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HELP! HELP! HELP!
Hey All!!! I am a new member and very basic beginner to poling. I have a static pole that I've had for a little over a year now, but I'm still in the begginer's category. I'm really committed now and I'm ready to move to the next level. However, Im having trouble with gaining the upper body strength for pole holds and spins and flexibility for pole tricks and I'm gettting kind of discouraged. Any advice? What conditioning/exercises did you do to gain the upper body strength and flexibility?? I am open to any suggestions and comments. Thanks guys!!!
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Hey KittyKat!
I've had a very long time to progress- most people are getting their basic invert within one year, and it took me about four years to get it!
I've found a bit of cross-training to be helpful. Lifting weights and doing those kinds of strength exercises have really helped!
Otherwise… you can try to really perfect the moves you know, and keep working at the ones you can do but aren't necessarily good at- those ones, as you get better, will help you get stronger!
I also strongly recommend Veena's lessons on here, as they have a lot of ideas of what you can do with what kind of skills and abilities, as well as the cross-training for weights and things that have really helped me in my journey.
Otherwise, if you want something like a DVD, you can also check out Jamilla's DVDs, or Felix Cane's. They're both pretty good for strength and flexibility!
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dont get discouraged 🙂 i believe most polers experience frustration in the beginning when learning inverts.
and runemist had great suggestions regarding training. get veena’s lessons- she has a youtube as well.
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