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I am a little shy about dancing around my hubby so I dont like him lurking when I practice (he tries every time!!!). So….I dont get much practice on Mondays or Tuesday because he is home early. I leave pole for wednesdays through saturday and I take one class at the studio on Mondays : ). I have danced for him 3 times already and keep explaining that if he watches me all the time it will get boring. I think he is starting to understand now but it has been a work in process.
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thank u so much polegirl for mentioning the negatives. I truly feel thats what made the difference!
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You should definitely wear a shirt for pole holds since you really want your upper body to take the load and not your stomach skin. If they are too hard to do without your abs gripping the pole then maybe work on something easier first. Good luck! You will get stronger if you keep at it : )
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thanks ladies! I’ve been trying to get this move for 8 months so I am super excited.
fuzzynavel~ yes, going into a tuck from a basic invert and then coming down. I still can’t come out very controlled but I guess that engaging the right muscles was the key for me.
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I have bought the monthly membership twice and loved the lessons. Waiting for some money to clear my paypal account so that I can get the year long membership. I will still go to my local studio since I dont have a lot of space for extended leg spins, if I did I would be happy to learn by Veena’s lessons alone. She has so many lessons on here for moves that I never learned or even seen at the studio.
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I have bought the monthly membership twice and loved the lessons. Waiting for some money to clear my paypal account so that I can get the year long membership. I will still go to my local studio since I dont have a lot of space for extended leg spins, if I did I would be happy to learn by Veena’s lessons alone. She has so many lessons on here for moves that I never learned or even seen at the studio.
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thanks for the suggestion. I will check my hand placement tomorrow. You never know! I am very sore today from doing negatives yesterday. Havent been this sore from poling alone in a long time, it feels great : )
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I tried negatives yesterday since I can't get up there at all without going into a basic invert first. Coming down was not controlled at all!!! After about the 4th time it felt better but then it got worse as I got tired….. I think that my problem is upper body and back, my abs are pretty strong. I can hold a tuck forever, just can't bring my pelvis up to the pole. My arms straighten out as soon as I try leaning back which makes it impossible to use my arms correctly. Very frustrating but I will keep trying.
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VinterVild &Sair – I know I should be patient since its not an easy move. More strengthening exercises are the answer I guess. This move is so usefull, it makes getting into other inversions look prettier.
Polegirl – hmm..I have never even tried tucking and rolling down out of the basic invert. I always come out of it doing inverted crucific and then slide down, or doing a handstand and then trying the bumslide. I should try that and see how it feels. -
awesome site! I spent a good amount of my work day checking out the pics : o
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sorry to barge in but is that exercise with toes pointed or flexed feet? One of the instructors that i train with makes us do a similar move.
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ha I guess I did add the buy it now option.
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so…..I tried and totally failed : \ let me know how it goes for you.
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akkis2 – I am trying to figure it out in my head but its impossible so I will also try it when I get home from work. I’m hoping it works out since i dont like my side climb yet.
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I better make my side climb prettier if I hope to get into figurehead yay
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oh no…I’m light years away from superman
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wow I love figurehead. Can you explain how to get into that position? the picture is a little dark so I can’t make out the points of contact looking from my phone. Also what move can you transition into it from? Im not advanced so the hardest thing I can do are things like plank, CKR, and basic invert : ).
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wow I love figurehead. Can you explain how to get into that position? the picture is a little dark so I can’t make out the points of contact looking from my phone. Also what move can you transition into it from? Im not advanced so the hardest thing I can do are things like plank, CKR, and basic invert : ).
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Hi there : )
I’ve been poling for about 13 months now but have had my pole for about 5 months. At first I was not progressing much because I was only going to the studio for one hour a week. It wasn’t until I got my own pole that I started to feel stonger faster. I still have a long way to go but my basic invert is pretty strong now. I personally don’t like to wait until i perfect a trick or spin to move to the next, instead I like to move on and then come back to the older tricks, by then I find them a lot easier since I have gotten a bit stronger. Everyone is different though, you will soon figure out what works for you. -
Do you guys take a multivitamin with iron? I started taking centrum cardio which has less iron than the average vitamin and it has made a huge difference. I used to bruise every single time I poled and now I only bruise if I truly hurt myself.
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I must say that I loved Shiva Rea. I only got to do the basic option on saturday and it was a little too beginner for me but I love her style! I will hopefully get to do another section either today or tomorrow but I can already tell that I will enjoy this dvd. Thanks ladies!
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how exciting! congrats!!
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I just had to add that although strengthening exercises are vital to recover from any back injury, it is very important that we stay away from doing the move that caused the problem in the first place, at least until the pain has gone away.
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so….I recorded myself with the webcam on my laptop and the quality wasn’t so bad, a little blurry when doing fast spins but the rest of the time it looks great. It was the first time ever seeing myself on video and I already spotted a million things that I need to improve. I think that I will start recording myself onve a week from now on.
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UGH!!! I meant BRAVE enough, not brake enough..
