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I use the Maxiflex as well! Although not as often as I should…. :-\ It's been a great addition too.
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I've always wondered about this one too! Tried it from a Wrist Seat, but can only manage to get one leg in front of me.
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The Brass Monkey for the Flip Reverse Hook sounds plausible. I wish each move had only one name!!
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I wouldn't call anything a "cheat" grip, considering how much muscle and endurance it takes to do anything on the pole!
This grip does seem to allow one to do the Super Shoulder Mount more easily than the cupped shoulder mount grip, but that's about the only "cheat-y" think I can see about it. I don't like it ever since I hurt my wrist, no more twisted grip for me at all!
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Yeah, what is the grip like? Is it a sort of twisted grip with the hands overhead? If so, I've heard that called a Princess or an Apprentice shoulder mount grip. Are both hands overhead, or is one down and one up?
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@Joyful: What is a Candy/Cleopatra? Never heard of it!
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I have the same problem with certain moves. I think going into a move in a certain way gets your center of gravity perfectly balanced, whereas going into it from different angles does not.
Try to keep slowly lowering yourself into the moves that you want. Working the moves in reverse (or negative) can also build up the muscles and balance!
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I'm curious to know how you like it! I want a stage pole, but the X-Stage Lite is too tall for me. Are you getting brass or stainless steel?
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I find that moves such as the pike, CAR, plank, etc. where you really need to squeeze the legs for grip has helped my butt. I also do a lot of Pilates to complement the pole workouts, and they can do a lot for the bum 🙂
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@Cleighh: It's called the Hello Boys or Tail Spin, and is on a spinny pole.
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@ Twisted Kister Amber: Yeah, I don't think my bf will be too keen on the broom handle method again either. I agree that it would be a great design if not for the pin problem. Wasn't there a version of the X-Joint that involved more of a clicking mechanism? I had the screw pole, then the X-joint pole, but I think there was another design in between.
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Mine stick out, but the tubes still spin around the joints as I use the pole! Pretty unhappy with the design, it doesn't make for easy take-down. One time, I had to use a vice to get the main tubes apart, and another time had to hammer one joint out with a broom handle.
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I landed flat on my back, which was probably good because it spread out the impact. And my ponytail cushioned my head 🙂 I still can't believe I didn't break anything or do more damage!
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Good thing it was a "good" fall for you, Shellectra! I did the same–was trying to go from an embow grip straight edge to an arch–and fell about 6' onto my back. Almost blacked out. That was probably 6 months ago, and only in the past month has everything felt like it's back in the correct alignment!
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@PolefitFanatic: There's another way to get into the Superman that might work better for you. It's a lot smoother than getting into it from the Gemini.
Go into a Pike on the side of the pole that you want to do the Superman on (so if you keep your right hand on the pole for the Superman, invert and Pike on the right side). Put your outside hand above your piked legs, and theinside hand below. Keeping the legs together and straight, push out with the bottom hand and keep the top hand gripped to twist the body around and into the Superman position!
Instead of an abrupt push into the Superman, this one flows very gracefully and I really like the look of it.
The process is hard to explain, so if that doesn't make sense let me know and I'll try to get a video posted!
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I'm in agreement with EVamp83–I've seen a ton of different descriptions of the Archer as well!
The most common that I've seen is where you're inverted with your back to the pole, both hands stretched up towards the small of the back, and one foot hooked while the other goes out from the front of your body. Wikipole has this main idea, but the placement of the hands are overhead: http://www.triagedesign.co.uk/wikipole/index.php5?title=Archer
It could just be named by the legs, and maybe the hand placements can vary–no idea!
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Hello from Oklahoma! It's nice to see someone relatively close to my location!
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@ Tovah: When I started this move, I felt like I was pushing my hips way forward….but then I'd look in the mirror and I wasn't at all! It might help to watch yourself (or take video and play it back) to see if you're actually pushing as far forward as you think you are. Also, get the back into it. When I push my hips forward, I simultaneously arch my back. Not a huge arch, but enough to feel a stretch in my lower stomach and feel like my upper body moves a bit back.
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Another tip–push out on with your bottom hand when bringing the lower leg onto the pole. This will push the hooked leg slightly up and/or away from the hand and arm. It'll reduce the potential to get stuck just a bit more!
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@ dustbunny: Great exercise! I tried it last night and love it! I also asked my bf to try it, and the look of pure concentration and strain on his face was priceless 🙂
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Almost forgot, there are also the grips you'd use for the Flag; the forearm grip (for example, with the Aysha); and the elbow grip. Can't forget those 🙂
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Hmm, I don't know of any one place that describes a lot of the grips. Here's some different grips I've pieced together along the way. Some of the names I've made up, and some I've read:
Baseball grip (what you'd use for the basic invert)
Split/bracket grip
Twisted grip
What I call the Marksman grip; here's an example: http://www.triagedesign.co.uk/wikipole/index.php5?title=Image:Grace.jpg
Anchor/half-bracket grip: http://www.triagedesign.co.uk/wikipole/index.php5?title=Image:Anchorlift.jpg
Shoulder mount grip (and there are variations on this: Cupped, twisted/apprentice, princess, Veena's grip, etc.)
What I call the Chair grip (the grip you'd use for the chair spin–top hand gripping, and palm of the bottom hand pressed against the pole but not gripping)
I'd be curious to see what other grips people know of!
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I'm definitely sore! I'll definitely push myself a little less next time, and work on the flow and breathing.
I'm using the Dara Torres app. Do you have any other suggestions for good apps, dvds, etc. to learn about resistance stretching? Or is this one good enough?
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@ Dyvo: The way HannahElizabeth is doing it is the way I generally see, but there is probably no "right" and "wrong." Personally, I put my foot this way for the Star, and bring it forward only if I'm transitioning into a move such as the Box Splits. I've also seen people bring the foot around the back of the pole (so the front of the foot is pressing against the pole) and call it the Knee Swing.
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Thanks for the advice! I probably was resisting too hard. And I did use lotion! Mental note to not do that again…
