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Omg! I don’t even know what to say right now, I’m so sorry to hear this! Is there anything we can do for you?
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That’s great it clicked for you!! Sucks about the cyst, maybe it will go way on its own! My husband had one on his foot and was told surgery was needed, but it went away on its own!! 💜
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Day 3! Still feeling blah, but not worse!!! 😊
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Contact Xpole if you can. They will know best how to help both of you. 😊
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You should join us Joel!
Day 2 I’m not feeling great, took today off from working out and pushing the vitamin c etc. hopefully I’ll kick this cold before it manifests! 😷
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That’s great to here you like the silicone thanks for letting us know! Do you have slipping problems if it gets wet?
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Yay! Post the pic here so we can see! 🎄
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Day 1.
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Fully extend the arm means, to keep the arm straight do not bend the elbow or place the hand near the face, but extend it. It does not mean to reach as high as possible because that would then pull the scapula up and away from the midline of the body not allowing for full contraction of the muscle when you go to lift yourself. This is the over extending I show and tell you not to do in the lesson. Then I demonstrate neutral and they are fairly level.
Neutral is a starting point for all pole work and also proper form in weight training. As you said, pinching or pulling the scapula away is not neutral. The shoulders should NOT be up right by the ears! Let me know if that makes sense.
Also have you tried doing the Up and down and forward and back scapula exercises against a wall or on the floor so you can feel them move.
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I’ll place this at the top of the site for everyone to find quickly! Good luck with your splits! Don’t forget to check out all of the individual stretching lessons and many routines here to help you out!
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That’s great to hear the instructor offered an alternative!!! 🙂
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If it’s a dance hitch kick, why would they be using a tg and not a split or true grip though? Some people may have pain in tg even if no lift occurs. TG is not right for everyone even from standing.
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Hmmm, Saeth, hooking the foot is a beginner option. Pointing the toes is a GREAT way to practice climbing and it’s also great technique. I call it the Performace climb where you use the upper body as an anchor and then lift the legs, doing it this way would also allow you to point the foot more easily. The Basic pole climb is not meant to be easy or pretty, it’s a strength builder!
Basic https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/233115a0-b889-11df-856f-001b214581be
Performance https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/50fd8f5a-d024-4cbb-a4df-74830ac37250 You’ll see the foot is not listed as a POC in the performance climb 🙂
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You were our first customer!! xoxo
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Do not Kick* lol not I not
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I NOT kick into any move with a TG grip! It’s safest to work on twisted grips from and invert OFF the pole not kicking up to the pole from standing.
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This is what pops up when you do a search for Pole Sleeves here. I would say for the price go for the silicone pole. https://www.studioveena.com/searches/index?s=Pole+sleeve
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Poleisnewtome, you could try adding some conditioning and strength work at home to improve your progression! The lessons for conditioning, most strength and flexibility do not need a pole!
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I have yet to try the Silicone pole but I do know you can’t do static spins on silicone. However the xpole silicone pole has spinny mode so you can still use that! It would be a great way to pole with closes on. We just added our new shopping cart to the site so check it out! https://www.studioveena.com/store/index.php/poles.html
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Are your legs and pole super warm? If the legs are too hot and sweaty grip is difficult, if the legs are cool and your pole is not warm you will have issues with knee pit grips to. Just something else to consider. This is why I love powered coated poles, I can grip so much better in almost all types of weather.
Technique wise keep in mind that you need to lock into place by driving the foot down towards the floor and not just hooking and keeping the foot reaching towards the butt. You need an angle of the lower leg.
There are several lessons with knee pit grips and some of the tips are different depending on what you are working on. If you have video of yourself trying that would be helpful for us too. 🙂
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Have you taken a look at this lesson? Spinning pole tips. https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4f7311e1-1410-4981-8097-7a4a0ac37250
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Keep in mind that the lessons are placed in order and if you don’t feel like doing the 30 day program, try this. Pick a warm up or strength routine to start off with then choose 2-3 transitions and floor moves to work on and 2-4 pole move you’d like to try. Keeping order in mind and reading descriptions can help you chose what to work on 😊
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You can totally include flexibility work with your pole during your flexy training session. I’m saying don’t do heavy flexibility work and then follow it by going on a run, playing basket ball or do a bunch of pole freestyles or heavy strength tricks like Iron X.
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Allyson brings up a point many home polers forget. Warming up is so important, not only warming your body but the pole too. Cold poles are so frustrating to work with so take the time to warm the pole. I see you have the lessons, have you tried starting you pole sessions at home with the Warm up routine or any of the strength routines? Also some people enjoy having others around them, if that’s not possible try recording yourself with the intention of posting the video. Sometimes I find I nail moves faster if I “feel” like someone will be watching the video later.
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Mz Key and Poleisnewtome, It’s important to understand that everyone progresses at their own rate. Part of an instructors job is not only to teach moves, but help dancers understand that these things can take time and not every move is right for everyone. There is no set time to achieve any pole move. If you are taking classes once a week or less you cannot be expected to progress as quickly as someone who takes classes 3 or more times per week and poles at home as well.
Mz Key, how often do you practice and do you have a plan for each session? In order to see progress you need be consistent. Also, if practicing pole isn’t something you have time to do 3 or more times per week, then it’s totally expected that most dancers will stay in the beginner to intermediate level, and that’s fine. There’s nothing wrong with not inverting, there are many things you can do that don’t require inverts! Also there is so much more to pole than tricks, pole can be expression and a great strength builder without needed inverts or beyond. Have you tried working on the Combos in the lessons Mz Key? Have you gone through the 30 day take of program?
