Runemist34
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I just re-read what I wrote and realized that I should say POLE wear is thicker and fits different~!
Blame it on my cold-fogged brain. -
I usually find that underwear is made of different materials that are thicker and fit a bit different.
Of course, all the underwear that I can find that I both like and fit into appropriately basically is made of sheer material that breaks apart in about a month. >_> ugh! -
I agree very much with the people above.
I would also add that, for some of us, Online classes like SV or the use of DVD’s are the only option we have. There are no pole studios where I live! I was lucky enough to have one for a little while, but now all of my workouts are at home.
I find that my home workouts were, in the beginning, difficult to structure- which is a point in the favour of a studio, as your workouts should be structured for you.
However, when I actually do take the time to set down a structure, I am able to change it if needed. If I recently had a kick-ass arm workout at the gym with a friend, I can change things up with pole to work on my core, instead. I also can take time doing the things that I enjoy most at the moment- if I’ve really been enjoying my freestyle, I can allow it to go on longer, and if I’d rather just get to the boring workout portion because I’m not feeling creative, I can do that, too.
Social time IS provided with studio lessons, so if that’s important to you, then definitely a plus on the studio side.
I tend to be rather shy (especially when it comes to the grande and creative movement of my body, from which I feel very disconnected), so multi-person workouts are a little difficult for me to be comfortable with.
Studios often have hardwood floor, which can feel a bit uncomfortable on the knees when you’re doing floorwork, but if you enjoy wearing shoes, are awesome- far, FAR preferable to carpet, let me tell you!
Studios may have different names for moves, which can get confusing when connecting with people online who have other different names for moves- you may not know what your friend can do, and they may not know what you can do, without pictures or video. Also, studios may be more creative with their combos… or, they may not, and may not have ANY combos or indication of “dance” at all (being all about tricks, for example).
Whereas at home, you’ll have to figure that stuff out on your own!
Studio may go too quickly for you, or… it may push you harder than you would push yourself at home, and encourage more growth (obviously within reason).It’s all about what you need and want from your workout! Try a bit of both, and see what you like best 🙂
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Yep, pretty much that exact move right there!
I *can* do it without rubbing my chest on the ground, I guess I just think it looks a little weird.
Also, when I’m doing it, my shoulders do this… thing. It looks just like your shoulders at exactly 3:11 of that particular (fantastic) video, where it seems your shoulders come up, and your spine seems to sink down in between them? I’m not sure what (if anything) I’m doing wrong.
Just so much worrying! I should enjoy it anyways. I’ll keep practicing! -
Veena, I really hope that things get better quickly for you! A broken toe seriously sucks, and moving is awful in general, and is fairly stressful!
Take some time for you to relax. We’ll all be here when you get back 🙂 -
It’s not offensive, I was just confused! I know a few ladies who aren’t interested in the dancing, as well.
Perhaps a few of the others on here will have some suggestions. I know it can be pretty hard to get into Pole if you’re not into dancing, because a lot of the beginner work is very dance and movement oriented.
You could always help him get more into strength building, like side-pole-hold crunches and pull ups, things like that. Eventually work into inverts, leg holds, stuff like that. -
Any beginner pole moves would be appropriate for starting with pole dancing! Most men have more upper body strength, so you could potentially try out something like the Fireman spin and see how your shoulders and back reacts.
While many beginner moves seem to be more on the sexy side of pole, there are a lot of moves that don’t need to be made sexual, or are simply for helping move around the pole.
Poledancefan, a member on here, started out at the beginner stages of pole dancing, and continued on to be one of the strongest guys around! He did a great job and has had fun with it- I really enjoyed watching his journey. Perhaps you could look him up on Youtube, as well?
I’m not entirely sure why the “straight” part of your description needed to be included. -
Honestly, I’m pretty wary of websites like that. The “chat with someone there to help you automatically” is a huge red flag for me! And, it doesn’t seem like they provide any information that you can’t simply look up for free. Muscles, how they work and are stretched, and all that stuff is out there if you look.
I really like Veena’s lessons for flexibility. You can also look up other things if you want to try some other poses for exploring your flexibility- and, there are even lots of free yoga websites, if that’s your thing, too!
