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That. Is. Awesome. I thought it was hilarious that he talked about advanced human flag practitioners as I was unaware this was really an activity, and I find it even funnier that there is more than one person doing it! Makes me feel like I have a jello core. I need to get busy!
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I bought a sample pack like this when I was trying to figure out what grip aids worked for me. I have a stainless steel pole and I mostly need grips aids because it’s extremely slippery. I use Itac2 and Cramer’s firm grip on thighs and knee pit for the slipperiness, and I use Mighty Grip on my hands occasionally if they are a little slippery.
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I’ve done the same thing. I had a very loud fall last week (only from a few inches off the ground but my heels made it sound like the house was coming down), and I had no injury from that, but like you I’ve ended up at the chiropractor from turning my head a certain way.
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Looks challenging and fun!
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I’ve not done it but my 24-year-old former gymnast, rock-climbing niece does it and loves it. It’s on my list of things to try but since I barely have time for my silks and pole I’ve held off on adding this to my repertoire.
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I have a video from when I first started poling and I was using my dog’s bed as a crash pad. I’m upside down on the pole and he wanders in, ignores me entirely, does a spin on his bed and plops down facing away from me, yawns and puts his head down to rest. If I had some computer skills I would upload it but it’s sideways and I can’t figure out how to rotate it. I think I can attach a still shot from this ridiculous episode.
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Hilarious! Thanks for the laugh. 🙂
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I had a physical therapist apply KT tape to my knee for patellofemoral syndrome. She offered to show me how to do it but I declined at the time because the knee was feeling very good. However, it still flares up so I’m going to ask my current therapist who is working on my hamstring issue to show me how to tape the knee correctly for running.
I tell my docs and therapists that I pole, but I think only some of them get it. I’m pretty sure my therapist thinks I just do Carmen Electra videos. He can just barely make eye contact with me when it’s mentioned. I would like to show him some video so he would understand, but I think that would get weirder than it already is.
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Right now I practice a few hours a week. I generally only find time for one good pole session a week that probably lasts a couple of hours. I think some of that has been because it’s been winter time and my pole really has to be warm to be at all functional so I can’t just hop on whenever, I need to have a fair amount of time to make it worth it. I’m hoping that’s not the case this summer.
Per move it just depends. Some things I get after a few tries. I learned a shoulder mount in two practices. The first week I tried I couldn’t imagine how it was going to work, the second week I watched a tutorial a littler closer, figured out I needed to have my head leaned back to be on the shoulder muscle and not my scapula and I did it on the second try. I’ve been working on cartwheel to Ayesha for three sessions now. I managed to get there in the first session after about 10 attempts but can’t hold the Ayesha for long and haven’t figured out why yet. I practice about ten times each session. I don’t think I would have the stamina to repeat something 50 times and I’m almost certain I would hurt myself or end up with a pulled muscle so I don’t push it (but I’m 44 years old).
As for tricks I’ve learned, I try to run through them at least once each session so I don’t lose them.
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I recently had a similar injury from working on splits in a yoga class. My pain is pretty much right on my butt bone so I assumed it was a pulled muscle in my glutes. I didn’t really rest it because I do therapy exercises every three days for a knee problem that are all lower body strengthening or stretching. After only minimal improvement in six weeks time I went to a sports med doc who diagnosed proximal hamstring tendinitis and recommended gentle stretching (gave me specific stretches), icing two to three times a day and ibuprofen. I’m also going to physical therapy once a week where they have added more strengthening exercises (I am so sick of lower body strength work!!) and also recommended heat once a day and they also do some stretching with me while I’m there. I haven’t seen much improvement yet–suspect it will be time that truly heals it. Like others have said, I would see a doc for recommendations. My hamstrings are tight enough so I would hate to lose any flexibility from having done or not done something I should have during the healing process.
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I currently have a tall rectangular mirror leaning in the corner but I find it’s not really wide enough. I’ve been wanting more mirrors but my pole is in our bedroom and my husband wasn’t thrilled with the idea of more mirrors. However, he later said he was okay with it since it makes me happy. I agree that large mirrors are expensive. I suggest looking on Craigslist. Just today I found two 42″ X 48″ mirrors at our local ReStore (Habitat for Humanity’s goodwill type store for home materials). They were only $32 a piece and are in great shape. We haven’t hung them up yet but I love them already.
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@MariYabe: I can’t believe you can’t get a gymnast on the pole! I would think you couldn’t get him off of it. What a shame–male gymnast on the pole would be so hot!
I’m all about masculine male pole dancers–I would go to a Chippendales style pole show in a skinny minute.
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Chanting: Video! Video! Video!
Good for you, Veena–I haven’t been able to get my husband to touch the pole yet. I guess I have to keep trying because it might take seven years!
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I didn’t know there were so many of us! Thank you to all for posting. Now I’m off to go look at everyone’s photos!
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There are quite a few of us poling in the prime of life. I just started in July 2013 at age 44. I’ll be 45 next month. I absolutely love it. My only regret is that I did do it when I was younger and my body would have been more cooperative–mainly my flexibility. For the life of me I cannot figure out when my back turned into a solid non-bendable surface! I used to do gymnastics and loved to stretch in a back bend. Now I suffer a ridiculous fear of going over in a handstand because I’m afraid I’ll land flat on my back since it seems to have zero arch now.
