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Feeling burned out with pole
Hi all,
For years I’ve been passionate about pole. ,..and practiced about 8 hours a week . Lately I’ feel like I’m not progressing and some of the harder moves it seems like I’ve been practicing/trying forever but not getting better . Has anyone been through this and/or have advice . I feel like just taking a break but I don’t want to loose the strength that I’ve worked so hard forThank you for reading 🙂
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I was like this last week! I actually posted with the same thing. Ive been poling about three months and i experience burn out i notice when its time for “Flo”..lol. I have no desire to pole, exercise..nothing. Last night, its like my mojo came back and i was back on it. The harder moves, i feel you there. I cant do the scorpio for nothing right now but i keep telling myself I will get it. I couldnt do the Juliette spin and then one day it just happened. I was scared to let myself just go and spin. I did however purchase Veena’s lessons and I must tell you, last night i was learning all types of new things. In her videos, she will even tell you that if you cant execute the move, dont get frustrated..it takes time and everyone gets it in their own time. Like the cradle spin. But watching her videos i got closer to it than i ever have. Just take a pole break. Usually what gets me back into it is Ill watch videos on youtube or certain music i listen too makes me wanna go home and get busy. Your just in a little pole funk right now, it’ll come back and you will get those moves. I promise. Just give yourself time. I have a quote that i have on my desk and I have it where i can see it by my pole. Kind of Law of Attraction based but I love it..”If we do not overcome lifes difficulties in our thoughts, then we can never overcome them in actual experience!”…Just tell yourself you will get it or you got it and it will happen when you least expect it. I promise!
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Sounds like you’ve reached a plateau!
They can be super difficult to get through sometimes. It seems like everything you’re trying to do is too hard, and everything you can do is too easy! You keep trying and trying, but the progress you’re so used to and have been enjoying just isn’t happening.
This happens to nearly anyone who does exercise- Olympic athletes, Distance runners, body builders, and hobbyists to any of these.
I’ve noticed that most people tout the idea of changing your routine! Take a little break from Pole, and try out some calisthenics instead! Do pushups, play on the children’s playgrounds, go for a run, take a bike ride, hit the gym! Anything!
If you want to stick with pole, you could even change up your style. For example, if you primarily play with tricks and just trying to increase strength, you could always challenge yourself to work on your flow, instead. See how many tricks you can string together, see if you can slow it all down super slow. If you dance on just static pole and you have the option, switch to spinning pole!
You can also take a week break, and allow your body to rest, if you feel that you’re just pushing too hard. This is often referred to as a “de-load” week, where you either cut your challenge down by half, or just don’t do it at all. Many people will just change what they do on the de-load week- if you regularly lift weights, you would instead switch to some cardio, like speedy bike riding. If you’re majorly into cardio, you can use the time to work out your muscles, help them to work harder and stronger, without working them for endurance.But, you’ll get through it! You just need to learn what works for you, and keeps you feeling motivated.
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I can relate, I am going through a bit of a funk at the moment. Stuck between everything I am trying is just to hard and everything I can do is just easy and overdone just like Runemist34 said. I am trying to really focus on building strength, but this week I am just not feeling that either. It almost feels like I am not getting emotionally connected. I know it will come back and it is always temporary, but it is frustrating! I just love pole so much that I always want it to be right, but that is just not reality. 🙂 I am sure your burn out will pass and you will be back at it in no time!
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Thank you everyone for your replies. It really helps,to know that other people fo thru this too. I’ve been trying this week not to always compare to other people and just do pole for the passion and I think this is going to help. I do subscribe to veenas lessons ,which help but for some reason I can’t even get the ones that don’t require strength (like allegra ,Marley ) and it have oversplits,and fairly bendy back, so,it was a bit diacoursging,lol
For sure though your replies helped and thanks again !
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