megan12
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I use this stuff called Vanish PFB. It's a roll on salicyclic acid for your girly bits after waxing or shaving to prevent ingrows. It works pretty well but can sting some.
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I'm no expert on this, but I'd say in general, 10-20 seconds depending on the song. I tend to dance to slower songs so I don't want to rush from move to move. But you want to at least have time to show off each move. Also, I think naturally we have moves we can hold forever and then moves that are difficult to hold, so you have to adjust accordingly.
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Autumn…this is a tricky thing, for sure. Now, I'm not religious but I'm pretty cavalier about my pole dancing passion. For the most part it has been fine. My co-workers love to see my new tricks on facebook and hear about all the things I'm learning. But it did get me in hot water once and caused some family members to tell me how they really felt about it.
Unfortunately, the "stripper" stigma is attached to poledancing as a whole. Some people can be educated and see the difference but some simply, don't want to. I suppose that's their choice. If they are good Christians, they shouldn't pass judgment on you. But, that doesn't always happen. So, I guess it's up to you, in the end.
I'm someone who likes to live my life without regret and stay true to myself, even if that means something that isn't particularly popular within the general public. I just bear in mind that it might get me in "trouble" so to speak or have others think differently of me. But I'm willing to deal with that consequence.
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I have a similiar problem. I have a very large butt so I get stuck. I had my instructor tell me to swing my free leg out wide as I flip. That seems to help a lot. Maybe try that?
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This is about to cross the TMI threshold, but oh well. Haha. For the past couple years I’ve been having a lot of gastric issues. I kept a food journal to try to pinpoint it. It didn’t make sense. Nothing consistently triggered it. I went to my doctor and after explaining my symptoms, the light went on. Periods of intense cramping and diarrhea, stressful situations make symptoms worse, bloating immediately after eating. IBS is really common in young women.
So I don’t eat much bread or pasta or rice. I eat mostly fruit, veggies and meat. Meat is really hard to digest so it seems like it slows things down and helps with bloating. I eat frequent, small meals and a lot more liquid meals like smoothies or protein shakes. I like the south beach diet cookbook.
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At work, most of our patients are immobile or sedated so they must be turned at least every two hours. Sometimes it’s difficult to find a man to help with turning because most of the nurses are female. So now everybody comes to find me because I’m strong and can make turning easier for them 😛
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CCCraft, I feel you. I was pretty strong when I started pole but I'm also very bottom heavy. Can you split grip yet? I find that doing a split grip and just hanging from the pole while engaging your abs is a really good conditioning move for us big booty ladies. Gravity wants to pull you down so it takes a lot of effort to stay in that position. Also, you could try doing what I call pole turns. You grasp the pole with a baseball grip and lift yourself (usually start at a 15 degree rotation) and engage your abs. So eventually you will get good enough that you can do a 180 or 360 degree rotation around the pole, if that makes sense.
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You’re going to laugh but hold pressure on it, it’ll make it recede. My friend hand beads jewelry and she got one on her wrist. It went away after awhile. They rarely need surgical intervention.
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I'm doing the Brazil Butt Lift right now and I loooove it. There are lots of squat and lunge variations that work your legs/butt from multiple angles. Plus lots of cardio in the mix too.
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Haha, JenLFG! I feel you. I'm 5'6" so if I wear my 7 inchers, I'm 6'1" too. I usually wear 5-6" heels anyway but some guys feel weird about it. Doesn't bother me. 😛
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I'm not sure, I've never had one. I'd assume it would be pain with rotation of the shoulder of the affected extremity. However, I had a friend with a partial tear of his rotator cuff and he had no pain, only weakness with lifting in that arm. I suppose it's variable depending on the injury sustained and if there is other muscular involvement. But if you're concerned, go see your doctor 🙂
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I've worn pole shoes out to the club before. I like wearing my glitter heels because they're fun and Ellies are super comfortable. 🙂
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Well not to get off topic but yes, some medical care is overinflated but think of it like this… an average MRI machine costs $3 million dollars and you must provide a special suite for the machine. That can cost up to half a million. That doesn't include the technicians that must operate the machinery, the cost of the dye (if the exam is ordered with dye), etc. At $2,000 a pop, you have to do a minimum of 1500 MRIs to recoup the cost. Most MRIs take about an hour and the techs, unless you are at a trauma center, are only on site for about eight-ten hrs per day. That means the hospital could probably pay for an MRI machine in a year's time but you have to factor in the cost of repairs and maintenance too, which I'm sure cost a pretty penny.
Sure, the American health care system needs a serious overhaul, mostly because physicians are pressured into providing futile end of life care or ordering needless labwork and diagnostic imaging because patients saw this or that on the internet.
But back to the topic- there is no way to speed up the recovery process. You can use ice or heat for comfort. Motrin or Aleve will help with pain and inflammation if taken reguarly for a few days. Rotator cuffs are not something you want to mess with as it is a very fragile thing. Please rest and allow time for healing. Speedy recovery!
