[amelia2000]

That’s a good idea with the curtain!

I know the problem with the diameter, I had my first pole, an xsport up in my room in student accomodation- I had to time spins very precisely haha. I remember learning inverts and knocking my foot on the desk coming down- painful!

When I was putting the a frame up and down regularly I was quite good at putting it up myself. Since moving back on to land I’m out of practice so not as good at putting it up as I used to be! We’ve just moved out of a 3rd floor flat with no lift, we hardly ever took the frame downstairs there as it was too tricky the bigger my daughter got and the more she didn’t want to stay with us while I hooped. Now we have a house and a garden, but I don’t put the frame up as often as I’d like, as the baby doesn’t always sleep too long, so I usually just pole as my xpert doesn’t need setting up.

[amelia2000]

That’s very brave only poling outside! When we lived on a canal boat I had to give up my pole- I bought an xpole a frame and started on aerial hoop for while we did that (I thought setting up and using an xstage in Britain on towpaths would be too weird and too much work)- and training lyra is also possible to do outside in a British winter 😛

About the 3.2 needed for an xstage if using indoors- you can get away with less if you buy an extension, but the stage does get in the way if it’s a low ceiling, it’s 15cm less of pole- in our last flat I had an xstage up with 75cm pole on top, so pole was 2.25m. Best part about moving was putting up the xpert again 😀

[amelia2000]

Rest days at the weekend as busy.
I wanted to focus on pretty supermaan exits, as I always just lower to floor. Anyway, while playing around trying invert out, I suddenly found myself in a Titanic and managed to let go of the hands! So proud. I’ve wanted to crack Titanic ever since I got the Superman.
After a bit more experimenting I was pleased with a Superman into a Flatline Scorpio, not perfect, but the basics are there.
I was glad at least my pole session was good as it’s raining all day and I’ve generally been in a bad mood all day.

Hope you all are making progress too 🙂

[amelia2000]

@Jbfcat194691 that’s fantastic!
I was so scared of having a gap after my pregnancies, my doctor telling me after them that I was ok to train again was such a relief! I admire your dedication and patience 🙂

[amelia2000]

Thanks, I think my problem is when I string several moves together (not on single moves) and climb back up after losing height- are my expectations too high?

It’s an Xpert and I don’t think it’s too tight.

[amelia2000]

@TatianaSD jealous!

[amelia2000]

That doesn’t sound normal- or do you mean its on spin mode?. Put it on static (x screws) and check all the screws specifically the larger screws (not the spin/static ones, the other 3).

[amelia2000]

It would drive me mad putting up every time!

Leave mine up (Xpert, used to use an xstage)

[amelia2000]

Or sit on a chair and measure from chair to the top of your head and add 5cm

[amelia2000]

Rest days Tuesday and wednesday as we had men doing work on the house. They were still there yesterday BUT husband was home too so squeezed in a mini pole session and managed to do a no-handed Cupid for the first time ever! So pleased!
Literally been trying it since the first time I could do a side climb six years ago (Ok I had a pole break and focussed on lyra from 2016-2017 but it still feels like forever). It was always the footgrip that never really clicked.

[amelia2000]

Rest day today but before that two days on lyra. Noticed I’m very close to a nice front split, I’m not doing much training for it, just a couple of stretches each time, but am still proud 🙂

[amelia2000]

@veena thanks!
We do have long periods of no rain in summer, and I think it would only be a few days at a time anyway.

[amelia2000]

Getting my Gemini climb again! Yay!

[amelia2000]

How is your cross knee release? Try practising that, then go into a handstand from cross knee release, then practise the cross ankle release in the handstand position. That way you’re “safe”.

Chubby inside thighs should help you grip, whether that’s why it’s painful, I couldn’t say. Personally I don’t really like cross ankle release so I rarely do it.

[amelia2000]

Saturday on the lyra in the garden in the sun, today pole inside. Tried out Veena’s entry into an Allegra from a jade, worked out well and tried out some floor work inspired by that lunge video in the other discussion thread.
Tomorrow we’re putting up the ceiling mount, so excited about that!