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thats so funny bacause i tried that last night it’s not a move i’m working on and don’t usually think about it, but was practicing side slimb and figured i’d try it no way https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif i’m either doing something wrong or am going to have to handle bone splitting pain better https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_twisted.gif i realize it’s going ot hurt but i mean that much?… https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_pale.gif any tips would be greatly appreciated thanks!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

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i loved it! am having so much trouble with getting my own stuff on and this was just the little pick me up i needed i think it was a great idea to include this i will have to watch this alot i really need ti work on linking moves together more fluidly you’ll see when i get vid on here there’s alot of me sort of trying to think what to do next as i walk around the pole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_albino.gif amazing! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif thanks! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

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thats the one https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif seems simple enough, but can’t seem to get the concept when am actually ready to do it

came up with my own little handstand variation https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif but of course i had just shut off camera bc was getting frustrated trying to do shoulder mount https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif ( like the chopper& butterfly i can do sometimes but not always) had a good practice today https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif i have been going on pole and taping a little everyday so can post at end of month everything is really random so have to go look at challenge list and pick one so am not just aimless clips still dont have a solution for posting, but think will be ok am going to talk to someone at best buy about suggestions i was given so we’ll see pics will be up tommorow if all goes well https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_salut.gif

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ok i have alot of goals as far as the pole:

learn –
handspring, cartwheel, jade split, superman, reverse climb, spinning chopper, twisted grip, extended butterfly, straight edge split, brass monkey, pencil mount, acheive full split/straddle are some of the main ones

also-
lose 10lbs gained over holidays/vacation
stretch daily
pole 3-4x wk
find pole buddy in area
post vids/pics

so how is everyone doing with goals so far?

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i just bought a second pole and thought about getting a 45 but didn’t wanted to get used to that and than have diifficulty like you said at a studio or club w/a standard 50

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ya work has been tough lately making it hard for me to shut off when get home and just sleep https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif
well i was given some great suggestions by people on forum about how to use cam i have to post https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumright.gif am going to check that out and hopefully that works if have to will by new cam, but really would rather not (esp where i just bought new pole) well pics should be up tommorow (wish i had some of me on pole only have a couple w/me next to pole ) and will be checking out this whole vid posting thing again after look into suggestions hope everyone is doing well https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

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thank you guys so much https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif ya i called my friend from work today to ask before i buy anything if there is any other way to post with cam i have and not spend $25 per video i haven’t heard back yet, but i was thinking i am going to go to best buy to ask around they are sometimes a little expensive, but the staff can be very helpful i am going to check out your suggestions https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumright.gif the camera doesnt say digital anywhere, but the mini tapes i am using say "advanced Digital quality.." hmm.. well am going to try suggestions and check out circuit city & best buy to see if there is a quicker, cheaper way around buying new cam hope this works out as am very eager to post https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_exclaim.gif thanks again for the help! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

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no was going to go tonight after work as already have pics i want put together with coupon in purse but am not feeling great tonight just wanted to get home after work have had a hard time sleeping after work (3rd shift job) last couple days think i just need a good 8 hrs solid of uninterupted sleep well am going to office tommorow and wal-greens is right there so will def be tommrow (also talked to my mom and she said tommrow night is fine to stop in and use comp.) only have a few with me & pole, but will post what i got and prob a head shot so you can actually see my face i hear you with posting being more complicated than you would have thought i cant believe how much trouble i am having with it tech boy was here last night and basically said i need to buy a new vid camera as mine is not digital and will have to keep paying $25 to have tapes transfered to dvd https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cry.gif am a liitle upset since i just bought that cam in july… well atleast once i get first vid posted i will have a better idea of what to do and following vids should be easier sucks a little more since everything i taped to post is useless now as its on tape & will cost $25 for a 5 min clip!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif well tommorow pics and as soon as new cam comes in will tape and post ( am ordering 1 online to save on taxes)

