RoseMay
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This list was obviously written for people who are out of shape or fitness beginners or people who look for the "quick fix". Otherwise there would have been no need to include the shake weights or stuff like that.
And I suppose we can all agree on the fact, that without the proper knowlegde pole dance CAN be dangerous. E.g. if you don't know which pole brands are quality brands and you buy a cheap one and start inverting on it .. well this probably won't end well. Also if you don't know about strength training there is a big risk of injuring yourself if you try out advanced moves that you didn't even know you weren't ready for.
I actually don't like seeing pole dance become a "fitness trend" that everyone should do like yoga or pilates. Lack of knowledge will probably give pole dance a bad reputation in the fitness world (regarding injuries, not just because of the stripper association https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif )
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Can you do the V hip hold? You're basically holding your weight with the armpit and one leg. Doing a pike hip hold isn't that much different. You don't have to rely on both legs holding you up. It's that inside leg that's pointing across the pole and towards your outside shoulder that holds you 🙂
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Thanks ladies, I'm gonna go and eat more spinach so! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rambo.gif
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Can you please explain what you mean by "deadlifting"? When I'm not kicking and can do a shoulder mount from the ground with one leg straight … is that deadlifting? Do I need to be able to have both legs straight? Or is the "not kicking" part enough?
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I like that idea! I haven't worked on basic moves for months … https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif
I don't know all of the moves listed, so I'm looking forward to your video 🙂
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I've seen Jamillas "gemini stretch" being called the dragon. It's an inside leg hang with the inside arm on the pole next to the leg and the outside arm on the pole above the head.
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Oh, another thing that helped me was to always stretch the forearms after split grip work, like Veena suggests in her lessons 🙂
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I found Aerial Amys tutorial on the mermaid very helpful for upright split grip holds:
http://aerialamy.com/blog/2011/10/25/tuesday-tips-aerial-body-waves/
In the second paragraph she explains which muscles you actually need to engage. Reading that was kinda an aha moment for me. I think the engagement of the back and shoulder muscles for the carousel spin is similar?
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Ly Kieu Le, look for someone with a certification from USAW for olympic lifting. I doubt you can find a lot of good coaching for the olympic lifts in crossfit gyms since most people serious about the lifts would never do them in high rep circuits like Crossfit does. That ingraines bad form.
Of course they do have (or had^^) some good coaches there who know what they're talking about, like Mike Burgener or Greg Everett. But the normal crossfit trainer?
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Looks like a good plan! Only thing I would change is to do the pole practice before your strength and conditioning exercises for injury prevention. It's much easier to injure a tired muscle and if you're exercising those small shoulder muscles they tire out really quickly. Usually it's easier to get injured during skill work than during strength work.
Also, for me, I found that if I do too much warm-up before pole practice I'm way too sweaty to do anything on the pole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
And if you find that your sessions are getting too long you can always focus on flexibility (and conditioning) on your off days. That worked for me really well 🙂
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With a pulled muscle you want light superficial message and no deep tissue massage because you might interrupt the healing process. So if you roll go easy on the injured muscle.
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I'm wondering … is it even safe to do aerial moves without thinking? Wouldn't you always kinda pay attention to what you're doing?
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I'm a US 30G. I've had a very pretty pole bra made for my size by Sweet Vixen Couture which really fits. Not sure if that's an option for you though. The changing of size didn't cost extra 🙂
As a normal sport and pole bra I have a favorite model that unfortunately is only sold in the UK, so probably also not an option for you. Just FYI, here it is:
I have it in different colours. It's not as ugly as other support sport bras and soooo comfortable 🙂
@glitter: I think even without you posting the name people will know which brand it was https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
@portableninja: That's interesting, I've been buying my bras for years in the UK. They don't sell my size here in Germany. Didn't know it was the same problem with US brands 🙂
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Dang, I mixed up horizontal and vertical in my post. Happens all the time https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif Sorry for that …
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Okay, first of all: You don't use the same muscles for push-up as you do for handstands. Push-ups are vertical pushing movements and handstands horizontal pushing movements. Push-ups are a lot more about arm strength (triceps mostly, if done correctly) and handstands about shoulder strength. So keep that in mind while working on upper body strength. For pole tricks we need mostly horizontal pushing strength.
Also I find the reverse handstand against a pole is a lot easier than doing a full handstand against a wall, because if you do it correctly you hold a lot of your weight with your legs in the inverted crucifix position. The further away from the pole your hands are, the easier it is because you are leaning into the pole instead of resting the weight on the hands.
I think your best bet is just to start working on the reverse handstand. It's a very useful tool and can help you build strength gradually. If you feel comfortable with your leg grip you can try to remove one hand and then two hands and bam – you're in a inverted crucifix 🙂
