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  • Amiloo

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    June 30, 2014 at 9:49 am in reply to: 30 Day Plank Challenge

    I just did day two and amost died lol

  • Amiloo

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    June 30, 2014 at 1:59 am in reply to: Pole finishes

    Over here in the UK you can go to the XPole showroom place and test out the different poles! =O maybe they do that in the US too? Not sure though

  • Amiloo

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    June 30, 2014 at 1:56 am in reply to: 30 Day Plank Challenge

    Kate I do planks with my students a lot so I’ve obviously built it up without realising!! With my more advanced students we do a 30sec plank followed by a shorter 15sec one AND I have 5 classes a week so I’ve had lots of practice lol!!!

  • Amiloo

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    June 30, 2014 at 1:53 am in reply to: 30 Day Plank Challenge

    All our body’s are beautiful!! Stretch marks and all!!!
    But obviously this is for fun and so if your not comfortable posting pics that’s totally cool beans =D

  • Amiloo

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    June 29, 2014 at 4:29 pm in reply to: 30 Day Plank Challenge

    Love the drawings Kate btw!!
    Okay so I’m going to die .. Day 1: 134 seconds!! =O I didn’t even know I coul hold a plank that long!! My day 30 is like 400 and something seconds….. Yeah rite!!!

  • Amiloo

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    June 29, 2014 at 4:24 pm in reply to: 30 Day Plank Challenge

    Oooooo yeah I will do it!!

  • Hey Jbrint!! For a nice transition to air shouldermount I do a figurehead from a full bracket pencil hold, you twist your body in towards your bottom arm so the transition Is a kind of ariel spin, once your in the figurehead you can then shouldermount! It’s my fave at the moment! If your interested I can post up a video! X
    Keep working on that superman though!! What way are you going into it? There’s a way from a flatline Scorpio which I personally find a lot easier

  • Amiloo

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    June 6, 2014 at 2:10 am in reply to: Pole “stage” name

    haha! some of these are really funny!

    my pet/street is very boring! Khaleesi Woodland!

  • Amiloo

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    May 9, 2014 at 1:55 pm in reply to: To kick or not to kick! Interested in others view!!

    Oooooooo what a great blog!!!

    Yes!!! I can agree with this!! In the end I guess it comes down to the control, if a student is engaging the right muscles, using the correct techniques and hand/leg placements, a bit of momentum isn’t going to really hurt?

  • Amiloo

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    May 9, 2014 at 11:27 am in reply to: To kick or not to kick! Interested in others view!!

    Reading the handbook again, it’s clear to ME that the studio wants it students doing inverts in a controlled way but from my experience this isn’t always how it’s taught to them

  • Amiloo

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    May 9, 2014 at 11:11 am in reply to: To kick or not to kick! Interested in others view!!

    Yes it was me!!
    I’m just assuming they are not against the kicking as it’s in the beginners level 2 syllabus and the ‘prep’ is controlled kicks into tucks etc but I’m of the personal opinion that unless a student is particularly strong they aren’t going to be ready to invert after a weekly hour lesson for 12 weeks….most come from no exercise background at all!!!

    Obviously everyone is different but yeah.
    In our handbook the invert prep states not to use momentum to swing upside down but also says, swing and kick the outside leg up and followed by the inside, allow the body to swing back etc etc it also says though to engage your arms and pull yourself upside down so it’s in a way very contradictory!
    I think it comes down to the individual instructor, you should be able to spot when a person is performing ‘kicks’ in a controlled manner or not, I mean… I don’t dead lift every time I invert!!! I use a bit of a swing sometimes but I know that I’m fully engaged and in control of my movement.

    So I dont fully agree with the no kicking I just think all students shoul be ready and taught to be in control, many a times I’ve taken over a class or covered for some one and their ‘intermediate’ girls are swinging all over the place and are just not safe inverting but are still expecting me to teach them the Gemini or butterfly lol I’m like ….. Errrrrrrrr!! Let’s do some spins!!

  • Amiloo

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    May 5, 2014 at 5:19 am in reply to: Pole, pictures and toes. Lol

    I am the QUEEN of gammy feet!!
    My feet and toes are the most ungraceful and pretty you will ever see! I have to really concentrate to get pointy toes pictures!!

  • Amiloo

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    April 22, 2014 at 1:52 am in reply to: Index finger in a pole grip?!?

    I’m going to give it a go!!
    Thanks for tips!

  • Amiloo

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    April 21, 2014 at 12:00 pm in reply to: Index finger in a pole grip?!?

    I am interested in this jade split tho!! I have a split (left leg forward) but my have is like a V in the air lol!!

  • Amiloo

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    April 21, 2014 at 11:58 am in reply to: Index finger in a pole grip?!?

    I use it too! And have been encouraged by numerous instructors…soooo not sure why these FBers are so against it?

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