NinaPoles
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I started out learning on a 50mm, then switched to 45mm after seven months, and I've also played around with a 40mm. I really like the versitality of practicing on different sizes, but the 45mm is my favorite 🙂
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One of the studios I go to have 14ft poles, and they're really not bouncy or anything. I'm not sure what kind they are though, but they are permanently mounted I think..:)
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My skinny legs loooove doing everything from leg hangs to Marley on the 40mm!:P I really like the grip for spins as well, but still prefer the 45mm overall, since I can't do cross ankle release or any tricks that require thigh-squeezing at all on 40mm.. 🙂 I've completely stopped using the 50mms at the studio, which kinda sucks since that's what I have at home..
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No fitness background other than the weekly family hike or cross country ski trip with my family as a kid, but I stopped that as soon as I was a teenager. I've been poling since August last year, and while the tricks and spins are coming along well, I still find it hard to find that dance-y flow in my pole routines since I have no dance background.. 🙂
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I just opened a Pinterest profile for my studio (the one I go to – I do not work there:), so it's still fairly empty, but it should be getting more and more active 🙂
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I spent seven months only poling on static, and as much as I was building strength, I didn't see visible biceps before I started doing spin mode two months ago. Many people seem to think that spin is easier since "the pole is doing all the work for you", but holding your body in the same position while the pole is pretty much trying to throw you off is hard, and it takes a lot of strength to control your momentum, to speed up and slow down, and even a simple fireman spin will give you more of a workout on a spin pole since you can hold it for so much longer 🙂
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The two studios I have been to teaches these moves with split grip – thumb and fingers facing down on the pole. If you're feeling a lot of strain on your wrist from this, you might not be pulling strongly enough with your upper hand, because the lower hand should mostly be there to support you and push you away from the pole, not to carry all of your weight 🙂
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I love my long legs and my boobs!:P
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You should ask "miamishyner" here on Veena (https://www.studioveena.com/users/view/bca8a94e-d89d-11df-ab19-12313b090e12), she's pretty badass when it comes to P90X! 🙂
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I use poledancedictionary.com and poledancecommunity.co.uk a lot, but I had never heard about wikipole before. Thanks sensualscimitar! 🙂
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If you should ever find yourself in Boulder on a Monday night, there’s a co-ed pole class at Boulder Spirals!:) There’s usually 1-3 guys there most weeks:)
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I have a 50mm Xpole (spin and static), and have never had any trouble with it:)
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I have a 50mm Xpole (spin and static), and have never had any trouble with it:)
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I've been to a pole competition at a local strip club (not an amateur night, just dancing without stripping), and their poles were just like that! Completely impossible to do anything complicated on – I almost fell out of a cross knee release!