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does it stop hurting as bad?
Does gripping with your skin ever start huring less? It kills me to grip with my thighs.
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Short answer. Yes it will hurt less with time. 🙂 Everyone goes through this.
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It does stop 😉 These things take time 🙂
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Yep. Your body eventually conditions itself to it. 🙂
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How long does that take if you do it several times a week?
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That's just not an easy question to answer…here are some things to think about.
You have to find your own "sweet spot", everyone will find it, but it's different for everyone. Once you find the perfect spot, angle, position, whatever, you will instantly notice a big difference!
Also everyone's skin is different, and can take longer or shorter to "get used" to it. It WILL get easier with time and practice though you can count on it. 🙂
One more thing to keep in mind…every new move you learn that has a different grip contact point will hurt just like this until that part of your body also conditions itself to it's new intended purpose. I'm a big baby when it comes to this, and there are/were some moves that I avoided for a while because it just hurt too much! Also if you don't do certain moves for a while, you can lose that "conditioning" and it will hurt again when you try it next.
Pole = Pain but don't be afraid, we love what we do! Keep at it, it is sooooo worthwhile. 🙂
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I've also found that when I'm learning a new move, I tend to have a death-grip on the pole because I don't want to fall on my head! lol But as I get more comfortable with each one, my body seems to naturally adjust how hard I'm gripping so I get fewer bruises and it hurts much less.
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This was such a GREAT question. I was wondering about that too.
I thought it was just cause of being older with a little thinner skin! Thanks for the 'hope'!
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Every new move means new pain! And every time you enter into a trick in a new transitional way, you might end up gripping with a slightly different area of skin, and that also hurts. Still to this day, after a long practice session, my inner thighs might feel like they're on fire!
More factors to consider: your personal pain threshold, skin sensitivity (which can also change depending on hormonal changes, stress levels, and skin moisturization), and the way you enter into a trick (for example, going into a scorpio from an invert and going into a scorpio from a gemini can lead to totally different skin sensations).
It does get better! My first pole sit brought tears to my eyes and it felt like it took forever for the pain to subside. After that hurdle, new tricks came easier and skin sensitivity subsided quicker. I think that was partially due to the fact that I was more mentally prepared for the pain. Don't give up! Your conviction can and will outlive your skin's opposition.
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Yes it will get better https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif Also something to remember…you'll be most sensitive to "pole pain" around your menstrual cycle.
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FINALLY.. a + for the menopausal crowd. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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@LoneStar, love your response for menopausal crowd! Now that you mention it, I'm glad for it also cuz I don't get sore boobs anymore, can't imagine inverting, etc with full, sore boobs, haha Speaking of pole pain, I remember hopping off in sheer pain between thighs when learning the Superman, then Shoulder Mount was horrible. There were other painful sweet spots, bruises, but these two moves are most memorable 🙂
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I actually have a question …I am new to pole, but I find myself getting bruising on my shin from pole climbing. Am I doing something wrong? How do I fix it? Or is this normal?
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Normal! I just got the Mighty Grip ankle protectors with tack and I LOVE them! I've been doing a lot of climbs lately and it actually opend up a sore on the top of my foot! The MG protectors have been a godsend.
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@xthisc, don't worry, this sounds like the first of your pole badges(/bruisees)! This is completely normal and just like the pain it'll fade with time 🙂 But don't worry, new ones will always tend to appear to replace them 😐 Welcome to the world of pole dancing – I doubt theres any poler out there without some bruises!
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"Pole sit looks eeeeeasy" -> me hopping off the pole a second later without having managed to let go with my hands because even taking most of the weight on them it *burned* 🙂
That was just over a week ago, and now it still hurts but is bearable enough to sit for a little while with no hands.
My boyfriend commented today on the bruises absolutely covering my legs. But then, he's taking up wrestling training as of next Sunday, so he'll be as bad as me!
I'm about a million years off of being able to do a shoulder mount, but since I just *know* it's going to be immensely painful, I've started getting into the position to begin it and just doing a tiny hop whilst pulling as you would to get up into it. I don't remotely have the strength to get up, but figured acclimatising my shoulders to the presure might be a good idea in preparation!
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