[jkpolegirl]

I am a “trigger finger” drill sargent!! You should definately continue use it

The possibility of injury to the tendons of the finger are kind of true.

Anytime you have a split grip, the bottom hand should always be the “pusher”. You should not have a death grip or be taking all of your weight in the lower hand. When you do, that’s when you increase the chance of injury. And usually people who are doing that aren’t strong enough to do the grip properly.

Your little index finger is not ment to take all the weight of your body!!

Anytime your not strong enough to do a move properly, u increase ur chance of injury

[jkpolegirl]

I have the 1 dvd…. I think its fun…… it explains the different ways to do things with your bum… haha

I’m definitely not an expert at booty clapping but a couple things that I’ve learned that helps is 1. Relax your butt checks! 2. A little back flexibility really helps and 3. Strong core with help to isolate the muscles needed

Now all of these are definitely easier said than done…. but I hope it helps

And if anything your have a blast doing the dvds especially with friends!!

[jkpolegirl]

One of the major problems I’ve found with the inverted v is where your hands are when u start your invert

Your hands should be no higher than eye level…. you have to get your legs and butt about your hands so the higher they are the higher you have to get

Also… I think some over this may have been said already………… make sure you are letting your head drop backwards and you want to get your crotch as close to the pole as you can… the further your butt is away the move gravity will be pulling you down

Hope that helps!!

[jkpolegirl]

If you have a partner…… you can grab their ankles in your backbend

I could never do a back bend for more than a couple seconds cause of the wrist pain but one day in yoga we did partner bridges and it was fantastic!!

I agree with veena about the placement and flexibility in other areas… that was part of my problem… I’m just inflexible everwhere!!!

Also when you have a partner they can help with your form and get deeper in the stretch

[jkpolegirl]

Why do you have to be so far away!! That would be a fantastic bday present!

[jkpolegirl]

I’m sorry I think I asked awhile ago but I couldn’t get the money together. Are the stages still available?
Thanks!

[jkpolegirl]

I was going to say the say this as u cali about the video!

A lot of the time its just a tiny differnce in pole placement that can make everything better!

I hate my inside leg hang…. so I can never get into my allegra gracefully!! Haha… I feel like I’m always wiggling around to get it to feel right!

[jkpolegirl]

I just think that the person you were talking to just doesn’t really know what they are talking about

Being an athlete has nothing to do with what protien and supplements you are looking into…. is a marathon runner as athlete?? Yes….. is the worlds strongest man an athlete?? Yes……. do they have the same nutrition requirements?? I should hope not

Protien and supplements depend on what your exercise regimes are…… that jacked guy/girl in the gym may not be an athlete but they could sure benefit from some nutrition supplements to aid in recovery and what not

[jkpolegirl]

Stalk craig’s list! I bought a stationary pole from xpole and decided a couple years later I really wanted to be able to spin…… I was able to to find a pole on craigs list for 250……. xpert is like 350 and then u have to pay shipping so I think I got a pretty good deal

Just make sure u take a friend with u to pick it up…. check it out when u get there….. even ask to have it set up….. and don’t pay until uve seen it all…. make sure u know what u are supposed to be getting also…… like an xpert comes with 2 carrying cases.. the pole pieces.. and the tools

Also search on here…. there’s always people looking to sell on this website!!

Good luck!!

[jkpolegirl]

I was just going to post the same thing! I’m going to be out there for a conference june 23-27…. I’m arranging my conference time around my pole time!! Haha

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I’m so sad I can’t go this year….. but one of my good friends is getting married, so there’s the occasional thing that trumps my pole life!! Haha

Anyways….. I am sending my cousin to represent me as a vendor sooooo everyone should come check out the PASSION 4 POLE table and check out all my pole goodies and accessories!!!

[jkpolegirl]

Just a little advice also……. don’t practice gthis move too many times in one session…. its very hard on your lower forearms and shoulder especially when ur just learning and trying to figure it out

I’ve seen so many girls that injure their shoulder or develop terrible tendonitis in their elbow from overdoing it on cartwheels and other split grip moves/holds

Good luck!!!

[jkpolegirl]

Ooh awesome!! Thanks for the clarification!!

[jkpolegirl]

So as I’m reading this the pole comp will be in brasil?? Not ohio??

This makes me happy and sad… I would love to go and support but I can’t get to brasil 🙁

[jkpolegirl]

Just putting in my 2 sense……..

I believe in the pole industry there is no such thing as a true certification course… actually except maybe 1.

Pole “certifications” are considered continueing education for other nationally recognized fitness associations. To be a nationally recognized fitness certification you have to pay 1000s of $ to a third party entity for grading and such…. you have to show proof of cpr/aed and first aid… and you have to completely continueing education every so many years

With that said…. I do believe that if you want to be the best instructor possible you should want to take a instructor course just as you would jump on the chance to take a workshop or private with a pro

And also just because someone is a pro and started pole dancing before the rest of us and are awesome dancers. Doesn’t actually mean they are a great instructors. As an example there are pros teaching ballistic stretching for flexibility training when the research shows that ballistic stretching is actually detrimental. This research has been out for 20+ years. the pro pioneers had to learn things by trial and error.. they hurt themselves figuring out what did and didn’t work……….. its the same idea when you don’t want your kids to make the same mistakes you did… this is why they are now taking pole courses and working to develop courses

And good legitimate “certifications” do not come out of thin air. There are developed over long periods of timeand lots of research and then submitted to agencies like ace and afaa who then study it to make sure it is teaching proper fitness procedures.

