Shellectra
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Ahh yes I get what you mean!! I've never had muscle tone that low down so I'm kinda excited! It's not that painful, I can just feel it when I bend in a certain way but its a good post-workout pain 🙂
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Thanks guys! If anyone wants the background of their pole pic/s blacked out I can do it just email me at mailto:shellectra@gmail.com i love doing it 🙂 I can do any color background really!
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Thank you 5 butterflys!!! Yes you can achieve a lot with a home pole, and the lessons on here were just what I needed!! My strength has increased sooo much, my biceps are huge LOL. And yes please email me pics and I can black out the background/s for you, I love doing it and dont get sent many so email me 🙂 The one tip I have is let your body rest for a day or 2 in between poling sessions, especially when you start getting into split grip and inverted moves. I find resting up well prepares me for the next practice and I avoid injury that could happen if I over pole. It's hard to rest, cos I feel I will 'forget' moves but I think sometimes its better the longer you put between a move if your having trouble with it!
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ps they are not the most attractive tg handsprings but hey my firsts! 🙂
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Well I got the TG handspring!!!!!!!! I'm still in a bit of shock, I put a video up if anyone wants to see! I think my hands are higher than they could have been, but that means I'm lifting up into it / using strength right? So happy!!!
Now to get the damn split grip balance..
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True, lets not give up!!! I gave up on my cartwheel mount for a month or more cos I was getting nowhere and it felt inpossible and now I get my feet over my head every time (just had to straighten it up properly to call it a success) so not giving up and trying trying must be the key
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ohhhhh I can't do an Aysha in regular split grip, can you?? I try to and feel a constant gravity pull on the side I would usually dismount on and I can't balance at all I just come down 🙁 Whereas in TG my aysha is incredible, Ir eally want the regular split grip though 🙁
For those who went from TG from an invert to succeeding in handspringing or lifting up with TG, how did you do it? What exercises should I do to further strenghten my back and arms so I can do a TG handspring from the ground?
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I know its very amazing! One day hey 🙂 Is it aysha in TG you can't balance in?
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I can't at all hold a split grip from an invert, i just fall right down and can't balance (unless I kick up by a cartwheel mount and I can hold for a bit then)
TG from an invert I can hold forever and can go from straight edge to jackknife to aysha, playing around with my legs and its quite comfy. i'm working on holding out away from the pole eventually leading to an iron x one long day away
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It's FAR more grippier than chrome!! I would call it a 'dry pole' cos thats how it feels lol! I think I have to get used to it and how to move on the pole cos I still cling too hard (expecting to slip) and so I 'pinch' skin on my legs etc by overcompensating. Still muuuuch better! If my hands sweat enough though I still slip a bit, but thats my stupid hands.
Another WEIRD thing I have noticed is I don't slip down the pole at all cos it's so grippy, but when in an elbow grip, forearm grip or twisted grip my lower hand slips AROUND the pole wtf? As in the direction you would spin in, so I get into my position and about to get my legs off and my hands slowly slip to the left or right and I can't find my balance sometimes cos I'm 'moving' lol! Something I'll have to get used to, but still relieved I ain't slipping towards the floor I guess!
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Ooo are you gonna buy the brass Joyful?? I picked mine up today from work, where it got delivered, and it's waiting open on the floor for hubby to get home and help me put it up yay!!! Already just feeling the 250mm extension it's SO grippy! Whohoo! I am SICK to death of constantly slipping down the pole, it makes all my cool tricks hit and miss and only always cos of the slip issue. Hopefully this solves it!
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Thanks Jenn! Gosh I'm scared now brass sounds so tricky to maintain and I don't want to make it slippery with the oil stuff!
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Oh Elle u poor thing I hope they get them soon!!!!
I didn't know about the cleaning of a brass pole I'll look into it, or get some "Brasso" stuff apperently that cleans the pole up good.
Come on brassy… I ordered it 3 days ago, hopefully have it by next weekend 🙂
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chemgoddess – yes i always do that! come down on my feet ok but curl a toe under and it kills I feel so stupid!!! I did it tonight actually LOL