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does it stop hurting as bad?
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@miraine and others new to shoulder mount; I'm still getting to where I want to be consistent with sm and I don't dead lift into it yet. Are you able to get veena's lessons? I love her sm lesson where she shows how to begin it from the ground. However, I'm sure everyone recommends to make sure you're ready, don't rush. I learned the hard way to be patient and not compare what others are doing. Although, I'm sure most of you, if not all, are younger than I am, patience goes for us all 🙂
There's plenty to practice and learn, strength to develop that leads up to learning new things. Enjoy every practice, bruises and all 🙂
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hahaha… I was in class yesterday and we were doing an elbow hold (right side up) with top hand and bottom pushing pole away and going into boomerang pose, etc. I slid down the pole and went "holy crap that kills". My instructor laughed. And so did I. I then said "I wonder why I thought it wouldn't… everything hurts at firts). I remember my first climb OUCH….
Shoulder mount killed, and now I don't understand how it did.
The best one for pain is knee hold. THAT IS SOOOO PAINFUL! I did it once last week and it didn't hurt at all. 🙂 I can't believe it. Becca Butcher told me at a workshop that it's a move that hurts and hurts until one day it just doesn't.
Can't wait for elbow grip to stop hurting!
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I've started apologizing to my foot every time I try another climb during practice. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
During Wednesday's practice it actually swelled up a little by the end of it, I was just so damn determined to work on my Crucifix that day, as well as making my climb look prettier and moving smoothly into a Pole Sit.
Pain is often a mental thing as much as a physical thing. After my first pole sit, I had some trouble doing it again and again because I knew how much it would hurt. Now I just lift into it without thinking – and I've only been at this for a few months, so it's not like it took very long for me to get over the mental hurdle of the pain. But when I tried for Wrist Sit and had to adjust the pole out of my normal "sweet spot," the pain returned with a vengeance!
One last thing – sometimes too much pain might mean you're actually doing something wrong. I did a Reverse Handstand into an Inverted Crucifix but I was gripping WAY too much with my thighs and not enough with my knees, and it hurt like hell! So if the pain is just extraordinary, you may want to check your points of contact.
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Yes, it does go away 🙂 I started poling last year, and I remember how painful any type of pole sit or crucifix and climb was. Now, I don't feel pain at all, except when I try completely new moves, such as superman, where the pole is tugging my skin a completely new direction. Reminds you how far you've come after you feel that pain again. Keep on working at it, and you'll feel the pain go away over time https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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