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Iguana mount and twisted grip shoulder mount in intermediate levels? Yikes. Now, do you have to igauna mount from the floor or from a layback? Doing it from a layback might make you feel more comfortable in that position. I personally, at the current time, cannot do twisted grip and I know there are many pole instructors that do not teach that grip. It can cause stress fractures in the forearm and serious shoulder injuries. I use a cup grip but some others really like Veena grip to shoulder mount. Shoulder mounting is freaking hard. Aerial Amy has a really good tutorial on it. You might want to check it out. In terms of "Candy" which I've known of as Teddy, start from the ground. Make sure that pole is tight in your armpit and grab your inner thigh. Don't grab out too far or else the pole won't be tight enough in your armpit. Also, make sure your hips are pushed to one side of the pole, the side that you're armpit it holding, so you can grip with your lower back. Good luck! 🙂
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I own a TG X-pole and TG is my most favorite finish. It is definitely grippy without being skintearingly grippy (imo) like a powdercoated. I'm not really sure what to think of brass poles. I danced on one at a strip club and it was old as hell, I'm thinking. I had no troubles with it, minus smelling kind of funky. lol! But one of my friends has a Platinum Stages brass pole and I couldn't use it. I just slid off. I tend to get kind of sweaty and it was no good. I know a couple of ladies around here have had to powder coat their brasses just to be able to use them.
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Here's my opinion, which may not be popular, but I think you should advance to the next level. Here's why- because you'll start to learn new moves and build strength, thereby helping you to achieve the move you're stuck on. Just because you can't get one move shouldn't mean you shouldn't push yourself to learn others.
I'll admit that my aerial inverts are very weak. I rarely do them and it's something I'm working on. A lot of it has to do with your body type, I think. I have a very heavy lower body (i.e.- a big booty, wide hips, muscular legs). So it's more difficult to fight against gravity and pull your own weight upside down. Anyways…even though I can't do an aerial invert well, I didn't let it stop me. I can Ayesha, Straight Edge, Chopsticks, Cartwheel Mount, Shoulder Mount, Extended Butterfly.
Don't stop conditioning. But I think if you stay where you are, you're not progressing. Pole dancing isn't a linear sport, in my opinion. Good luck and keep at it, you can do anything you put your mind to! 🙂
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Thanks for the video! Also thanks for the link to Lizzy's video, that helped too. Hopefully I'll get them down soon 🙂
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Do they have an assisted pull up machine? It'll have a pad you can put your legs on and then handles above. You set the weight and hop your knees onto the pad. Then you lower and pull yourself. It's like a pullup but you don't have to bear your full weight. Also, lat pulls and overhead presses are great for your back.
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I'm fairly certain I have a hiatal hernia based on my symptoms (heartburn and difficulty and pain with swallowing at times). I don't care to have the diagnosis confirmed because I don't want to go through the endoscopy process and my treatment won't change from what I do now. Nurses are the worst patients, I tell you! haha
Anyways, in terms of exercise, there really hasn't been much research done on the safety of exercise and hiatal hernia. But I'll bet your physician will tell you to go easy on the exercise since straining and being upside-down will increase your intra-abdominal pressure and possibly create more pain. But I suppose it would depend upon how troublesome your symptoms are/how large the hernia is.
Mine doesn't bother me much. I can avoid any discomfort during exercise by not eating for a few hours beforehand and not drinking too much water while working out. Poling is actually not a problem for me, it's usually intense cardio that aggravates my symptoms. So I think you should talk to your doctor and see what he/she thinks but in the end, it's up to you how you feel.
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Rib fractures take 6-10 weeks to heal. You're young and I'm assuming you don't have osteoporosis so you'll probably heal faster (around 6 weeks). Rib fractures are very painful, your ribcage is constantly moving with breathing. It'd probably be advisable to not pole for about six weeks. I wouldn't jump right back on the pole as soon as your pain starts to diminish because you'll probably aggravate that area again. In the meantime, I'd work on isolated exercises for your legs, maybe bicep curls and the like. I wish you a speedy recovery.
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Well when you have time and I have time, you gotta teach me! 😀
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Some of the others are correct, you want to be sure to give your muscles time to rest. If you're constantly using them, they cannot build properly and the constant fatigue will keep you from getting to your peak performance. As women, we have very strong lower bodies but struggle with upper body strength. It takes time to build up that muscle, especially since most of the movements in pole dancing are not "normal" daily movements (like lifting yourself up onto the pole from the floor). It just takes time and conditioning, so don't get frustrated, you can do it!
When I first started, I felt like I was totally incompetent and some of the other girls in the class were flying by me. I couldn't do a basic spin without a lot of effort. But I focused on the challenge of doing something new, something that brought me happiness. Now, I can do things I only dreamed of before. Being stubborn works wonders 😛
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I agree but I disagree too. Not all certifications are created equal. When I first started pole, my instructor has no formal training and while she did teach me a lot, it was a miracle no one in the class got injured. I have read the manual of a certain certification and I was kind of appaled that there was basically no mention of body mechanics. It was just how to spot others and how to perform all the moves, in a step by step fashion.
I really like Veena's lessons because she breaks down the muscle groups being used in each move/hold. I think far too many polers jump into things without really understanding how their body works. Our bodies are amazingly resilient but real damage can be done. I know some studios require their instructors to be certified personal trainers and I really like that idea.
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10 inch heels…lolol…I'd be over 6 and a half feet tall! I love to dance in my seven inchers but I think that's about as high as I'll go. Otherwise, the heels just start too look too clunky, in my opinion.
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If you use a wood block the screw the company provides won’t reach the joist.
