[Veena]

Thats great your enjoying your lessons https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif Remember that for new pole dancers, even more so for those who new to exercise, you want a day of rest in between your work outs. You muscles need to repair themselves. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rambo.gif

[Veena]

Yeah, most places are only concerned with making money and they really don’t care about the quality of the pole. They see that pee a POO is well advertised so they want to sell it. booooo https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumbdown.gif

[Veena]

I’m not the tech person, but yes there is a reason for it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif Not allowing user name changes is not, an usual practice, most sites wont allow user name changes. Go try changing it on Youtube. On MOST sites, you are usually required to make a new account if you want to change your user name. If a site were to allows the users to change names, then everything gets all messed up! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_shaking.gif Websites are very complex and information like user names need to remain the same or people wont get emails and updates, too many things go all screwy, and the site can’t keep track of everything like it needs to. I’m sooooo not the tech person but this is the basic idea. Right webmaster?? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_ugeek.gif

We are not lazy or mean, we have over 6000 members and we don’t want to confuse our poor websites brain. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif

[Veena]

OH thats great news Natalie https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

[Veena]

Ok I thought I should give you all an update on the arm problem.
I was FINALLY able to meet with a physical therapist yesterday. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif 9 frickin weeks after the pain started…

After going through some exercises and finally having someone listen to me https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif we were able to figure out the problem (hopefully). His conclusion,… it is not a tear or tendinitis of some sort but a tracking issue with my elbow!! I have the ability to hipper extend my elbows… more so on the left, which is the arm that hurts. This ability can cause problems and I’m pretty sure it was the TWISTED GRIP HANDSPRING that brought on my problem. After going through some exercises and finally having someone listen to me https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif we were able to hopefully figure out the problem. This all seems to make more sense than the epicondylitis (tennis or golfers elbow) theory. I had done waaaaayyyy more pole dancing when I first started learning to pole, than what I have done after Henry. So my only thought on that was over use from holding him and poling. I’m glad thats not the problem. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif

He was pretty annoyed that it took this long for me to get into PT, he said I should have been doing exercise weeks ago!@! So…..I have some exercises to work on and some ummm… I guess you could call it manipulation, I need to do with my elbow, before I lift weights or pole dance. Now that I know (I hope) what the problem is I have my brain going and have some thought on how I can fix this problem. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_idea.gif The poor tracking also seemed to be irritating my already damaged unlar nerve (not pole related). Which is why I had more tinging after dancing or triceps training. He didn’t really say that the tracking problem could be fixed, but I am determined to find a way to fix it!! IF anyone has info on this for me I would love to hear it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

[Veena]

We have thought about making the lessons viewable on the iphone, it takes some work, but it can definitely be done. We just don’t know if its worth while right now. I see 2 of you might be interested but….is it something others would really love? Jamilla has the only dvd set I would recommend, if your looking to spend as little as possible just get her beginner dvd. Be careful and have fun. I would suggest reading through the forums if you don’t have a way of taking lessons. There is a really go one called..Am I ready for an inversion. under pole moves. I would check that one out for sure. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

[Veena]

Roxy, if I was worried about the thread I would have sent you an email….I know my members are great and wouldn’t use it to specifically pick at someone. I seem to be pmsing myself so I’ll give it a go…..

I also don’t like the "no pain no gain" theory of some polers.

I don’t like it when pole dancers compare themselves to other pole dancers….everyone has their own strength and we all progress differently. I know I say this over and over….only compare your progress by YOUR progress, not the woman who started dancing the same time you did! *says with wagging finger* I was guilty of this and still am on occasion. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif

I am a wedgie picker!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif It looks bad and…well it looks bad. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif

I also hate how unprofessional some pole "professionals" can be. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

[Veena]

Don’t be discouraged. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif Never compare your progress to other dancers!!!. There will always be someone who can do something better than you can. Think back on the first time you tried to pole dance? I bet your better now right? Judge your progress by your progress. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
Don’t be to upset about the injury. I am an advanced dancer and personal trainer and I some how hurt myself!! I always warm up and stretch and know about proper forum….I still have know idea what I did, soooo it can happen to anyone. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif

[Veena]

Rest for sure if its a strain or sprain! Once your feeling better do some light strength training exercise and stretching then work up to pole dance slowly. Always remember to warm up your fingers, wrist and shoulders before beginning you pole dancing. Then be sure to stretch AFTER your dancing. If you have my lessons I include a warm up that shows you how to warm up properly. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

Hope you feel better soon. Sometimes it only takes a few day to feel better, just be sure to take it slow once you do. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

[Veena]

Oh Natalie….I’m so sorry to hear about your pain and uncertainty. Sissybuns that was an amazing post, thank you for sharing. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif E hugs to both of you.

We are all here for you Natalie, and I’m sure that everyone who reads this thread will send healing thoughts and energy your way! Have you thought about trying alternative medicine? Mediation can do wonders for the mind and body, there are lots of books out there for both alternative healing and mediation. Even if these things don’t have an effect on the illness it can surely help the mind. I couldn’t hurt to try. One more thing I don’t know you, but I want to remind you…..Never think you deserve this or that you have done something wrong…..shitty things happen and usually to great people. We are here for you.

*Hugz substitute*. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

[Veena]

You can work on spin combos and if you know how, pole climbs are a fantastic way to build upper body strength for inverting. Enjoy the moves you know and work on putting them together in a dance, with floor work and transition. Pole is not all about the invert. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif Now that you have some spins under your belt dance, dance https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif

[Veena]

Once your body gets use to the demands of pole and weight training you can bump it up a bit by doing pole more often. For now though, I would take it easy, an injury would mean no pole or weights…..trust me that SUCKS. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumbdown.gif Listen to your body and give it the rest and nutrition it needs. You will see an improvement in your poling once you start weight training. Have fun.

[Veena]

Awww thanks you guys. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif

[Veena]

If you want to do full body then I would do something like this

weights
rest
pole
rest
weights
rest
pole

I wouldn’t do pole and weights back to back. Let your muscles recover. But…..this schedule is assuming you would be doing inverts and spins, each time you pole.

otherwise…

If you wanted to do pole on your non weight days instead of rest, you could do transitions, floor work, flexibility. Easy, light, gentle movement is good after a hard work out. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

[Veena]

Ahhh yes, the frustration of fitting pole into a weight training routine. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif

You are right, pole is a full body work out. With that in mind you need to decide on what your focus will be. Pole or weights? If you go all out on both, you run the risk of overuse injury and burn out. Depending on how many work outs you have a week you could try poling only 2 times a week, having one of those days on a non lifting day and one on a lifting day, So you would pole before or after your work out, depending on what your goal is. If you focus is on strength do that first, then pole.

You could try doing an upper body and lower body split for your weight training. So one day lower and another upper, than the rest of the week is free to pole. Sooo that way you could still do some pole work on your lower body day., leaving only one day of just upper body training to work around. The possibility are endless….so think about what your focus is and go from there. Are you looking to improve your strength for pole or do you just miss going to the gym?

I love to lift heavy to and I use to do bi, tri, shoulders,…. back, chest…2x a week and legs 1x a week before I found pole dance. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rambo.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rambo.gif Make sure to give your whole body at least one full day of rest.

I now try to do one full body a week and then pole when I get a chance.