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The Gemini
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@ sexy you don't have to be able to V invert first, you just need a very strong basic invert. And by that I mean, the knees are ending up high on the pole past the hands so the hips are up nice and high as well. Otherwise your hands will be in the way and moving into the knee pit will be difficult. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
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Getting the knee pit just right is all that’s holding me back. Had toes pointed so hard I thought they were gonna get stuck 😉 my knee feels secure from the floor but not in the air. I will have to post a short clip after I get it from a few angles.
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As you point your toe are you super-engaging your hamstrings? If not, I think that will help. If your hamstrings are really working, you won't have to have the knee pit exactly right every time, your muscles will hold you up! Yay muscles! 🙂
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Well in the beginning I used to do the gemini with one hand on the pole. It hurt my thigh so much that I thought I'd never be able to let go of that hand.
But I found that as soon as the hand didn't hold me anymore and my body could wrap around the pole and I had that armpit grip and "waist grip" too, my thighs actually hurt WAY LESS than with the hand on. Because when you're holding with your hand you don't have the correct body positioning and all the pressure is on the thighs, whereas in a normal gemini it gets distributed evenly https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
So if you feel relatively secure in the position but it just hurts a lot, just try to let go with the hand https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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Thanks again! Hopefully I will do better with these tips
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