in San Fran but is a little pricey. Great for learning to be sexy, not so much if you are wanting tricks.
Here are some other suggestions:
https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/just_joined_from_san_francisco_2009-07-31_040008
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I do not have the lessons here but I am sure that Veena has some great ones. She also recently did a video that was pretty much all floor work that would be good to watch. There are quite a few that started out in S Factor that I would recommend to watch….Amy is the first to come to mind. If you can, also try to locate the S Factor dvds. Out of everything I've watched this is the only series that I know that really devotes everything to slow fluid movement.
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Need video hun. When I invert I almost push myself away from the pole to get my legs higher. I have a feeling that if you have been doing any of the splits exercises you have gained some flexibility and are able to fold yourself in half a little more than before, thus causing you to stay closer to the pole. Of course, I may also be talking out my butt.
I wish I had my days free so I could come see you.
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While I admire a lot of the performers I would not consider any of them "idols" per se. The ones I see as idols are the ones who are advancing this community and sport in ways we cannot even imagine….Veena, Charley, Wendy, Mary Ellyn, Alena, Bobbi, Tinu and I am sure there are others (not sure who is behind the LA Pole show).
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When I climb my left hand always ends up on top. On baseball grip inverts, whichever armpit the pole is in is the hand on the bottom.
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Or Nymph, she thinks you are bisexual and is freaked out! (and yes, you may laugh all you want at this comment)
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Do you dance at all when you pole or are you just about the tricks? For me dancing in heels does a lot for the bum as well as hip circles and sexy squats and such. Also, in order to get enough power for spins and things I use a lot of plyo type moves.
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Webbie is checking
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Anyone see the link???
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Please take care of the Ohio clan!
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Looks a little sketchy to me. Looks like the "extenders' are put in place with plastic inserts…there is no way I would throw my 150 lbs around that pole with only a little bit of plastic keeping 2 pieces together.
I am also leery of any pole company that puts things like feather boas and pasties in with their pole "kit". This screams prop pole, not professional.
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And just so no one gets on me….I know Momma personally. She knows I mean no harm in my comment.
Speaking of shoe mishaps, I have gotten the laces from one boot caught on the hoops of the other boot (not fun), I have gotten my laces caught on someone else's boot loops and gotten my fishnets caught in the my loops. Pretty much every one of these required a very thought out escape.
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I don't think the XPert has been out for more than a year.
Sounds as if she maybe got the pole as a fad and then just did not use it. Not everyone researches like true junkies do.
Main difference between the Xpert and original is bottom loading or top loading.
As far as replacememnt parts, XPole seems like a pretty upstanding company and even if you were not the original owner they would back anything that was defective. I don't know this for sure, just making comment on XPole's perceived customer service.
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Momma…I am sitting and eating my lunch and laughing at you. Yeah, you heard me right. Well, maybe with you too. And yes, I have done this.
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I do not change my leg positioning at all. I am going to try to break it down as Pantera taught it to us during a workshop. First, she had us get into a handstand from the ground. You can just invert but you want yourself close to the floor. When you are hanging, place both hands on the pole right in between your breasts. Push your arms straight out so that you are doing an inverted plank on the pole. Now as you are pushed completely out engage your hams to lift your butt…DO NOT change you hand positioning. Don't be upset if you fail at this first time around or think it is impossible. This is how many polers are able to do a one handed caterpillar climb. At the same time it really rounds out the backs of your legs giving them great shape.
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I will also add that this move is all about your hamstrings pulling you up, not your arms pushing you into position.
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Can you do an inverted crucifix (bat hang) without hands? If you cannot hang without using your hands I would scrap trying caterpillar until you can.
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It kind of depends on how tall you are. For me to do a reverse grab I need a good 5-6 feet (150-180cm) radius. Even doing a push up dismount from an invert is going to be tight in less than a 3 foot radius. Forget shoes. I think you will find yourself extremely limited with only that amount of space.
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I am sure there is a lesson but I am kinda learning it on my own. I have more issues with this because my bow is not all that great. I am fine on the ground but once I get into the air it is horrible. With me it is more about my shoulder flexibility or lack there of.
http://images.inmagine.com/img/score/sc015/sc015014.jpg
For both this and rocketman I go into a pole sit, bring my body around to the front of the pole (I climb with my right foot so I bring my body around to the left of the pole). At this point you kinda have to be able to stay on the pole using only your knees. I reach my right arm back and grab my right ankle. At this point you really have to squeeze that armpit against the pole and then have faith. I usually will hold on with my left hand until I feel "set" and then release my left hand and try to grab my left foot and arch. To make this really pretty you kind of have to lean forward on the pole to get your legs higher.
Rocket man is 10 times easier (at least to me) and will get you accustomed to that armpit hold. Basically bring yourself around on the pole as you did to start yogini but reach back with both arms. I grab my left wrist with my right hand and squeeze like crazy and then release my legs. I have not tried it one handed yet….that is next.
