This is my biggest problem in learning how to pole. I have no structure whatsoever. I pole every third day. I rotate weight machines at Bally’s on day 1, treadmill on day 2, pole on the third day. All workouts are two hours but the pole workout is mostly catching my breath between trying moves! Sometimes I copy stuff from the expert village tutorials. I worked a lot of material on Karol Redke71’s basic pole moves video. I have considered Veena’s on line tutorials also and if my life were less hectic, I would subscribe to them–maybe next summer during break.

I really need to take lessons in a studio because I have a hard time disciplining myself and I don’t understand the "foundations" of the sport. Words and terms fly at me and I do get confused–Bracket, Half Bracket, Full, Split, Dominant, Subhand… I really wish I had some sort of schematic that would explain how moves build on each other–I think I would get this in a class. I’ve screwed up my wrist and my right achilles tendon already, LOL!

But I am kind of bullheaded and stubborn. So the more irritating and frustrating it gets, the more determined I am to at least hit some of the markers–an invert, a gemini, this or that particular spin. I’m very aware of my age, so I do take it VERY VERY slow to avoid a serious injury, but I’m used to aches and pains.

I think there is something to be said for just muddling through. Tempered with a little caution, I do believe that persistence and practice always pay off,even is it’s totally disorganized. But if you can, find a class because it’s just more efficient to learn from some one who already knows the pitfalls and the secrets of the game.

Joel