chemgoddess1
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Rotator cuff injury is not something that you want to deal with. It has ruined the careers of MANY athletes and will keep you off the pole for MONTHS.
There are some really good videos on youtube put out by Samsara. She does a great job of explaining body mechanics. Her website is Samsara Pilates and in the links/resources tab is the link to her YT account. She may even have some videos regarding your hip issues.
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Welcome to the addiction. Follow the rules of bodybuilders….at least 48 hours of rest between muscle groups. On the in between days if you need to pole then work on transitions and just moving around the pole. It is not all about tricks…you need a way to string them all together. If you are working on spins you can do right side one day and left side the next.
I personally get way too sore to be able to pole every day and I found out the hard way that fatigued muscles and pole do not mix well!
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Zumba
Imagine aerobics set to Latin-ish music. My instructor is big on hip hop, belly dance and salsa. I HATE cardio and have stuck with this since January. I also usually never sweat but come out of class dripping wet.
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It changes a bit for me. Currently I am doing Zumba 3 days a week, trying to get on the pole at least 2 and then whatever happens on the weekend. Yesterday it was a 13 mile bike ride with my husband.
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Momma….knee ups are actually a 2 part strength builder. The first part is being able to hold your body weight with just your arms. Imagine doing pull ups but using your pole. Knee ups are holding the pole in baseball grip and raising your knees to your belly and then letting them back down.
But using the pole.
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I have never had issues with swollen knuckles…..it may be a grip thing. When gripping the pole you want to concentrate more on the last two fingers (ring and pinky) and the fleshy part of your thumb.
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NO KICKING!!!! Unfortunately too many pole schools teach girls to do this.
You will have the strength. It took me what seemed like forever to have the strength to curl up into a shoulder mount but that times FLIES.
I will also attest to injuries. One of the first pulled muscles I got was from doing a reverse invert. I had the strength to get up there but did not have the strength to control myself on the way back down. Work those CONTROLLED knee ups!
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YAY….sounds like you have your pole issues worked out and it is UP!!
The pain WILL go away but I can’t tell you how long it will take. It just depends on how quickly your body adapts. Try to get your pole sit solid before you try anything else….you do NOT want to lean back and end up on the floor!
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Eike and Remi are both so extremely talented. Check out Eike in this video. This was the first one I ever saw of him (and the one that started the infatuation….oh my god he is completely edible!!)
Eike SOAP Show
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JC and his socks are too funny!
I wish we had something like this around here….. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cry.gif
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K…took new pics on Monday. I was not as warm as I would have liked to have been but in looking at progress I am pretty psyched!!
November:
https://www.studioveena.comhttp:://farm3.static.flickr.com/2668/4141687149_9e82988190.jpgMonday:
https://www.studioveena.comhttp:://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/4564353174_1661955387.jpgI wish I would have been more centered on my pole so that you could see how far down I have come as a reference.
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I know that you are new here. There are a few threads going reagrding this. I think the one that sums it up the best is this one:
Resistance Stretching
There is also a splits progress thread in the pics and vids forum.
Oh…and WELCOME!!!
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I have not tried the titanium gold but have heard that the grip is similar to a brass pole.
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Try doing the move backwards but I will warn that if you do not have the ab strength you may end up with a REALLY sore back and possibly some pulled muscles. This is basically how I learned this totally by accident. When you are in the invert bring your legs down into V then crunch them and lower yourself.
Also, when you are doing knee raises, how many are you doing and are you controlling all the way down and back up again?
Things like the plow and lower ab exercises will help with the abs curl-up. Search youtube for the plow.
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Makes sense. I think the arched back may be my issue. I have that area tight and straight for the core stability.