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am seriously fed up with this posting stuff https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_evil.gif my friend just left and basically i am going to have to buy a new Digital camera as it will cost me $25 to transfer my videos to dvd, ( the cam i have now takes mini tapes) than go to my moms (where there is a comp. with a cd drive that actually works) upload than email vid to myself and fnally uplad to you tube https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumbdown.gif i am realllly upset https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cry.gif i just bought this camera and now i have to try and sell it and get a digital/you tube ready camera searched online and found 1 for under $300, but also need to get laptop as cd drive cannot be fixed https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif ( no way to watch dvds, make cds, ect) he wasn’t able to hook up scanner since i couldn’t find the wires.. just very disapponted to put it 1 way

am buying the camera over the weekend (after get paid on fri.) so will have to wait to buy another camera and shoot another video before can post should atleast be able to have pics up tommrow https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_neutral.gif just really sucks as have been trying to do this for so long and seems like it should be a simple thing not to mention i had recored my first day with new pole so could post… owell am upset, but with a little more time ( and alot more $$) i will get this done the bright side is once i finally have the right equipment and a basic understanding of how it works it will be each time after that well tahnks for trying to help anyway https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

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BF going to work soon as soon as he’s gone am going to try thanks for the tips!

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thanks will try that friend id suppouse to help me but he is so unreliable bc of crazy commute/work schedule
waiting on him might mean waiting another week went to wal-mart last night to buy editing software they didnt have any (of course i managed to spend alot of $on other things… https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif ) so if not working today (won’t know til afternoon, just came home from 3rd) am going to best buy to get editing stuff if working just going to post short clip without edit thnx again! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif

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how about some lessons on spinny mode? so many of us seem to have that option i though it might be nice to have some lessons on combos on spinny i think i said it before but i like pencil spin, open legs and wrap around pole to go into thigh hold invert, come up into wrist seat, and do a (almost) drop split or come down with legs sort of in a pretty pose https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif

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well at this point i am extemely frustrated with this posting of vids/pics thing https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_evil.gif i have finally found a way to get pics on comp. though and think will be able to email them to myself ( i have to have snap shots scanned onto a cd, but since my cd drive isn’t working i have to scan into my mothers comp. and email it to myself matter of catching her at a good time ) but am not sure how to get it on site from there https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif im going to see if my friend can help over the phone not as if i have to even say it, but i am very new to comps. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_idea.gif i have had 1 for years but always just used for music i will try to get better at this so i can more fully participate in this and challenges https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_salut.gif as far as vid i did record a little i have no editing software and alot of the vid is of me not even in view as am fiddling with radio or trying on diffrent shoes (my strap broke on my fave pair) not to mention i hadn’t realized the shorts i was wearing were so short until i watched vid i put on another pair under those and shot a little more so basically dont have alot of usable footage, but will attempt to post a clip just not sure where to start! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif i also got & put up my new chrome 50mm last night (gold is coming downstairs) havent tried even a spin yet am going to tape my first day on new pole tommorow will be (attempting) posting clips already have and clip from new pole practice tommrow after 7p est. now the way my room is b/c its an attic, the walls slant making it just about impossible to get an angle where it’s far enough and high enough to get head to toe shot in so alot tried my best to get it all in, but don’t be surprised if my foot or whatever goes out of the shot https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif well wish me luck! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

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well i tried again tonight (straight edge split) am still a long way away, but am getting more comfortable unwrapping legs from pole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumleft.gif will just keep workling on it i won’t even attempt regular straight edge yet https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif tried superman got closer than in past, https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/bom.gif but still can’t flip myself into it https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif handspring i think am going to need an instructor to help me learn https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cry.gif chopper am so frustrated at this point am not even trying for a little while (dont understand how 1 day can hold the position like no big deal, than for weeks after can’t hold it for more than a second ) https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumbdown.gif

couldn’t do the half handspring into butterfly ( i usually can) have gotten alot more comfortable with gemini (never used to really feel secure) and pike (sitting straight legged inverted on pole w/ no hands) also really feel good about bow & arrow tried reverse aysha was able to reach pole this time and let go with legs, https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif but still needs alot of work https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_salut.gif

