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Mighty Grip – am I doing this wrong???
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NYC, I will give you my input on Liquid Grip as I was the first to mention it. Itac does not work on my hands, it actually makes them sweat more. I have not tried it on other body parts. Dry Hands works a bit for me but lasts only a very short time. I do no suffer with extensively sweaty hands…if anything my hands are cold on a regular basis. Liquid Grip is very different than anything I have tried before. Ingredient list is alcohol, magnesium carbonate, thickener, fragrance. I can't quite pinpoint the fragrance but it is not overpowering or horrible (it kind of reminds me of play doh). A little bit goes a long way. It really dries my hands and STAYS. Even the stuff that I distribute to friends (what Luvlee was speaking of) does not have the lasting power that this does. It also creates a little bit of tackiness. Magnesium carbonate is what is in weightlifters chalk. It is a desiccant (think the little packets that some with shoes an such). Dry Hands uses a silica based desiccant, Liquid Grip is a magnesium based one. Also to note, magnesium carbonate is a food additive used to keep powders flowing.
When it is done and said, you can pick up a small bottle of it on Bodybuilding.com for $4.99 or you can see if your local Vitamin Shoppe has it at the store for $7.99. Either way it is a small expense to try it out.
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Chemgoddess1:
Thanks. I think I'll try it! The same thing happens to me with iTac. It's great on my legs but when I use it on my hands, I feel like I am trapping water on them. I swear I am going to need a little tote bag to carry these different grip aids to class and back. I ordered a sample of the Dew something, too, and Tite grip. I figure I'll play around until I find what works best for me. Thanks so much for your really helpful input!
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Try vertical pole grips "No More" Sweaty/oily hands, all you do is spray it on just before. It helps to prevent sweaty and clears up oily hands naturally, there no chemicals. My friend and I just started using their product and love it. I have dry skin, she use to have sweaty hands. We both would slide right off the pole.
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I've used Dry Hands and that only works for a few moves before my hands get sweaty all over again. I didn't like Might Grip because all it seemed to do was make my hands tacky for a few minutes and then all the product was gone off of my hands. I've also tried chalk but that just seems to make me reapply every 10 minutes. The best thing I've used is Tite Grip… Though it's not a grip aid, I can go poling for however long I want and not break a sweat on my hands.
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I am a menopausal woman, so I know all about sweat! I use Dove Clinical Protection on my underarms once a week. I started poling in November and am experiencing the same issue with my hands. I thought , why not try the deoderant on my hands! Before I get into bed, I use a thin layer on one hand, then rub both hands together. Do not wash your hands until the morning. It worked like a dream for my class that night! The only thing is that you cannot use any other form of product on them, as it will not penetrate the barrier created by the deoderant and can make your hands too soft. I can use a non-greasy lotion on them without a problem though. I have not tried it on my thighs yet, but I find that a good non-greasy body lotion works fine for that once the pole and I have warmed up to each other. Like someone mentioned in the string below, what works for one doesn't work for all, but it is worth a try!
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Finding the combo for class is great but I'm terrified for performances – what if fall on my ass?
what is your perfect formula of grip aids for performances? Or does the adrenaline do everythign for you?
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I've tried almost everything for sweaty hands (including stuff for non-sweaty hands!) and by far my perfect combo is Tite Grip applied 30 min before performance and then Prince Tennis grip applied just before. I also put Prince grip on the poles and that works for me (and I like to clean them beforehand with rubbing alcohol).
However, I've also found that choreography is extremely important – I will never, for example, choreograph a reverse grab/flying body spiral (or any one-handed spin for that matter) at the end of a performance. No matter what I use, my hands are still going to become at least a little sweaty by the end so I just have to be very aware of that limitation, and it's definitely influenced the moves I prefer to do. For the second half or so of my choreography I favor anything with an elbow grip over a full split grip or other moves that require me to rely on my hands alone.
For instance, I wouldn't do this move at the end of a performance either: https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_photo/4ed50aff-bc7c-450b-9aa0-17b30ac37250
but I might do this one instead:
hope that helps!
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You may wish to try gloves, either tack or non-tack, after applying a grip aid.
Joel
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