Could you get home and do some lighter yoga/flexibility training when you get back in your working week and then on your week off focus more on strength building and pole?

Just in to say be very careful here in case you’re developing slight tendonitis in the elbow or wrist because that could start giving you quite serious issues. It’s worth checking in with your dr.

Also are you giving your wrists and forearms a decent warm up before you practice? I like the GMB wrist…

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I don’t think the post was intended as a lecture at all, but came from a genuine desire for you to stay safe in your practice, expecially since they are going post more info about things to consider when setting up your own rigging at home.

It’s pretty common for ceilings to get small cracks in like that so don’t panic! I imagine as the other poster said, no one else would really notice.

Might be worth investing in a door frame pull up bar, significantly cheaper than a pole but you can do knee tucks, leg lifts, pull ups etc so good for overall pole conditioning.

It’s great to train your grip in various ways but you’ll probably also feel faster progress if you work on strengthening your lats and shoulders working towards being able to do pull ups. If you can’t do one pull up try starting out with negatives. If you can’t do one negative pull up try chin ups, and if you can’t do those focus on being able…

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