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That’s awesome Kat!

I am trying to rely less on fast food quickies… It’s tough when you’re about to go to the gym after work and hungry as balls… But I know it’ll make a huge difference.

Today during my Pole Jam (strengthening) class I had a student thy took the Open Pole class come up to me and tell me how awesome I am at Pole dancing. Man it feels good to ge complimented when you’re working so hard for something 🙂

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Yea I got my large mirror (about 6 feet by 4 feet) off of Craigslist for $10. Awesome steal. 

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Ahh well I was going to go to another class tonight but after that comment I thought about it and decided against it. I'll go to the one tomorrow instead 😉

 

Sounds like you've got some hard work in Sair, keep it up!!

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Good advice on the food intake… 

For myself I find it hard to count my food intake – mainly because when I don't eat at home I don't know how to count that (Jersey Mike Sub almost daily…). And when combining ingredients how do I know the nutritional facts about each one (veggies?). Also do you combine nutritional facts from EACH to get the total?

 

 

Yesterday I decided to take an early morning Ballet Basics class, then after work I took my regular pole class and immediately following took an Open Pole class (slightly harder since I pushed myself on moves my class hasn't learned yet). 

 

Today I am sore, but more importantly… I think my boobs are getting smaller… 0_o

I'm not for sure but it does seem like it. Has that happened to anyone else during/after many days of hard exercise? I certainly don't mind it if they firm up (=P) but just curious… 

 

So how is everyone else doing?? Made any goals? Had any successes or failures? I have found that working out just before work does wonders for my motivation… yesterday I was super happy during work (which helps in customer service). However when I took a two day break a few days ago I got really lazy and tired and unmotivated =/

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Try finding a floorwork sequence that you admire and are skilled enough to do… Go mimic that floorwork so you can see how it feels transitioning into other moves. ALSO, it might help to make a list (on a dry-erase board or your mirror?) that you can look to with other moves you know. That way if you blank you can just glance over and find something. Just keep working on it, the more you do it the easier it will become and soon you'll be freestyling it like its nothing!

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Ok out of curiosity… It looks like your bottom foot is positioned with the bottom around the pole, whereas I thought it was supposed to be hooked in front of the pole around your ankle. Anyone know which is correct?

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I can do the basic butterfly but have not been able to do the extended because I keep sliding with my hands!!

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I have been having some shoulder blade / back issues as well. It started probably a month after I learned to invert, and I thought I was doing it improperly or wasn't strong enough. I rested for a few months but now when I work on my inverts for too long I feel that pain once again. 

Last night I did some pole pull-ups and today I am sore in the same area that I was injured in. I have the feeling if yours is a similar injury then you might benefit by strengthening your back with some pull-ups (AFTER RECOVERY!). I definitely plan to put them in my routine!!

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I would say start with the beginner moves and work your way up. I think you'll get an idea by running through the moves in order where you are at, and you definitely want some foundation moves to start with. 

 

How fit are you currently? What kind of exercising have you done before this? I think these are some strong considerations for how fast you can move through, but you certainly want to take these one step at a time and make sure you are learning things properly so you do not injure yourself!

 

Good luck and happy poling!!!

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rofl well I guess I'll have to jump on with the Paula Abdul album. As a child my grandmother found a tape at a yardsale… when she found out it was absolutely NOT gospel music, I took it before she trashed it.. I was in love with Paula Abdul rofl

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I think if you've hit a plateau in moves then you might consider doing more off-pole strength training. For me I did the same thing, hit a wall…. and now that I'm balancing it out with some extra strength stuff I am (slowly but surely) overcoming that wall and also finding my old tricks are improving as well!

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Keep doing the basic pole hold… gripping the pole at about eye level with one hand just above the other, picking one leg up, then picking the other leg up. Holding this position, and pulling up into this position will help build your arms and core (you do not want your legs falling into the pole though, try to keep them pushed them away from the pole during your hold to work your abs).

One thing I wish I had known beforehand is to really really focus on building core and arm strength before trying inversions. I know its said a lot, but I'll be the one to say it yet again. Also, make sure you're stretching properly before workouts  as well as engaging the proper muscles while poling- I hurt myself around my shoulder blade by doing inversions without following those guidelines… 

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Ahh I completely forgot about that one! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

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There’s one in Cary and Raleigh NC – Aradia Fitness – but I’m not sure about the Asheville/Hickory area…

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Hmm, that’s interesting. What do you guys write with that will come back off (other than lipstick… I know that will work).