The $100 per year here is a much better deal for some much better products. Informative and explanatory in ways you don’t get anywhere else on the ‘net, and if you feel you’re no longer getting much help from the lessons, you don’t have to continue. Besides that, if you have questions about the lessons here, Veena is available to help- I don’t get the impression that there’s much help from anyone else selling lessons like on that website!
Take a look at what you can do for free, since your budget is so tight. Learn about what poses and stretches work for your body, and then when you’re able, sign up and try out Veena’s lessons, and see if they help you, too! -
Be patient, but also consistent.
And don’t let someone else tell you how you should or should not feel about whatever progress you’re making. Or “not tell you” in a passive-agressive “I’m not happy that you’re putting effort into yourself and not into making me happy” kind of way. But that, of course, is something slightly different.
And also, engage your lats. They’re amazing.
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Yay! That’s awesome!
Sitting up from a cross-knee release takes a LOT of core strength! You’re basically doing an inverted situp! So, keep working on that core- you’ll totally get there!
Prettying the move also comes with time! You’re making progress, though, and that’s awesome! -
Well, given that you’re doing a class, I would hope that all the students would be at the same level? Perhaps you could do a game where you start with one move, and then go around the room, your next student has to do the move you did, and then add another move of their choosing. As you go around the room, each student adds a move, till it comes around to you again, and then maybe everyone has to do the whole thing in sequence?
You could encourage people to add flourishes, hair flips and things that make the “routine” theirs. You could also try to keep it solidly with the moves they’ve learned in class with you, or at a certain level (such as banning inversions if not everyone can do them safely, or sticking to grounded-only moves, so that there are no full spins, ect.)
You could also have a class where you work on few moves, such as three, and just see what people can come up with, how to transition into and out of the moves, how to go from one to the next, and see what they can do during the move to make it more dynamic, make it theirs, make a pose include movement, and such. Not exactly a game, but it’s something I plan on working on more and more, and I would love to see classes doing that! -
Haaha, I did a different booty bounce! Maybe tomorrow I’ll do a retake 😉
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Just posted days 4, 5, 7, and 8! Sadly, I tried the floating V and it was just BEYOND me!
I feel kind of awkward about a few of these, and I could wish them to be more practiced or nicer looking… but, they’re up, and that’s all I asked of them 🙂 -
Hey Rainbowsstars!
Wrist problems and pole dancing is usually a symptom of something preventable: whether it may just be a slight adjustment to the wrist while putting weight on it, or varying your moves more. It could also be a problem agitated by some other part of your life, as with myself and my boyfriend. We both get tendinitis pretty strongly in our wrists, he more than I, due to computer use. We’re both gamers, and he also has a lot of his work on the computer (he does repairs, as well as web design and such). I’ve also had my tendinitis flare up from a particularly repetitive job.
All of these factors, and potentially more, can cause your wrist to get angry!
Good support is only a small part of the recovery process. I don’t use any, pain or not, and my boyfriend only uses it when things have gotten extremely bad (the pressure helps dull the pain a bit, and it keeps his wrist in proper line so he doesn’t use it). Tensor bandages are what we’ve both found to be best. It’s tricky for use with pole, however, as a large part of wrist movement has to do with interactions with the hand, and so to “discourage” those movements, usually the hand also must have some of the bandage on it (especially around the palm).
Recovery from a tendon issue is often a lot of rest- for example, my shoulder (rotator cuff tendinitis) has taken well over six months, and I’m only beginning to see it getting better now. And, by “getting better,” I mean able to handle the very lightest of weights when I attempt to exercise it.
And, exercise it I must. Tendinitis is an issue with a weakened muscle that is being asked to do something it shouldn’t have to, or just isn’t strong enough to do, and the strain is placed on the tendon itself. Being that tendons don’t work like muscles, they get angry, and then you have tendinitis. Thus, the needed step between less pain and actual, more long-term recovery is very SLOW and consistent exercise.For the wrist, Veena actually does have all the necessary exercises here in her lessons (same ones the physiotherapist gave my boyfriend), and I’m sure you can find them around the internet. The most important part is to listen to your body- if it doesn’t like the exercises, it needs more rest! And don’t push it. That’s how the pain happens in the first place. I’ve been working my wrists each time I dance now, but I still have to watch what else I do… especially with the computer.
Best of luck!
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Posted my shoulder roll up here! It’ll be on Instagram in a little bit.
I’m trying to push myself to post here and get used to people seeing me do things 😉