chemgoddess1
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I have always just used rubbing alcohol on my pole and have never had issues.
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While the grip on powder coated poles is amazing you have to remember that the coating is less porous than any of the other materials. Basically what this means is that if you have sweaty hands you will have probably more issues on the PC as opposed to say a brass pole. My first pole was a LM PC and while learning on one was not the easiest when it came to hot hands and grip it was a great pole. During the summer though when I was hot and sweaty it was awful. I slipped more on my PC than I do on stainless during the summer, and that says a lot.
If you can, talk to Charley. I know she has serious issues with sweaty hands and I am pretty sure she used to have a LM PC many moons ago.
Spins are not out of the question with powder coating as say with silicone.
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Aerial Amy AI think had it in her blog a little while back.
Yep…found it: http://aerialamy.com/blog/2012/02/21/tuesday-tips-tumble/
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It would help if you let us know where you live.
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Maybe a little TMI, but friend of mine used to make a lube that had raspberry ketones in it and it was amazing. They are a natural thermogenic, not much different than taking/eating capsaicin. He stopped making it because for a while a few years back RKT was really difficult to get a hold of (that is no longer the case).
Just if you were curious, this is the write up on the lube (and a little info on RKT): http://www.nutraplanet.com/product/rpn/slick-pleasures-2-oz.html
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It really depends on your area. I know some studios that pay as little as $15 a class and some that pay upwards of $70 a class. Some have a set fee and then increase by the number of students. I think it comes down to your area and also experience….I would not expect a beginning instructor to make $70 and hour just as I would not expect an experienced instructor to make only $15.
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I think you may also getting the inverted V and tucked invert to V confused.There are quite a few that will teach the tucked invert into V before ever teaching a full invert into inverted crucifix. By training the body to get into that position first you "train out" the grabbing with the foot to get inverted. It also helps when starting aerial inverts to do the tuck into V and if you have that already solid it does not need to be relearned.
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Standard LM goes from I think 7.5 to maybe 9.5 feet?
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When you start you have to have a bend in your arms. If they are not bent then there is no way from them to extend. As always, a video helps.
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It would be extremely helpful if you could take pictures and post them. You stated that you watched the XPole video but it did not look like your pole. Without knowing what kind of pole you have it is really hard for us to help you out with the install.
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Sorry…I was picturing a XStage in my head when I typed that. That is what I get for answering something before I have a full cup of coffee in my system!
I do know however that the knock off poles also have Xs. Look at Lyme's photos.
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How much did you pay for the pole? To my knowledge XPoles only have ONE X on the base. Does it have a white strip on the dome with a serial number?
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Kori and I are of the same school of thought when it comes to inverting. Great minds, eh?
And aerial inverting is a whole other creature. Just because you cannot aerial invert does not mean you should not be inverting (however in your case I would go back to basics). ALSO, try working on your reverses. Get into an invert from a reverse handstand and slowly lower yourself to the ground as you would for inverting. This is WAY harder than you would think but will build the proper muscles needed. Try to resist gravity from making you flop to the ground.
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And the reason you have not seen them in the US is because they are RIDICULOUSLY expensive with the exchange rate and shipping. Currently $1454 prior to shipping (pole plus solid base).
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Ummm….have you pushed the tiles out of the way to see what is above them? You may be able to remove a tile just for the pole. You need to get in there and see what kind of ceiling is above those tiles.