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Yay! Got my pole fixed…I guess it just needed a little oiling. Good as new https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

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And it’s cheaper, I’m sure! lol https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cool.gif

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This is interesting! I got my pole just a couple of months ago and noticed because my house isn’t as hot n’ sweaty as class that my grip on my cold pole was HORRID, but I didn’t know it was because it was brand-spanking new too. I was beginning to feel a little like I was cheating for having to use tight grip almost every time I got on, but it’s getting to the point where I don’t need it every time.

Is putting hairspray on or using shaving gel the equivalent of using Tight Grip on my hands?

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What do you mean you have to break in your stainless steel?

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Lol, that’s a really cute idea. I’m thinking some Enya or….hmmm, I’ll have to do a little research on this one!

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Veena- That’s exactly what I was looking for, thanks! And you’re not all red, you just have a pretty blush to your cheeks https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif

Rouge- I don’t know what the one handed princess or goddess moves are, but I’ll search youtube and see if I can’t find something that shows me. Thanks!

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Awesome, thanks Veena! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumleft.gif

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That’s a good idea, using a loose grip on the bottom hand will let me "build up". Thanks https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

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Can’t wait to see vids…I’ve been off my pole for almost two weeks, my back’s still giving me problems from falling off my pole awhile ago. Hopefully I’ll be all fixed soon and I’ll do a video! Anywho, know what I’d LOVE? If every one posted a link to their challenge in the forum! It’d make it so much easier than searching for it! (Plus I’m search-challenged, I never can seem to find what I’m looking for, lol). Anywho, just a thought!

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Interesting advice…I tried doing the princess grip and it felt a lot less uncomfortable which allowed me to get a lot more practice in. Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it!!

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Sorry to hear about your lower back problem! First off, do you know what causes your lordosis? If you have overly-tight lower back muscles that are causing that exaggerated curve, you’ll want to make sure you get in lots of lower back stretching and massages if possible. This will make it easier for the antagonist muscles (in this case your abs) to work out if they have less resistance to put up with.

Now as far as exercises: try lying on the floor, legs straight and arms at your sides. Now bend one knee and put that foot flat on the floor, so that your leg is basically making a triangle with the floor. Bring your lower back to the floor (think about pulling your belly button down into the floor) and hold for a few seconds then release. Repeat several times. Then switch legs. It won’t feel like you’re doing much at first, but you’ll feel it if you do it long enough!

Another suggestion is to make gravity less of a problem. When you feel ready to try crunches again, use an exercise ball. This way, instead of laying flat on your back you are already sitting up at an angle and have less gravity to wrestle with. Plus, the ball provides great back support!!

HTH!

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Another good thing to remind people in the future of is this: just because you don’t get a challenge done by the end of that week, it doesn’t mean that challenge is closed off! Challenges are fun ways to share and improve ourselves, so if you can’t do a challenge one week, feel free to go back to previous weeks and do (or re-do!) some old ones. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

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Sounds great, can’t wait to start viewing everyone’s videos! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

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You know, I think you may have been right about needing to make sure it was super-tight. When I measured floor to ceiling I didn’t account for floor-squishiness when I added that extra 1" to the pole height, so I went back and added another 1/2 an inch. I swung around a few times and it didn’t budge so maybe that was the problem! (I hurt my back trying a new move so I’ll be off the pole for a few weeks and won’t really be able to give it a good testing for awhile–dang it)

Thanks for the help https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

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Some good ones, twista. Love dancing to Porcelain by Moby https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif