StudioVeena.com Forums Discussions Iron X progress

  • joni1

    Member
    July 4, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    BEAUTIFUL Veena. This is on my list to learn. How do you initially get into it? From an extended butterfly? Any tips?

  • polefairy

    Member
    July 4, 2010 at 10:15 pm
  • wifey

    Member
    July 5, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    just amazing, such strength. It is soo admirable. How did you get to this point? Was it by poling only or are there other things that helped you become this strong?

  • Veena

    Administrator
    July 5, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    Thanks everyone! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif I can hold it longer now but here is a practice vid I did, the x is towards the end…Here’s how I get into it
    http://ver3.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4334

  • Veena

    Administrator
    July 5, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    just amazing, such strength. It is soo admirable. How did you get to this point? Was it by poling only or are there other things that helped you become this strong?

    After we moved back to MN, about a month ago, I started lifting weights again…then I started working on the X. It helped a lot. I use to lifted all the time before I found pole, and whenever I go back my muscles just wake right back up!! The 2 yrs I spent in CA I just didn’t have time to train like I use to and I attempted this move once a while back and there was no way I was strong enough. When I have perfected it a little bit more I’ll be doing a lesson on my variation of it using the true grip. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rambo.gif

  • Mary Ellyn

    Member
    July 5, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    Thanks everyone! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif I can hold it longer now but here is a practice vid I did, the x is towards the end…Here’s how I get into it
    http://ver3.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4334

    That opening spin you’re working on is pretty awesome!

  • Veena

    Administrator
    July 6, 2010 at 12:14 am

    Thanks Empy…I saw someone do this spin, I can’t remember who or where…I’m thinking it was a vid from the DC convention.

    I found a better pic, I didn’t realize it was a good one until today when I opened it to see full view!!

  • LittleBird

    Member
    July 6, 2010 at 9:50 am

    AMAZING! Very beautiful and strong! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

  • Mary Ellyn

    Member
    July 6, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    I think Badazz did that variation at the Pole COnvenion when he won the spins and tricks competition?

    I’ve been working on another simpler version which is the first half of that…but not the part where you turn your body aroung again at the bottom

    It’s at 4 min 39 sec here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qYsqJ-VTC8

    I don’t think she is on this forum???

  • Veena

    Administrator
    July 7, 2010 at 12:30 pm
  • IntimateSpins

    Member
    July 12, 2010 at 11:57 am

    Nicely done girl!!! That move takes so much strength!! LOVE it!!! xoxo

  • horsecrazy12987

    Member
    July 21, 2010 at 4:29 am

    Amazing! I’m in awe of the strength it takes to do that.

  • Angel1201

    Member
    July 24, 2010 at 10:22 pm

    Hey, awesome X Veena. That’s such a tough one!!

    I saw Leigh Ann do that spin you are talking about in this vid at 2:35 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og9iSNqHH_4&videos=hVo9E3VmBQk I’ve been teaching it in my advanced workshops. I call it the lifted reverse hook to knee hang. I wonder what the "official" name is?? You can end on either knee depending on if you want to switch legs at the end or not. It’s such a wow trick, everyone loves it. You have to start high enough so you don’t hit your head on the floor – as I found out when I was trying to figure it out!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_safesex.gif

  • poledanceromance

    Member
    July 24, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    That’s the spin that BadAzz calls the dangerous spin.

  • Angel1201

    Member
    July 25, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    I heard he calls it that, but to me it doesn’t seem like a title. Lots of spins are dangerous!

    Speaking of the iron X, Veena are you lifting into it or are you coming out of an inversion to go into it? I’ve been trying it both ways. Inversion to Iron X works better for me, I have a hard time getting the lift from standing.

    From standing some lift with their belly up:
    a la XXXBex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDr08nCs8Lc&videos=JxnSp24QhwY

    others lift more sideways or even belly down:
    a la Sarah Cretul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ko6rX76r0 (1 minute or so in)

    Belly up is working better for me however, I just float to a certain point and then I can’t lift up anymore. Anybody have any thoughts? I must need to work on my lat strength.

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