grayeyes
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Thanks everybody!
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I think your next step is to find a new doctor. What a jackass.
I find that the people who respond crudely or are embarrassed when I tell them I pole dance reveal much more about themselves than I have revealed by telling them I pole dance.
Good luck!
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Also played on my silks a few days ago for the first time this year since it finally warmed up.
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Went rock climbing at local park today and checked out the new obstacle course they built this year. Couldn’t find anywhere to do pole moves so I did a few yoga poses. Note the pole tank top. 🙂
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I like their style–pretty cool!
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That. Is. Awesome. I thought it was hilarious that he talked about advanced human flag practitioners as I was unaware this was really an activity, and I find it even funnier that there is more than one person doing it! Makes me feel like I have a jello core. I need to get busy!
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I bought a sample pack like this when I was trying to figure out what grip aids worked for me. I have a stainless steel pole and I mostly need grips aids because it’s extremely slippery. I use Itac2 and Cramer’s firm grip on thighs and knee pit for the slipperiness, and I use Mighty Grip on my hands occasionally if they are a little slippery.
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I’ve done the same thing. I had a very loud fall last week (only from a few inches off the ground but my heels made it sound like the house was coming down), and I had no injury from that, but like you I’ve ended up at the chiropractor from turning my head a certain way.
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Looks challenging and fun!
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I’ve not done it but my 24-year-old former gymnast, rock-climbing niece does it and loves it. It’s on my list of things to try but since I barely have time for my silks and pole I’ve held off on adding this to my repertoire.
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I have a video from when I first started poling and I was using my dog’s bed as a crash pad. I’m upside down on the pole and he wanders in, ignores me entirely, does a spin on his bed and plops down facing away from me, yawns and puts his head down to rest. If I had some computer skills I would upload it but it’s sideways and I can’t figure out how to rotate it. I think I can attach a still shot from this ridiculous episode.
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Hilarious! Thanks for the laugh. 🙂
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I had a physical therapist apply KT tape to my knee for patellofemoral syndrome. She offered to show me how to do it but I declined at the time because the knee was feeling very good. However, it still flares up so I’m going to ask my current therapist who is working on my hamstring issue to show me how to tape the knee correctly for running.
I tell my docs and therapists that I pole, but I think only some of them get it. I’m pretty sure my therapist thinks I just do Carmen Electra videos. He can just barely make eye contact with me when it’s mentioned. I would like to show him some video so he would understand, but I think that would get weirder than it already is.
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Right now I practice a few hours a week. I generally only find time for one good pole session a week that probably lasts a couple of hours. I think some of that has been because it’s been winter time and my pole really has to be warm to be at all functional so I can’t just hop on whenever, I need to have a fair amount of time to make it worth it. I’m hoping that’s not the case this summer.
Per move it just depends. Some things I get after a few tries. I learned a shoulder mount in two practices. The first week I tried I couldn’t imagine how it was going to work, the second week I watched a tutorial a littler closer, figured out I needed to have my head leaned back to be on the shoulder muscle and not my scapula and I did it on the second try. I’ve been working on cartwheel to Ayesha for three sessions now. I managed to get there in the first session after about 10 attempts but can’t hold the Ayesha for long and haven’t figured out why yet. I practice about ten times each session. I don’t think I would have the stamina to repeat something 50 times and I’m almost certain I would hurt myself or end up with a pulled muscle so I don’t push it (but I’m 44 years old).
As for tricks I’ve learned, I try to run through them at least once each session so I don’t lose them.
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I recently had a similar injury from working on splits in a yoga class. My pain is pretty much right on my butt bone so I assumed it was a pulled muscle in my glutes. I didn’t really rest it because I do therapy exercises every three days for a knee problem that are all lower body strengthening or stretching. After only minimal improvement in six weeks time I went to a sports med doc who diagnosed proximal hamstring tendinitis and recommended gentle stretching (gave me specific stretches), icing two to three times a day and ibuprofen. I’m also going to physical therapy once a week where they have added more strengthening exercises (I am so sick of lower body strength work!!) and also recommended heat once a day and they also do some stretching with me while I’m there. I haven’t seen much improvement yet–suspect it will be time that truly heals it. Like others have said, I would see a doc for recommendations. My hamstrings are tight enough so I would hate to lose any flexibility from having done or not done something I should have during the healing process.
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I currently have a tall rectangular mirror leaning in the corner but I find it’s not really wide enough. I’ve been wanting more mirrors but my pole is in our bedroom and my husband wasn’t thrilled with the idea of more mirrors. However, he later said he was okay with it since it makes me happy. I agree that large mirrors are expensive. I suggest looking on Craigslist. Just today I found two 42″ X 48″ mirrors at our local ReStore (Habitat for Humanity’s goodwill type store for home materials). They were only $32 a piece and are in great shape. We haven’t hung them up yet but I love them already.
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@MariYabe: I can’t believe you can’t get a gymnast on the pole! I would think you couldn’t get him off of it. What a shame–male gymnast on the pole would be so hot!
I’m all about masculine male pole dancers–I would go to a Chippendales style pole show in a skinny minute.
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Chanting: Video! Video! Video!
Good for you, Veena–I haven’t been able to get my husband to touch the pole yet. I guess I have to keep trying because it might take seven years!
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I didn’t know there were so many of us! Thank you to all for posting. Now I’m off to go look at everyone’s photos!
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There are quite a few of us poling in the prime of life. I just started in July 2013 at age 44. I’ll be 45 next month. I absolutely love it. My only regret is that I did do it when I was younger and my body would have been more cooperative–mainly my flexibility. For the life of me I cannot figure out when my back turned into a solid non-bendable surface! I used to do gymnastics and loved to stretch in a back bend. Now I suffer a ridiculous fear of going over in a handstand because I’m afraid I’ll land flat on my back since it seems to have zero arch now.
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I love this gal’s work. I think she has such a beautiful body that is mesmerizing to watch. If you search her on You Tube there are videos of her doing a photo shoot, and I even find that amazing. She does not hit an awkward pose throughout the whole thing, transitions and all. I imagine the photographers had frame after frame that was absolutely stunning. I also find her pole work beautiful in its fluidity. She makes it look so effortless.
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I have a Lil Mynx on carpet without any problems. It never moves at all. Only problems I have is some trouble with my dancing on carpet, like turns and floor work.
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Thanks for sharing. How inspiring!
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I video a lot and have from the beginning. Mostly I use my iphone and also pull stills from the video. I haven’t taken pics or video of flexy training because I rarely do any–even though I need to. I delete most of the video and keep a few stills but it helps me see what I’m doing well and what looks awkward, etc. I recently bought a GoPro so I use that occasionally but I’m not very good at using it yet so I tend to go back to my phone. If I ever lose my phone whoever finds it is going to think I am a serious narcissist since most of the pics on it are of me!
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I’ve been poling nine months and I’ve worked on static and spin right from the start. To me it just makes sense to do both just as I always practice all tricks on my strong side and my weak side.
