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The ladies all gave great advice! I love my Veeners! Also don’t forget to warm up, even your wrists and hands need to be ready to work. We put a lot of stress on them. It may not just be pole related….I started to have wrist pain and some elbow pain, when I would pole THEN sit on my computer typing or using the mouse for hrs.
If you have the online lessons here, I have a group of exercise AND stretches for your hands, wrist and forearms that will help.
Here is a link to the first one in the series http://ver3.studioveena.com/lessons/view/3132
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I also teach the Planks first…..there are so many moves that can be done without needing to invert! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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NO KICKING……I teach you to LEAD with one leg but…..you don’t swing the leg and use momentum. Kicking is a good way to injure yourself. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_evil.gif
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I tell dancers to get use to a number of inverts by using the handstand first! Its a great way to get familiar with the positioning of a move. I don’t know if your taking the lessons here or not but, I have you try some of the inverts from the handstand or reverse handstand position. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif Its not cheating at all.
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as usual everyone had great suggestions. Here’s another. If your not yet strong enough to lower with control, you can work up to that by, inverting then holding the tuck position for as long as you can…don’t forget to breath!!
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Sounds fascinating. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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I have several x poles. And I love my 45mm Titanium gold the most! I have not yet had the finish wear off and I have use brass pole and the finish is very comparable. I gets VERY grippy when warm. My only problem was when we had high humidity, I seemed to grip and slip at the same time….but I think it was Sapphire, on here had a similar issue with her brass pole. I really love the TG if your looking for a pole that is great for advanced dancers, I feel new dancers would find the pole too grippy for static spins and wow, you can have some nasty pole burn on the TG! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif
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I should add that if your using an elbow grip, then you wont need as big of an arch if you can lean far enough away from the pole. You need some kind of counter balance so you do fall back into the pole, when the legs move forward. So either booty out or lean way far away.
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Yeah, I get ya. So by keeping the back arched and booty out, and bringing the legs towards the pole and not out to the sides will flatten it all out. So as if you were to sit on the floor in a V straddle, but inverted. I’m terrible at typing things out, does that make sense? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif
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Welcome, a little more info on the lessons…I am up dating all the old (first addition) lessons and I’m adding brand new lessons every month. We have lessons for, a warm up, cool down, stretching, strength moves (using your pole) beginner, intermediate, advanced, and even some fun and silly lap dance lessons. I have a lot more I’ll be adding, but I’m keeping that a secret. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_tongue.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_silent.gif
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Hello and welcome! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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I know I sure can’t perform a full flat center split to get that flat appearance. I fake it by keeping my back arched so my butt is sticking out. Then my legs move forward for the V position not straight off to the sides. Have you tried that? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_nemo.gif
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You can do it Velvet!!
PS….Couch cushions make great crash mats. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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I gotta get off my computer, but wanna respond quick…first….Ooohh I didn’t know that about coconut oil!! Cool.
I agree with the protein after. DON’T DEPRIVE YOURSELF of food. Now, its a whole different ball game if your trying to get "cut" for body building, but this is pole, you have to have energy! Eat all kinds of fruit and veggie. Lean protein. Be sure you getting enough calories, whole grains can be your friend, despite what some say.
Don’t underestimate rest. I know a lot of people feel that they will fall behind if the take time off, but it can really be helpful. Your not gonna loose strength if you give yourself a 2 or 3 days off. If your worried about forgetting your routine or something, record it and watch it over and over.
Get a massage, to help loosen up any over tight muscles you may have!!! Drink a ton of water after!
Make sure your also getting enough GOOD sleep. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_smurf.gif
