GirlReplica
Forum Replies Created
-
You just really need to engage your muscles. Your shoulder shouldn’t be shrugged up towards your ear and you should be pushing actively. The bend doesn’t need to be significant, just enough to be sure you can’t lock out that elbow. If you can’t support yourself that way, you may just need to get a bit stronger. You can do it!
-
I always try to keep a slight bend in my bottom elbow, no matter what grip I’m using, so that elbow can’t lock out. Actively engage your lower shoulder and arm to help hold that little bend.
-
Hey and welcome 😀
I was 100% self taught for the first 13-14 months that I’ve poled. Self-teaching is quite possible if you have the determination to stick with it and practice regularly, even when you feel stuck. It’s important not to go faster than your body can handle, though, or you can injure yourself. Listen to your body, take your time, but practice often. That’s my 2 cents, anyway. 🙂
In the past couple months I’ve finally started taking a couple of studio classes. I think they’re very worth it, even if you can only go once in a while. Studio instructors will help polish up the things you learn on your own, and will almost certainly teach things you just never came across on your own. It’s a great way to enrich your repertoire. You’ll learn a lot poling with others, seeing their different dance styles, and trading tips with them. It’s also really energizing to practice in a group and I always end up pushing myself harder in the studio than at home without realizing it.
Whatever route you choose, enjoy your new pole and welcome to the obsession!
-
If you’re thinking of something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlekERN3TfE then it’s much less advanced than Iron X. It’s basically a split grip (aka bracket grip) chair spin with the legs prancing instead of just tucked. I’d look for chair spin tutorials that use that grip and work on that, then add the legs. Just don’t overwork split grip stuff if you’re not strong at it yet. It can really stress the wrists and forearms.
Is that the move you meant?
-
Wow what a disgusting way for that woman to behave. You deserve to be treated a whole lot better than that. She’s also just wrong about needing to lost weight to invert. You need to build up your strength, just like everyone else.
I’m sorry you encountered such a rotten instructor. I’d be horribly upset in your shoes too, but please stick with it and don’t let her atrocious behavior tear you down!
-
A belated thank you to both Runemist34 and Veena. I lost this thread, I’m not sure how, or I’d have thanked you sooner.
Runemist34 your analogies are hilarious and reminded me that having a broader body type comes with its own gifts. I’ve been taking your advice and refining a lot of stuff I already know instead of focusing solely on conditioning for the moves I’m trying to get (though I’m still doing conditioning, just not conditioning ONLY). It feels good.
Veena you’ve also got good wisdom there. Lately I’ve been excited at just how long I can stay on the pole and continue to chain things together. That’s strength and endurance I’ve earned and shouldn’t forget about.