[Jihaleh]

I have the x-pert pole and its pretty much a permanent fixture in my living room unless I have to take it down, stays up for months at a time! As Veena said, just check it’s all still safe before a work out. I love that I can just bust out an occasional mini-dance 🙂

[Jihaleh]

I don’t know much about shoes specifically, but I have oddly shaped feet and and find the hairdryer with thick socks trick work well to mould them better, I’ve been able to take a shoe up a half size like that. Works best with plastic and leather I’ve found. Do t if that’s helpful. Also shoe stretchers are a great help.

[Jihaleh]

This is very exciting 😁
Question: I suck at forward bodywaves (chest hips knees) but I’m so much more flowy with reverse waves, I feel like I’m leading with my butt. Any particular reason or just a mental thing? 😄

[Jihaleh]

Second this!!

[Jihaleh]

Oh I was there for a longgg time, still am on some days when I’m not feeling g super strong!
General upper body and back/shoulder strength is essential 🙂 I had a video on my page ages ago that was a shoulder strength routine with a resistance band tag I found really useful too.
Keep practicing.. you will get there!

[Jihaleh]

I found wipes that are used for window/glass cleaning from the poundshop (equivalent to dollar tree?), but since they’re mostly dry I find it doesn’t mean any residue but does a incredible job of clearning my pole, and its completely hassle free. Occasionally need a little extra work to cut through any grip residue, but comes off easy and doesn’t irritate my sensitive skin

[Jihaleh]

i second Roz for an awesome poler! Though she posts much less pole content now. Another big gal poler I follow is Lyricallypole. She’s wonderful 🙂
Also, Miglena from ThePoleDancer (both IG and YT), she’s a german dancer and wonderful for flow and style.
Poowlyne is a French dancer who posts cool little combos and poses, but she’s not polished by any means but she’s very talended and I find that super endearing.
Marie4Pole is a UK instructor that I follow, she owns a studio in the midlands and she’s GORGEOUS (and often naked tbh lol)
Obvi Polelols, though that’s less pole dnacer and more pole memes 😉

[Jihaleh]

I second what Colleen said, he’ll either be bitter before he gets better. Give it some time, his ego got bruised 😉

[Jihaleh]

xpole’s own website is your best bet, amazon has some but can never be too sure with them.

[Jihaleh]

I’m in UK and I get mine on amazon, but it seems you can buy direct from their website for ~$10 for a 2oz bottle plus shipping.

https://www.dryhands.com/order.php

[Jihaleh]

I would loveee to be strong enough to invert by the end of the year. I will be so happy if I can do any particular moves, but I mainly just want get upside down without hands on the floor! Lol

[Jihaleh]

You’re doing great! 🙂 First off though, slowww down lol. Walk before you can run!
The important thing is do what is challenging, but stable and suitable. Don’t go throwing yourself around a pole and risk injuring yourself. Beginner level is a lot of strength work for a reason.
Again, stick to challenging enough to motivate you, but not so hard you quit or so easy you don’t grow! find what works best for you 🙂

[Jihaleh]

Heyy! So it’s being uploaded to my videos at the moment to show the actual motions but the work out is as follows
Warm up – 20 seconds on, 5 seconds off – big arm circle forward, arm swings ( swing arms back and forth like you’re trying to hug yourself, I released I forgot to film that one!), big arm circles back, neck stretches shoulder and tricep stretch.
Routine – 50 seconds on, 10 seconds off (mostly for change of position, avoid resting as much as you can)
External rotation
Arm openings
Bicep curl R
Bicep curl L
Row
Overhead tricep R
Overhead tricep L
High pulse
Low pulse
Lat pull down (also forgot to film this one, have your arms overhead like high pulse and all the way down your back focusing on squeezing your upper back)
Rhomboid Row/Alternative row
Static hold

Let me know if you have any questions 🙂

[Jihaleh]

If you’d like I can post a video of the shoulder conditioning routine I’m doing if you would like? It’s about 15 minutes with warm up and approved by a physiotherapist friend and my studio instructor 🙂

[Jihaleh]

Yes! I’m a plus size beginner too, lifting is hardd but in the words of one of my favourite pole instructors when I was getting super down on myself when i couldn’t do any spins at all

“honey when you can lift yourself you will be twice as strong as most people in this room. You are as strong, if not more so than the people you are comparing yourself to, for you there’s just more to lift, and that’s okay, you will get stronger like everyone.”

I’ve been REALLY working hard on daily shoulder conditioning with a resistance band and extra core work (my strength is in my legs, i could climb in my first lesson) – low and behold just 1 week later I can hold. It’s only for a moment, and there’s still a way to go, but it’s very possible! Even the spins, while sloppy, at better already too.