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First off, you are not a failure and do not let anyone tell you that!!!!
I remember after my first pole class I felt incredibly weak and sore. I have been dancing my whole life and all of a sudden I was miserable at a type of dance? It was awful. I remember not being able to open a door for three days – literally. I work in the schools and I had to make the little kids open the doors because my arms would just give out on me. I couldn't even hold onto a spin for more than a second without landing on the floor because my arms were so weak. Needless to say, that wasn't the studio for me as they started out waaaay too advanced for someone like me who had absolutely zero upper body strength. This simple revelation was huge for me. It took me awhile to realize that while I have been dancing for years, none of the dancing I did required signficant upper body strength and I needed to start with that.
I would recommend using the pole to do some strength training while you get used to holding onto it. This can include push ups where your hands are on the pole and your feet are about 12 – 18 inches away from the pole or bicep curls where your feet are directly next to the pole, your hand is at shoulder height and you slowly let your body extend away from the pole and then bring it back in. Make sure for both of these exercises you keep your body straight. As you build up strength you will feel more confident with learning to spin. Also when you look on youtube look for basic spins that require two hands on the pole and see if you can find a few where you always have at least one leg on the floor. This will help prevent my experience where I just kept landing on the floor. Then as your arms strengthen you will move into spins where both feet come off the floor.
Remember that we all started where you are right now!!! You can and will do this!
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LittleC – What warped on your pole? My 50mm was overtightened by mistake and after a lot of trial and error I litterally just got it unstuck today. I am acquiring a new x-joint bc mine is stripped, but I want to be aware of any other issues that I may run into. Thanks!
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I love my X-pole!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
My birthday not so much this year. Poling is what has gotten me through some rough stuff the last few months.
Thank you for the new X-joint!! I greatly appreciate it! I was all prepared to call you tomorrow to order a new one https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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Two years ago. I bought it for my 30th birthday. I turn 32 tomorrow (not really sure how I feel about it though). Does that make a difference?
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So my maintenance person was able to get it unstuck. We had to take the extender out of the A pole. Then he had to use a steel rod to pop it out the same way you do the broomstick method. He broke a broomstick it was so seized. He did say that the threading on the x-joint was also stripped and some parts had rusted. Not good! Clearly, I need a new X-joint, but very excited because now I don't need to buy a new pole!! Thanks everyone for your help!!
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So my maintenance guy is here helping me with this (file it under strangest request ever!), since he has the correct tools and I didn't. He says the hex screws are stripped in the joint. Any other suggestions? I really want to be able to use my pole again and I can't afford to buy a new one 🙁
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I also work for the school system, except as an occupational therapist. Do people at work know that I pole? Yes. I used to keep it a secret, but I got tired of that. However, I am extremely cautious about it showing up on the internet in terms of pictures or just being out there. The studio where I teach doesn't have bios of the teachers for just that reason. I teach kangoo jumps in addiiton to pole and I am even careful about saying that to parents as their follow-up question is: where? I figure the last thing I need is a parent calling into question my professionalism simply because of the fitness industry I participate in. Am I ashamed of it? No. I know there is nothing wrong with it. However, it just isn't worth the stress to me to have to deal with it with parents.
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Fortunately, it isn't stripped – that much I know.
Robyn- Hit it how? I haven't tried this and want to make sure I do it correctly! Thanks!
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Sorry! I guess I wasn't real clear. The hex screws in the X-joint won't move because I accidentally overtightened them. Does that make more sense?
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Glitterqueen – At my studio it is also only one person per pole, but I have learned from talking to others that a lot of studios have students share poles. I have been very spoiled and can't imagine sharing a pole!
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Of course, the short period of time that I was at work! Oh well 🙁
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I was super bummed they weren't showing it on any of the NBC stations! I love watching it and we had people from the US competing. For us locally, there is a girl who lives withing 20 minutes of me, but I couldn't watch her compete 🙁
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Thanks for sharing!! I have had freshly healed injuries hit in ballet and it hurts like nobody's business. I am so sorry that happened to you.
While my studio doesn't have a lot of poles, they are closer than 7'. I think because of that, everyone is really good about alternating turns. Although it may be because we enjoy watching each other 🙂
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Tovah – Where are there regulations that say poles need to be 7 feet apart? Since I had never heard that before, I was just curious. I can just imagine how difficult that is for any pole studio!! Thanks for the info 🙂
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Make sure you also check out Cleo on youtube – she is also really tall and loves her heels!!
It's funny, I feel like being short makes certain things really dificult. I have friends with big boobs that say their boobs get in the way when poling so that presents a challenge. My big thighs make certain things easy and others difficult. Basically, I think that we all have challenges based on our body size and shape. The hardest part may be learning to accept our bodies for what they are – I know it is something that I have difficult with!