With all that said I do not believe certifications are a be all and end all. Experience is obviously important. Whether that’s years of pole dancing.. personal training.. or college degrees

I think it comes down to what’s been said… research!! Research your instructors and studios…………… however most people starting out do not know anything about pole let alone what makes a good or bad instructor and studio

[jkpolegirl]

Hey my email is jkpoledance@gmail.com

Thanks!!!

[jkpolegirl]

Where is jersey are you?

[jkpolegirl]

I love these shorts!! They’re awesome to pole in!

[jkpolegirl]

Polesque is awesome. I’ve never completed but have been to the show. Nyc has all sorts of competitons and showcases. If you are looking for shows my suggestion would be to stalk facebook and the events pages on here of course.

I found out about a ton of comps just from being on facebook and being friends and fans of other polers.

If you are specifically looking for nyc I would reccomend liking body & poles page they always have tons of info.. and other nyc studios

And again make sure you check the events on here!!

Hope that helps

[jkpolegirl]

The basic reason for why people say 2 sets of 10 instead of just 20 is because your body needs time to recover.

If you are doing just 20 reps you are working more endurance not strength.. you will become stronger eventually and also depending or where you are starting from but this way is not the most efficient way.

If your main goal is to build strength you should hae a minute or 2 break between each set….. that’s why you see the big dudes in the gym that look like their walking around more than actually working out

Now you don’t have to just sit around for your rest… like someone else said adding cardio between sets such as jumping rope or jogging in place or jumping jacks will keep your heart rate up and has been shown to be a good way to burn fat……… another way to optimize your workout would be to do an upper body exercise and then do a lower body one…. so your upper body muscles are resting while your working lower and vice versa

Also…. some exercises are ment to be done in lots of reps…… such as core and shoulder stabilizers…… with these areas you want light weight and slow controled movements

Its a whole lot of exercise science….. if you really want an indepth answer to your questions I would recommend contacting and qualified personal trainer or strength coach

[jkpolegirl]

@Ly……. what are you looking to do as far as training? The Olympic Weighting Cert is only for Olympic lifts. Crossfit is based around olympic lifts which are very difficult and take a good period of time to do correctly. The problem is most crossfit coaches do not have much experience or proper training. So finding a gym with a certified coach is important.

As far as personal training……. to be eligible for a personal training certification you much be 18 and have a hs diploma/GED………. So if you have someone who passed their test but does not continue to educate themselves then they arent going to be very good.

As far as things to look for……. trainers with college degrees (exercise science, kinesiology, atheltic training) NASM PES…. NASM CES…… NSCA CSCS…… Those certs are probably the top as far as education and injury prevention……… NASCM CES literally in a cert in correcting exercise form

And obviously references…. if you are looking for a new gym or a personal trainer talk to the people that go there or clients……. If a trainer can't give you any good references that that's probably a red flag…. also what type of clients? are they sedentary elderly people or are they younger active athletes?

[jkpolegirl]

I would be careful with crossfit….. it can be a really good workout.. you will probably get stronger…. but you are also at a greater risk of injury doing very dificult lifts without proper spotting

You also need to becareful with the competitive side of crossfit…. you are pushed to complete every workout even if you are getting fatiqued and your form has gone to crap

A thought on the type of instructors they have……. my bf has been approached multiple times to be a coach because he is genetically gifted when it comes to exercise and sports.. haha….. but what are his qualifications? He’s a math teacher…. he just needs to pay $1000 and take a weekend course and he all of a sudden with know how to spot everyone.. how to develop a workout.. how to correct an exercise.. and so on

Also…. look up rhabdomyolysis….. crossfit has been known to induce this and also take pride in it

I’m sure there are good gyms out there…. I haven’t been convinced though

[jkpolegirl]

Hey polers! Get your orders in now so you get your goodies before christmas!!

[jkpolegirl]

No… 🙁 I just started making everything and am trying to get organized and more business-like but I don't really have a logo yet….. Trying to figure out how to do that

[jkpolegirl]

I have used SV and P&A and agree with a comment that was already mentioned. They're selling factor is the line up and their guest instructors.

I think SV is hands down the best. The price is affordable, the lessons are very clear and the breakdown is awesome!

P&A does not have the level of breakdown that SV does which makes the lessons alot harder especially if you are just starting out.

The only thing they have over SV is that they have lyra and silks lessons, that was the main reason I purchased the lessons, however, the amount of videos available for the price is not very good in my opinion

But they are new so maybe they will there will be improvements made!