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please take it from me i bought a peek-a-boo pole (before i ever heard of x-pole) and was reassured i could spin/invert on it i set it up so excited i could have burst i finally got the courage to go for a real spin and the whole pole came crashing down with me on it ouch! even if you just want to be able to do a backbend or just lean on it topose IT IS NOT SAFE those poles are prop poles which is why they are able to make/sell them for such a cheap price they should be illegal as they are VERY DANGEROUS ( what if i had tried to invert instead of spin??) and they misrepresent themselves the extra couple hundred you’ll spend on a qua;ity pole (x-pole being the only 1 i can 100% recommend) is sooooo much cheaper than the hospital bill you’ll be looking at if you injury yourself (and on a pole like that it’s just a matter of time)

i know it s expensive but you dont want to get in my situation where i spent 150$ on a peekaboo and than had to spend another $300+ on an x-pole i am actaully waiting for my second x–pole to come in (should be here 2day) i have had mine for just under a year and love it so much got another 1 (1 upstairs for spins as plenty of room but no celieng height and 2nd 1 downstairs with not enough room for most spins but great for climbing/ inverts) in some cases yuo get the cheap cersion and it works just as good but not with a pole if you buy cheap, your going to get cheaply made and dangerous please if you want a pole save your money til you can get an x or atleast a better qulaity 1 than that x is free shipping for rest of this month through this site only (saves you like 40$) you could also look into buying a used 1 cheaper they really do maintain there value as long as they are taken care of (very easy care, very eay to install/take down, totally stable.. my friends bf weighs over 200lbs and he inverts on it) better to be safe than sorry!!

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in the pic your body is in right position for the handstand i am trying to learn just legs are bent instead of straddled any advice for getting into that position?

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PS thanks Sascha the other night you said somehting about me strectching and i was like ya im going to atleast do that the whole day passed and i hadnt done anything than i thought of coming tothe forum the next day and if you asked having to say no i didnt get aound to it and i suddenly got motivated not crazy motivated but while i was watching tv for th enext hr or so everytime a commerial brak would come on i got on floor and strectched my boyfriend was like what are you doing?… its like 10at night… i actually felt so good after thanks for motivating me without even knowing it!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

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LOL i pictured something like scarlett o’hara THROWING herself into the pole in a fit of drama.

its something like that but picture it a lot less gracful than anything that she would manage https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif

how do you guys feel about the bruises you’ve gotten from practicing? when i first started i was like, "OH YEAH!!! MY TROPHY BRUISES! I EARNED THESE SUCKERS!" but now sometimes I get embarassed by them- like, "damn! that shouldn’t be happening anymore!"

i don’t mind at all when i first started i was sooo bruised ankle to hip it actually hurt to walk after now even when i have a "Scarlet O’Hara Session" (when i just get like whatever lets just do this and throw myself at the mercy of the pole and see what happens) i dont get nearly as bruised as i did any bruises, cuts ( i cut myself alot with my own nails when doing half-handspring into basic butterfly) orwhatever i am proud to show them i earned them it means i got off my a$$ and tried something i took chances and i’m proud of my little war wounds its part of the process and i think even the really good dancers still get some bruising here and there they just cover it better https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_king.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_queen.gif

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i noticed a huge diffrence once i started doing pilates as the main focus in pilates is your core (abs/back) i was unable to do even 1/2 the vid when 1st tired and was so sore in abs after hurt to sneeze, but i kept at it i would put it on in the am after work (i work nights) do as much as i can even if you have to pause or skip some moves while you catch breath (which is another really important thing remember to breath! i was surprised at how much i had been holding my breath when doing moves) than again when i woke up (even if its only 5mins at a time this week, 8 next week or whatever ) than again after dinner

