FreeTheSun
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Most likely it is from your body regulating your body temperature. When you're hot (due to temp or working out, etc) you'll notice more viens because they move a little closer to the surface to allow for faster heat transfer out of your body to keep you in the proper temp range for your body to function efficiently.
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I black out randomly, not just when getting up but when I'm walking, working out, cooking, etc (thankfully never when driving, but I always worry about that…well that and the fact I'm a sun sneezer, yay tunnels and sudden bright light). Vision only, although I'll get a bit dizzy too, thankfully I have never fallen (knock on wood) but I just stop moving, and so far my vision has never been gone for more than about 30 seconds, norm only 5 or so. I get a large amount rushing of blood through my ears so voices are somewhat muted but I can hear them and answer (apparently it used to freak a few of my friends out when I would suddenly just stop moving and focus on nothing so I learned to just annouce what was happening and tell them to hold on a couple seconds).
So far no one has been able to tell me why but I've noticed it happens more often when I haven't eaten in a while (but not always) when I'm dehydrated (but not always) and when I'm hot (but not always), but it has happened when none of those things are involved. Some docs think it is blood pressure (but it's not that low) some think it might be some sort of visual epilepsy (but there isn't a common trigger) and others think it might be a middle or inner ear thing cause my ears will randomly ring. I'll prob never know for sure.
Def go check with your doctor, but if they can't think of anything be sure to pay attention to what was going on when it happened and if it happens again so you can figure out what to watch out for.
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For the pencil mount make sure that your hips are as close to the pole as possible. If you can walk your feet in a bit more after that. For the lifting I found it is helpful to think of tipping my pelvis into the pole first and then worrying about the legs. The movement of getting the pelvis to the pole/spine straight will involve lifting the legs but since I'm not focusing on them it helps.
For handstands, can you do an elbow stand away from the wall? I don't do handstands cause they freak me out but I know with elbow stands I got to a point I could just lift up into them by the wall but away from the wall I couldn't get any lift at all. I finally figured it was just a mental block so I started practicing in a space where there was room to fall/tuck and roll out (make sure you're good with this exit. Maybe practice with a spotter first). That helped significantly since even though I thought I was I wasn't really lifting off the wall since I was worried about falling/landing on something. I donno if that is you issue but it's worth a shot.
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I was on depo for a few years. I will say it did help my extreme hormone mood swings (I have PMDD, I'm fine almost all the time until right before my period and then all hell breaks loose), but after a while it made me feel flat. I wasn't ever sad or depressed, but I wasn't ever happy either. Sorta like an emotional Zombie. My reaction isn't common, so you most likely will be fine. It was very convienent not having to take a pill every morning and I loved only having my period at maximum 4 times a year. I'll cross my fingers that it works for you!
Vit D does help a lot too. I grew up in the desert and now am in Western WA. My Vit D levels are almost none now unless I take supplements and it is a big difference when I do and don't. I also got some daylight blubs (like the kind you use for plants) and that seemed to help. Not sure if that part is just phycological or what, but I like em.
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@oliviaaa
It may seem ridiculous but that's how all trademarked names work. That's how companies, like xpole, can sue those that use their product images, name, and reputation without actually using their product. It's an business integrity thing and if you don't start when the company is small then you have no chance of protecting it when/if it grows big.
The owner of the studio I worked at trademarked her studio name and when she found out another studio on the other side of the country had just opened and was going by that name she made them change it. It seemed a bit extreme to me since she's only in Seattle, but she made the point that if she ever wishes to expand beyond that to other cities or states (which I doubt will happen but you don't want to limit your possibilities) that is would be confusing to customers. Especially if the two studios focused on different aspects of pole, or one ended up being kinda shady.
That's also why Burger King in most of Australia is Hungry Jacks. A small business already had the name trademarked so even though the Burger King corporation is huge and the business was one little store. It was their first, so they had to change their name. That how trademarks work.
They never said, nor implied, that no one else can run a pole fit comp in Canada. They're just saying no one else can run a non-sanctioned "Miss Pole Dance Canada ______." Like you said, they can run one and call it anything else (like The Most Awesome Pole Champ Canada…ok not that, but that's be a rad title to have on your pole resume) , but as you also noted, competitions cost a lot of money, which is why not many other comps have popped up yet. Hopefully more people in Canada will begin to host competitions and showcases, but it takes time for people to plan and fund them.
As for how your comments could be hurtful. You might not have meant anything in a hurtful way, but tone is difficult to convey accurately in written form and what seems like stating opinions to you can easily be seen as abrasive to someone reading it.
@ Everyone
Good luck with the comps/showcases that are in existance and those that are in the planning process. Canada has some great talent and I'd love to have more opportunities to support it (as well as an excuse to visit my birth country)! Happy Poling 😀
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I found it helped to make sure you have plently of momentum to get your hips out enough. Your chest is lower than you norm would need and after I warp my leg around I sorta "sit" down into it a little. But for most people it is a matter of getting the back and sholder flexibility up there.
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People tend to agree that they are mostly genetic, so if you have them they can appear with poling, but if you don't have them then they won't. I'm pretty sure it's not in my genetic make up to have them since no matter how fit or unfit I've been, I've never seen em, where as some friends have had them no matter what they do and some actually want to get rid of them but can't.
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I second BodyRock.tv!
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For normal polers (non-syncro folks) it would be a good way to learn proper body position and what small muscels need to be engages for various positions without worrying about smashing your head open. Obviously you wouldn't be able to do it out of the water if you just didn't have the strength, but it's be a good mini-step towards getting it. I just wonder what the cholrine (or salt water, if you're lucky enough to have that) would do to the poles over time. I can't imagine it would be good.
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@Camkobo, yes they both made it through
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He did well. I wasn't sure about how his choice to rock heels would go over with the judges, but it worked with his whole performance.
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Lexistarr, have you asked to show him your new tricks? You may want to show them off, but maybe he doesn't want to force you to make your pole dancing about him and so is just showing you support (and he's shown a lot of great support, some aren't so encouraging) and letting you decide what things you will and won't share with him. I know it's not as fun when you have to ask for things you want, but since mindreading is a very rare talent, it's kinda a fact of relationships.
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Oh yeah. I meant to post about that for those who'd be interested in tuning in. She's a friend of the owner of my old pole studio and also works as a dancer around town.
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I find it way harder to grip a 38 than a 50 in things like plank, superman, etc, which is annoying cause there is more than enough skin there to get a good connection and grip, especially if the pole gets too high on my thighs. Cross ankle release is fine once I'm back but getting there feels like I'm gonna smash my head open (I know I won't but I have major fears of this when I'm on a new pole). Sits are more painful, but bearable. It is much easier for your hands to grip smaller, but I didn't feel I had many problems on a 50.
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True, color in the picture and upkeep (and smell) are something to consider. It's tough to decide on a good universal pole for pictures.