dustbunny
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I'm working all weekend! I'm running an Advance Poll for the coming election (in Canada). I have to be there all day Friday, Saturday, and Monday. Oh well, the money is good. My family will celebrate Easter in a couple of weeks once the election is over.
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So I put on the radio last night and attempted to bounce my @ss on the floor for a couple songs. LOL, the results are hilarious. Apparently I have a defective left cheek. Sometimes it reacts just slightly out of sync with the right cheek and I end up with a "wave" effect. When trying to move it on it's own, it just sits there and laughs at me. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
I also worked on lifting into an elbow stand, it's getting much easier since the last time I tried. Still using the wall/pole for support, or I'll end up on my head, but it's getting there. I dream of the day when I can lift into it in the middle of the room…
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At the studio I started going to, we had a lot of fun with "Pour some sugar on me" by Def Leppard. Definitely not a routine my dad wants to see, hehehe 🙂
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@Julia, It's just for fun. Jump on your pole everyday. Even if it's just for a few minutes, record yourself if you can, and make a vid after 30 days. See what you can accomplish!
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Once you think you are ready, start slow. Start with a basic fireman, mount with two hands like normal, but remove the bottom hand before you land. Slowly work yourself up to not needing the hand at all. Then start trying other more difficult spins; facing the pole, backward facing, and forward facing. Once you have the strength to be confident in spinning one handed you can start trying different things to do with your free hand, like placing it on your knee, running it through your hair, grabbing your ankle/foot, experiment!
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Consider the length of the session too. Is it 6 weeks? That will pass too quickly to get bored, but give you enough time to master some of those level 2 moves, but a 10-12 week session might leave you regretting your decision by week 8.
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Oh what the hell, even if I know I can't video it, I'm in. My goal for the first half (end of April) is to finish the spinny choreo I am working on. 🙂
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I could be wrong, but I pronounce it "eye-sha" as in, I have blue "eyes".
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I'm already on my pole everyday! LOL It's not often I actually have time for a full on practice, but I have to take a little spin or pop into a trick almost every time I walk past it (or while dinner is cooking). Too bad I can't just leave the video camera up…my kitties would knock it over and break it. Otherwise I'd be in for sure. 🙂
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I'm a fan of a pair of "movie" names too. My two bengal-siamese cross kitties are Korben and Leeloo (from Fifth Element, awesome movie). Leeloo totally suits her name, she is completely fearless and totally kicks ass! Korben is a big chicken sh*t though, so we didn't really capture his personality but they make a great pair anyways. 🙂
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Great pole related cat name… ATTITUDE!!!
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Pole Jams can be held anywhere, anytime. All you need is a pole (or more), and some poling buddies who can't wait to see what you can do, and want to show off their skills too. A small jam with just a couple friends can be held at someone's house, or bigger get togethers can be somewhere with more space like a studio, bar, or club. They can even be online, for people like us, who don't really live near anyone. You can pole jam over Skype (free for one-on-one video). Just set up your web camera, call your skype friend, and pole away. 🙂
I have yet to get myself down to the big city for a real live pole jam, but I have participated in a couple online jams, and it was fun. A couple of my pole goals for the year are to: 1. Go to a real live pole jam. and 2. Set up skype so I can pole one-on-one with some of my online friends.
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Haha, I can only get into it one way too, but mine is to go from basic plank to advanced plank, then tip legs up and walk hands down before letting go in CAR position. It's not very consistent for me though, I'd rather CKR any day of the week. 🙂
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All that strength building has paid off, way to go! 🙂
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I'm a big fan of both Tragically Hip, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. 🙂
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I disagree! You said you stopped smoking. That's wonderful. It's a huge accomplishment, and a great way to better yourself! It is also partly to blame for the weight gain, and the "down" feelings. Smile and congratulate yourself for doing something so difficult. How long have you been smoke free? It only gets easier, so don't give in! 🙂
So you injured yourself, it happens. Don't worry about the strength and the tricks, I know it's easier said than done but try. It will all come back, and it will come back WAY faster the second time around. Find some music that you really like, and that you can just "let go" to. Start walking around the pole, let yourself get into the music. Just do transitions, floorwork, maybe some basic spins. Rediscover why you loved pole the first time around. 🙂
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That's so exciting! I don't have any great song ideas, just wanted to wish you luck! Entering an amateur competition is a future pole goal of my own too. 🙂
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I think it depends on the move, the music, where in the learning process I am, and what I am trying to accomplish with that practice. If say, I am freestyling to music, I just go with the flow of the music. If there is a note/lyric that is held for a bar of music, I will hold a pose for that time as well. But in a faster sequence I might just go from one into another into another, without holding. If it is a move I am just starting to learn, I just hold it as long as I can. Even if it is only a split second, lol. 🙂
It also depends what I am trying to accomplish. Sometimes I focus on combos for a practice, so I will try to do as many moves as I can think of before coming down, or will focus on specific planned combos. If I am focusing on a new move, I will just do it over and over, holding it for as long as I can each time, without worrying about transitions or combos until it is more consistant.
I have heard people say to hold a move for a slow count of 3 seconds, it's long enough for a photographer to take your picture. Longer will help build strength and stamina though.
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Totally agree with LoneStar, if you schedule your "pig out" days then you can enjoy them guilt free and get back on track the next day without worry. You may even find that by "allowing" yourself to have them, you may not even need/want them as often since you may only have wanted it because it was "forbidden".
I also do meal planning, it only takes about 10-15 min/wk and it helps save time, money, my sanity, and keeps me on track as far as eating healthy. The day before grocery day, I sit down and spend 10-15 min planning what I'll eat for my meals for the next week. I always include at least a couple really quick/easy ones for lazy/busy days. Write it all down, then from that meal list I make my grocery list to ensure I'll have everything I need to cook all week. Because I have a plan and I know that there is good, healthy food in the house, I am less tempted to go out to eat, or to just pig out on chips or whatever. Maybe this could work for you too. Some people like to plan out meals for each specific day of the week. I usually just figure out how many days I have to cook dinner, usually 5 (I work over dinner time one day a week at a restaurant, and we eat at my in-laws one day a week), and then come up with 5+1=6 ideas. Each day I look at the list and decide what I feel like cooking/eating. Because I add one extra, even the last day of the week there is still a choice. You're never "stuck" eating something you don't really feel like. 🙂
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Mine is not professionally a photographer, but he takes very good pictures. 🙂
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My philosophy is, if it hurts, you're either not doing it right or it's not right for you. I can't think of too many ways to not be doing this stretch right (if I'm thinking of the same one), so just concentrate on keeping your feet together and pressing your knees down. It will still help open your hips. 🙂
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Haha, you made me think about the first time a tried the full pole hold spin (same move but all the way around instead of just half)… 🙂 Talk about feeling tangled up! I couldn't figure out how to get the momentum and grip strength both right at the same time. LOL
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Beautiful poem Chemgoddess! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif Thankyou.
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I love hearing about everyones experience with this…
What I've decided is that I'm just odd because I like split grip. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif That's okay, I've always been a little odd. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_safesex.gif I'm also going to try the elbow grip soon I think because so many people do prefer that to both forearm and split. Maybe I'll just scratch the forearm grip for now…I would assume that any move you can do in it you can do with either elbow or split anyway, if not, someone please correct me.
So for now I'm going to keep working on split grip and since "mostly" everyone else finds it more difficult, I can be a little show off. hehe https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Do you have Veena's lessons, it might be like her falling star. It starts out in a shooting star (aka jasmine) and you end up in a gemini on the opposite side. Otherwise, I have no idea. 🙂
