Sp4c3Warrior
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When you don’t focus so much on your age wonders happen. Age concept is so society conditioned. Let your mind and body be free from that conditioning! It’s NEVER a waste of time to do things that make you happy and healthy! I’ve just turned 54, I’ve been poling for almost 2 years, I also do aerial rope, hoop, silks and gymnastics and I have never been so strong in my whole life 🙂 Keep flowing out of your age on the pole and good luck! 🙂
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Good luck! Your will progress rapidly for sure as your body remembers what it once did! 🙂
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@Nat – Lucky you to have this in your classes at a studio. My studio is too small atm when it comes to amount of people so advanced couses cannot start because of too few who want them :/ So I do my Ayesha alone with a couple of pole friends in a garage as you see haha 🙂 Looking up makes me a lot less scared and more balanced in any trick.
@Veena – can’t wait to see and try the new stuff you are talking about! Have recently had the major setback because of a rib injury and now regaining my streingth and stamina. This site helps me so much! -
They say there should be a straight line along your bottom hand and up to your bum and that the top arm should be bend if you are using true grip but Veena doen’t mention those things so I don’t know.
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I certainly think so. It definitely helps me!
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Looks good to me! Congrats! I do it looking up though, but I assume that there are no rules for where to look haha. I cannot hold it for so long either yet, it’s just the matter of time!I will try and upload mine.
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I am using true grip too for the same reason as you. Usually people who begin with twisted grip stay with it forever.
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StrangeFox – Thank you!I see what you mean. You are saying you have been working out and conditioning and are not seeing much progress. I don’t know what you have been doing but I know that there are huge misconceptions about strength conditioning and even more about flexibility training.I find that GMB fitness and Gymnastic Bodies have good points about both. Check also out EasyFlexibility, Resistance Stretching, Essentrics and Pliability concepts. You don’t have to buy and follow their entire programs cause it will cost you a fortune, just pick some good pieces of advice here and there and incorporate them in your own workouts. Also, if you feel like you can’t stop comparing yourself with others and feel bad about it, maybe it’s time for you to leave the studio for a while.
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Yes Veena, and that’s why I am here. Progression, transitions and aesthetics are the key! As the example for how much effort and time it all takes I can say that I “nailed” your “back hook to invert” comboo in a couple of days but making it look pretty and effortless took 4 months!! I like how you break everything down, how you explain everything in detail and list prep exercises with all the muscles involved. You have a clear structure and progressions on each level. I do your workouts for conditioning and flexibility every day. Without you I wouldn’t be where I am now and I see myself using this website and your advice for the years to come. Can’t thank you enough!
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This is an interesting thread. I felt compelled to reply to it as I am one of those who “advance fast” in other people’s eyes in the studio. Many of them don’t realize that what they see is the result of hard work at home. Yes, I have some gymnastics, dance and martial arts background but not until I started pole dancing did I realize that this sport is the most challeging I have ever done and so my progression in it needs careful structure, planning, pinpointing my weaknesses and working on them.Know your body, focus on the abilities you want to develop, break down the moves in progressions and work on them. Give it time and focus and see what you ACHIEVE, not what you FAIL at. Fail only means that it’s something you are not ready for YET,but will be in time. Do some research and get the best workouts for every need.Do not only look for them from pole expert but also from other athletes. There are many good one out there that you can learn from. Way too often I see people trying over and over again to do the same move when they are totally unprepared for it or doing simple things wrong. The classic example is pushups. 99% do them wrong so they never develop the strength they are looking for so it doesn’t matter how many they do, they do not progress. It doesn’t really matter if you go to the studio or not. Too much depends on you alone. Everybody is different and unique and so is everybody’s pole story 🙂 As I read somewhere recently – the only 2 things you need to succeed at something is to begin and never stop so never give up!:)