now that video is something i do to warm up i dont have a 6 pack believe me, (bc you need cardio to burn fat thats over muscles you could do sit ups all day, but if you have a layer of fat over that you’ll never see the results your looking for) but i have a pretty strong core i also think sit ups are no good for you and crunches on floor are not very effective they only work a small portion of ab/back muscles and most people do not do them correctly making them less effective and even causing injury for some crunches on a ball are more effective but pilates really forces you to use all your muscles as you move through diffrent moves crunches do nothing for that lower belly pooch or love handles for that matter pilates has you you using side/upper/lower muscles as well as the deeper transv. muscles that really help with back problems alot of people with back pain have weak ab/back muscles
i also like doing free weights or calistetics ( lunges, squats, push-ups ect ) on a buso board anythime you do moves oin an unstable surface, youforce your abs to work to stabalize you have you thought of beely dancing? i wouldnt recommend that alone, but for days when you still want to do something to work on condition, but dont feel like exersising you may find it helpful and fun at same time as well as improving your pole dancing sorry for long post diet/nutriton/exersise ect is a topic i could go on and on about ( dont get me wrong im far from a health nut.. huge plate of fried chicken with an even bigger glass of beer for dinner.. whoops! but i know a little on the subjects and enjoy trying to encourage/help other people ) hope this was helpful https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

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ok question have stayed off pole all week so can be fresh for fri night (finally a whole day and night off yay!!!) am planing on making a vid to post even though i have no way to edit at the moment so it might not be my finest piece, but just to get things started i would like to just go for it do we have an order in which we are doing challenges, or can we just look over the lists and chhose? i mean i know obviously we are free to do what we want, but if there is going to be some sort of order i would like to follow it so am not doing dance to 80’s music or somthing while everyone else is doing opera or whatever am making vid fri night so if dont know before than am probably going to choose whatever grabs me at that moment https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_idea.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumright.gif

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ya know i never thought of that? i am have gotten so hell bent on being able to do split/straddle that have really neglected stretching and trying to increase flexibility in other areas thanks so much for the great advice!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif

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ya thats one thing i dont like in my pole room carpet i usually am barefoot bc of this i almost hurt my knee once when tried to do a twirl and knee/leg went one way while shoe couldnt glide over carpet so foot stayed in one place (twisted knee) i wish had hardwood floors carpet has benefits too though my pole is in attic so keeps it a little warmer and of course is nice when doing floorwork as long as your not rubbing things over floor ( knees when crawling ) no matter what negative thing i can think about pole ( too short ) or room (way too cold in winter way too hot in summer ) i am sooo grateful to have a pole at all; that i’m happy https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

CONGRATS ON THE HOUSE!!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

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im so glad you brought this up this is the #1 move i want to learn right now feel the same way wether using elbow grip or forearm grip i do not feel ok taking leg/feet off pole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif

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ya alot of times i get in the mood to pole, but by the time it’s warm enough i’m usually not feeling it anymore
https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif most of the time watching videos on here helps to re-motivate myself, https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif but not always https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_neutral.gif will be easier once new pole comes wont have nearly enough room to do almost any spins, but can atleast kkep up strength by climbing and inversions without an hour prep time https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

can’t you change the name? if not (but i think you can) I will start refering to you as sascha i like it i think it sounds sassy https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/bom.gif

ya halloween was fun wish there was more pole parties happening just not enough girls intrested funny enough guys seem to enjoy jumping on the pole more than the girls probably bc they are not as self-concious girls get pretty down on themselves pretty quick for not being able to learn a move 2 times after trying it guys just jump on and swing and have fun (atleast with the people i know) i was trying to get the instructor from RI to come to the house for a pole party she comes to your house and teaches people at party how to do duffrent things depending on their level of skill at the time) but it’s not cheap and would need enough people to chip in to make it affordable and fun o’well if i ever decide to move, am going to check out what the polings like in area before making anything final!! lol https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

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lol well i feel a little better not being the only one who is not going to be able to make a blockbuster video with fancy editing https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_ncool.gif i will eventually but if i wait to get all that down it could be awhile https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_farao.gif

i noticed that when doing what i thought was going to be my first video (battery died minutes after i turned the camers on, but i didn’t realize it til much later when went to check my video) i stopped alot to think of what to do next or change songs/wipe pole i am not really worried about peoples comments am really looking foward to constructive critisisim and general feedback https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_idea.gif that will be a big treat to me https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif usually am alone when doing it (don’t really have any friends who are into it and the 1 i sold my pole to seems to have quickly lost the initial intrest maybe b/c she has gotten frustrated by stalling progress ) so it will be nice to hear diffrent opinions and ideas https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumleft.gif