jleigh
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Welcome back Roxy, Was wondering where you went. Glad you are back on the pole, you are fantastic.
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Welcome back Roxy, Was wondering where you went. Glad you are back on the pole, you are fantastic.
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I personally prefer tricks rather than dance myself but that is because I've not graceful or fluid. I do pole to keep in shape and for the sense of accomplishment when I nail a trick I've been working hard at. I like watching videos that have some dancing in them but mostly watch them to spot new tricks or combos to learn than anything else.
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I bought my first xpole after my first lesson in a studio. Practicing once per week was not enough for me. I did a 6 week class in a studio then did a few private lessons cause no one was offering intermediate classes but they were too expensive and I was progressing much faster at home with the Art of Pole DVD series. I do go to a studio about once every couple months not to learn but just because its fun getting together with other girls to practice with plus they have higher poles than I do at home. The cost to pole in s studio all the time is really expensive if you compare it to other fitness memberships.
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Thanks. I've going to have a private lesson with her in Vegas later this month 🙂
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I use baby crib mattresses too when I'm doing advanced stuff that I'm practicing for the first time. Nice and cheap and does the job.
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I should mention that I only see to have the issue with the muscles on the left side. My dominant side is my right. Not sure if its because i’m working on too many moves that require alot of control. Lately I’ve been working on the flag invert, iron x and twisted grip. Maybe I’m just pushing myself to hard.
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It was great meeting everyone. There is such a nice pole community here in the toronto area!
Now I need to take a warm bath and get some arnica for my bruises.
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Now if I could only get a good nights sleep tonight. Not going to count on it cause I’m super excited to attend my first pole jam with all of you tomorrow!
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welcome to SV. Hope to meet you next weekend at SASS.
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Getting super excited for the pole jam!!! Can’t wait to meet everyone. So wish I lived back in Toronto again.
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Do you consider yourself more advanced than some of the instructors or have you ever been offered a job to teach elsewhere? I have a similar situation where a local studio owner wouldn’t let me attend a class with Karol because she heard I was going to teach somewhere else even though I wasn’t. I believe she was threatened that I would steal students to send to another studio and didn’t want me learning anything more advanced.
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I plan on attending. Who do we contact to reserve a spot?
so excited!
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Hey there and welcome! I live in Cranberry township If you get a chance to go by spin on fitness its a really great group of girls there even though it takes longer to get to. I personally don’t recommend OMYG because the owner won’t allow me in her studio and even prevented me from coming to a workshop with Karol Helms recently for which I have no idea why.
This is a great forum where we all support each other and you can get alot of great advice.
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Got my itac2 in this week. Tried it out twice and both times it made it much worse. I have a titanium xpole and it made my hands way to slippery. It was like i had just sprayed the pole with water. Going to stick with dry hands product instead.
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It took me over a month to get this one without feeling like my hand grip was slipping or letting go because of the pain. Definately having your body turned away from the pole as others mentioned helps. Eventually the pain went away after repetition like it did for me when i was learning the scorpio and superman. Just keep practicing.
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Went ahead and placed an order from a place in the UK. Actually cost less even with shipping than the other 2 websites mentioned.
Can’t wait to try it out.
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Here are a few you could do:
Roxy Spin
Raverse Alegra
Twisted Grip Handspring
Flag Invert (flag to brass monkey)
Shouldermount body wave
Raverse Caterpiller climb
Genie
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Here is the video I found that I really liked that help to explain it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I tried it against the wall tonight and got it over and over. I was watching a youtube video by some guy that does gymnastics and he said to make sure your hips are over your shounders before you try to lift. Once I did that I had no issues lifting my legs up slowly. yay. now I just need to practice with the pole. i think I’ll do it a bit off center from teh pole so my head doesn’t touch it at all.
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Let me chat with one of the studio owners here in Pittsburgh and see if she would be willing to host a pole jam in Pittsburgh somtime in July or August.
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Wish I lived in Philly instead of Pittsburgh. Would get to go to so many workshops! You guys are lucky.
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OK, so I tried this again tonight. I feel like I’m close. I just can’t seem to get my leg hooked. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mad.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mad.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mad.gif My inside arm and boob is so bruised and has alot of broken blood vessels from trying this over and over. Wonder if I’m sticking to the pole too much.
Is there something special you need to do with your torso/hips to make it easier to get you leg hooked.
In watching some of the video it almost looks like instead of going into more of a side flag position you let you head drop directly down and let your legs hook from the back rather than from going from the side and around (not sure if that makes sense).
Is there any type of push/pull or anything you need to do at the last minute like when you attempt the shouldermount or twisted grip where you have to push your legs up at the last minute to get them over your head.
Appreciate all the tips on this.
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so i tried it tonight and made sure my bottom arm was closer to my knees. I have a 45mm.
I’m so close I just have to get my leg hooked. I’m hooking with the opposite leg than i would normally when I go into a brass monkey.
Must practice more. I wanna get this one!
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Is it too late to sign up for this pole jam. I’ll know early next week if I’ll be back in Burlington so I can come.
