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Cartwheel is a hurdle for me too because everyone else seems to just get it… I love this guy and how he explains things!!!
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I am trying to find out a bit more and thought this might be useful. As others noted, the hip flexor exercises would be good but try to use the deep muscles as Veena noted in her video rather than the quads.
http://www.centerworks.com/pilates-exercise-how-to-fix-a-snapping-hip/For me, it happens mainly on my right because my right leg is longer. It’s the common lateral (external) extra-articular form. My greater trochanter (on the side of the femur) on my right actually protrudes more on my right leg because it’s longer, so that makes sense. It’s also my dodgier leg… weaker and tires more easily as well as less flexible. :/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapping_hip_syndromeWhile it’s only occasional and irritating, I think it can get chronic so I am trying to nip the problem in the bud.
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Does anyone find the rotation of the hip inward or outward matter when it comes to the irritating clicks?
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I think I am a bit of a wuss… it’s not really hurting when I am doing it or afterwards and not affecting my movement. I am just keeping a watch on anything that feels uneasy, and I feel it’s not because of the TG. But yep… it’s just a dance kick. The instructor had an alternative grip for anyone who felt pain with the twisted grip.
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By “conventional”, I meant dumbbell training, pushups, tricep dips…
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My scapula region seems to be quite fine for these 2 or 3 weeks perhaps because I became more conscious of maintaining a neutral scapula rather than over pinching. With the fitness training, it was more the conventional workouts with overhead press, butterfly etc. that targets the upper arm and shoulders. Perhaps more workouts for forearms might be good to balance it out? I don’t know…
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You might have conquered it already. If not or if it’s still hurting, try wall pushups.
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Looked up TG because this is what we did too with the hitch kick in my beginner class. It was OK… I feel very occasional tinge of pain in my elbow and the bony side of my forearm but that could be a combination of various ways in which my arm is being put under a bit of strain with pole dancing.
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Thanks too Lucca and Veena! I will try out your tips. 🙂
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Thanks all for your suggestions! I did try crossing my ankles but it didn’t seem to help. I can try the hip tilt but I was trying to just do superman pushups, so I might need to do it with one arm. I might also try to squeeze harder?! Lol! Would you also be externally rotating your hips and push your pelvis out? Or should I turn in? I will subscribe, Veena when I get more time and data download quota. And yes, l Polekat l… that’s the idea with what you have on your profile.
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With my wide hip bone and lean legs, I actually don’t see how I can grip the pole with my thighs like in a plank position. If I cross my legs, I think it would be possible, but I have seen some that can grip real close to the pelvis, knees side by side and hands free. Is this something that someone with my body structure just can’t do?
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I am also curious whether any of us try to have a good variety of workouts. I try sometimes to stay away from the pole or keep it to just two or three times a week. Similarly with stretching or strength training to keep them to at most 3 times per week, and have at least 3 rest days per week. It’s just that I find my muscles, tendons and ligaments need the rest and recovery time.
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There is only so much a beginner like me can do… Lol! But what you describe sounds like what I do! To me, the warm up means I don’t do serious strength or flexibility training yet because I want to operate at my optimal strength and energy when trying out the new moves. I try to warm up using the pole because well… it’s there and in doing so try to figure out ways of moving my body around it, all with at least one foot planted on the ground. But there are also a few warm up exercises I do away from the pole like planks.
Then work through the basic hook spins that I learnt, then the new ones, and intersperse with trying out various landing and transition moves. I do a bit of light stretching and conditioning in between because being up in the air is tiring. I think my arms and legs would also appreciate a different position or move to just lubricate the joints and release the tension from having to hold on tight. When I feel like I am done with the technical learning and practice, I do my serious strengthening, then stretching and a little bit of a cool down just moving around with light stretches.
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Everyone can feel unsexy… I never felt anything like sexy until I got older… I never liked that my boobs never really developed and I still have occasional down times feeling like my tummy sticks out more than my boobs. As women, there are times we don’t look best- period (yep meaning full-stop and that menstrual cycle). But I am trying to rewire my way of thinking, and in a way thankful that my boobies are small because it means I do stand up straighter than the majority of my age, and have none of that extra weight I actually don’t need to drag me down. I still love to have bigger boobs and appreciate curvy bodies, but I am happy with mine too… mostly. I try to dress to my advantage, and I don’t do makeup either… possibly only a dozen times or so in my entire life!
I am actually quite pissed off too about some fitness magazines I see online these days… how it keeps drumming on about bikini bodies and if you just do these… you can get there to look like it. I think it is a bit of an illusion and it doesn’t help the majority of us… but this is another thing altogether. I am just saying so we realise and don’t get too bothered by the glossiness of the magazines these days, even the fitness ones.
Finally, don’t compare with others… it’s not a competition!
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Yes! If it’s really warm… Or for me, hot chocolate if it’s in the evening and it’s cold! Banana is always handy too before or after.
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Eating is definitely important for me regardless of whether it’s strength or cardio. I tend to go for something sweet which is good enough to last me 1-1.5 hours, but generally have whatever my body feels like. If it’s meat that I want, then that’s what I take with some carbohydrates. I find coffee helps but I avoid that if the workout is in the evening. Some find dairy make them sluggish, but I am OK so maybe try it with soy or black if that’s a problem? I try to eat about 30 minutes to 1.5 hours before a workout.
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I have never been quite sure either about continuing with stretching or strengthening when something just feels a little funny. As I am in a very early stage of training and poling, I keep on the safe side and just stop or go lighter. Learn to listen to my body and go at my own pace.
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Hi Veena,
Thanks for the advice. I will definitely have a look at your lessons.
I generally take things slowly, so I definitely won’t be doing the inverts at least not until I am up to that in the classes! From the video, I was only doing a few things. Mainly the pole hold (with the lowering and trying to lift myself back up managing 1-2 inches off the floor), as this is what the instructor had us doing in the classes. I also did the knee hug to work my core a bit and tried the superman pushup.
I also only do these more challenging exercises after I am done with practicing the pole moves. During warm up, I actually do lighter work to ease myself into practicing the pole moves, so I believe your lessons would come in handy.
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DeniseL Funny as it seems, I honestly believe what you suggest actually makes sense.
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I actually have a bit of problem gripping the pole with my thighs for the pushup like in this video below.
I am a beginner just starting, but I can’t have my feet off the floor and I am not sure if it is because I have a wide pelvis and lean legs so I just can’t seem to close the gap. I might try criss-crossing my legs more the next time so one knee is on top of the other, but my thighs would not be in direct apposition to each other, so I don’t know!
As for the pushup, I find I have more of a problem with overarching of my back (and don’t like the idea of compressing my spine in that way) even as I tried engaging my core, so gripping the pole with my thighs gives my back more support. I was told also to try sticking my butt up a bit but gripping the pole with my thighs seems to give even better support.
