[Aviva]

Does she have pix of herself in the most challenging upside down positions she can do?  The reason I ask I because you are right that doctors don't necessarily know what pole dancing really is.  I had my friend/student take her pictures to the doctor before he would clear her. 

[Aviva]

I so hope that it works out for you.  Sorry you find yourself in such a frustrating situation. 🙁

[Aviva]

Wow!  Thanks for sharing this she's awesome!  I love to see straight grip lift, been trying to do that for a couple years now, these girls are so inpiring https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif

[Aviva]

Everything Veena said is right on.  I'm 37.  Yes it is totally possible to gain flexibilty.  It takes time.  At 27 I couldn't touch my toes.  By 36 I had my right split, my left split, and very close to middle split.  

I started seriously stretching around 28, wasn't very consistant with it but stretching sessions were done and I pushed myself during these sessions. When my boss let me start teaching 2 stretch classes a week two years ago it was the begining of the serious training and within a year of that serious training after 8 or so years of half assing it I had the most flexibility I've ever had in my life.   I was finally committed to stretching twice a week because of teaching and that was almost all the stretching I did.  I would stretch lightly on my non stretch days but not a 50 min session like in class.

 I do believe that after a certain age stretching becomes like weight lifting in that you must have at least 1 rest day break in between sessions.  I have no scientific evidence for this, just experiential.

Maybe if you stretch twice a week commited it won't take you ten years https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif but IDK b/c everyone is different.  Working on back flexi now…it's gonna be a minute…been kinda neglecting this one.  

 

[Aviva]

I would love to talk to you about this.  I'm going to call you tomorrow because it is after 10:30 now but I am VERY interested in talking to you.

[Aviva]

I started at 27.  My friend 40 just started Monday.

[Aviva]

I called Xpole and they said the brass ones were also the matte finish.  If anyone has one and wants to give feedback please do, I know this is the SS thread so feel free to PM me if you don't want to highjack…I don't mean to highjack, it's kinda the same topic…

[Aviva]

Whoa!  I'm not going to tell you what to do…but I will tell you my personal experience.  I went from red to blonde.  First it turned a sick yellow color then I used a toner and it got a little better.  My hair length however went from almost to my waist to barely touching my bra strap.  And then it needed three inches off of it.  Blonde is the most damaging to ones hair with darker being less damanging.  Not a pro at hair so exiting stage left.  Good luck I hope it's beautiful.

[Aviva]

I am sorry I just need a little clarification…are you saying the Stainless Steel X pole is kind of a brushed stainless steel?

[Aviva]

Thank you for your responses.  @Angel it is on Baltimore craigslist.  And yes, I have not found a 45 on there yet, good luck, I keep looking, too.

Any one who has sold one?  What was that experience like?  I am getting a lot of silly questions but I am realizing on craigslist one is dealing with the general public and not necessarily passionate polers such as ourselves. 

[Aviva]

Congratulations, this site is awesome, you guys did an amazing job with the videos, I already learned something new I am so psyched!

[Aviva]

Whoa!  And who is responsible for this awesomeness https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif

[Aviva]

Your issues could be rotator cuff related.  Everyone who poles should also be on some sort of rotator cuff training/strengthening regimen.  The rotator cuff consists of four different muscles and since any one of the them all by themselves can be the issue, the best thing to do is look up each individual muscle, research what it does, how you can test for an injury in that muscle and what is done to treat or what exercises are specific to that muscle.  The rotator cuff muscles are: Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularus.  I wish I could give you more information but everyone is different.  My friend/student is nursing an injury in her shoulder but her symptoms are totally different than mine so I gave her different exercises to work on than I do.  Please do not ignore shoulder pain do something about it before some doctor tells you surgery is the only way to fix it. 

[Aviva]

https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif Pole dancing is tacky,hehehe and how tiny are we?  Yes our 1.5 is bigger than you, try not to show your insecurties, little man.  Giggles.

[Aviva]

Congrats!!!! Hopefully many more productive classes to come.