Kyrsten
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Those are sooo cute!
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Yes… I will send you a message on here 🙂
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Yes… I will send you a message on here 🙂
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Pole crunches (tucking the knees into the chest while holding on, make sure arms are engaged and your movement is controlled), headstands on the pole (again, keep controlled), and also fan kicks are great for invert strengthening.
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A few of my favorites…
-Pole crunches (tucking the knees into the chest while holding onto the pole). You can intensify those in a few ways — not touching the feet to the floor between sets, or lifting with the legs straight out or in a straddle V, or both! You also get some upper body with those — make sure the arms are engaged. You can do them on a pull-up bar at home or the gym as well.
-Floor shoulder mount/plow exercise… you can imitate this without a pole too. Lay with the pole to one side of your head, grab on, and lift the legs straight up over the head to one side of the pole, then back center, then to the other side. Also do it in a straddle with one leg on each side of the pole, making sure to control the descent.
-Side crunches on the pole, good for obliques. Step to the side of your pole, hook the inside leg up high, reach the arms out to the sides/on the hips or overhead (more advanced) and tilt your torso toward the floor, keeping your hips facing forward, then come back up. I also like to do these just as a hold — keep the arms overhead, lean out to the side as far as you can, and hold til failure. Like a side plank on the pole 😛 Students always hate this one lol
-Head/forearm/handstands!! Great for both core and balance. If you can't control your entry into these yet, work on balancing in them and controlling the descent. Play with leg positioning and try to straddle the legs down. They are fun and a great strengthener.
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Lyme I live in Dearborn (right outside of Detroit)!
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Of course, it’s not that tall ladies or pear shapes CAN’T do those tricks, but they will have to train a little harder because of the weight distribution!
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Of course, it’s not that tall ladies or pear shapes CAN’T do those tricks, but they will have to train a little harder because of the weight distribution!
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I have a really strong Iron X and I’m close to a true grip deadlift, but I can never quite get there… I think body shape definitely plays a role there… Those lifts will be a lot harder for those who are taller or those who carry a lot of weight in the lower body… I am petite but I have a very small upper body and slim shoulders with wide hips and bigger thighs. The body type most conducive to pole, I think, would be short and petite, broad shouldered with slim hips
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Hmm just 4… my home studio (Fantasy Fitness in Michigan.. we have 2 studios), Pole Addiction in Michigan, and Flirty Girl in Chicago, and the first time I took pole was actually at a non-pole exercise studio that just had removable poles, not sure if that counts. I would love to visit more pole studios.
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I have them in a pale purple/lilac and they don't show sweat.
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Platinum Stages and Lil Mynx poles are also removable. Hugely subjective which is "best", it all depends on what you are looking for. Platinum Stages has great one-pieces that are really easy to put up and down quickly, X-Poles are good for portability if you are going between locations or rooms with different ceiling heights, and LM is the best for putting up and down really quick (it takes like, 2 seconds, lol). All the brands carry different finishes. I have used all three many times and they are all very reliable solid poles, it just depends on how you want to install the pole and what finish you are interested in.
Grip and pole finish will depend on your skin type. If you have drier skin or don't sweat a lot, you will want to use grip aids that add moisture to the skin without oil — , Corn Husker's, etc. If you are sweaty or have oily skin, anti-perspirants will help you
(Tite Grip, Poletice, etc). I find that iTac and Dry Hands are pretty universally friendly as grip aids go, so that may be a place to start.I generally recommend chrome to beginners as it's widely encountered, not very expensive and most people get along well with it. You can always sell it and get a different finish later if you find you don't like chrome since poles don't devalue much 🙂 In order from least sticky to most sticky, general consesus seems to be Stainless –> Chrome –> TG –> Brass/Powder. If you live in a cold climate though chrome can take a while to warm up!
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I've only used brass a few times and wasn't a big fan (I have very dry skin, for the record). I think it tends to be better for those with oily skin or those who sweat a lot.
But I don't have that much experience so I don't want to offer you advice on that… however, if you're willing to shell out the extra cash for brass, another option would be to buy the chrome pole and have it powder coated locally, if you love the powder finish! I don't believe it's that expensive (it would probably be less than buying a brass pole). My studio has custom powder coated poles and they're super grippy. 🙂
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My cats pop into most of my home pole videos, lol. They love to play with my hair while I'm inverted. They sneak attack, too, out of nowhere!!
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Totally normal and has nothing to do with having fat or not! Many moves will be painful to the skin at first (pole sit is usually the worst for beginners). You will get used to it as 1) you learn to engage the proper muscles to hold yourself in place and build strength so you aren't relying on that skin as much and 2) as your skin toughens up a little. Some areas/holds don't take long to get over the burn, but it's not unusual for a new trick to take a few weeks or even months to stop burning!
Unfortunately there isn't a whole lot you can do. We have a saying at our studio… No Pain No Pole Gain :p