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Under “Lessons”, dmorningstar2090
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The pleasure’s mine, GiedreB! (: And welcome back~ 💃ðŸ¼
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Hi GiedreB, I am taking lessons at a studio once a week while simultaneously doing Veena’s 30-day programme (I recently completed the Nailed-It Caterpillar programme, and currently midway through the Shouldermount programme), so I might be able to chip in some thoughts about your queries.
Q: So my main concern is won’t I overtrain if I do the program and also go to class?
A: To quote Veena, not if you do your best to allow for rest. (:Q: How should I structurise my weekly practice?
A: Similar to StrangeFox, I have also scheduled the strength-training, conditioning and flexibility days to the days when I have my studio lessons, while also making sure that the studio lesson day also falls between (active) rest days. Although these decisions may stretch the 30-day programme window, I always make sure that rest and recovery take priority over the completion of the programme. Other personal considerations include:
→ I usually carry out Veena’s lessons in the morning so that my body is sufficiently rested by the time I have my evening class.
→ I usually try to fulfil the (maximum) repetitions specified by Veena in her programs; but if I have a lesson that day and and I feel the upper limit cannot be achieved without over-tiring my muscles, I will do fewer repetitions (e.g. challenging practices such as shouldermount/dismount). But I will keep tabs of my overall repetitions completed so that I can strive to add to it the next time it comes up in the 30-day programme training regime.
→ I will also look through the entire 30-day programme (or at least the lessons for the following week) so that I can plan ahead and align the training days with my studio days.
→ Another thing that I do is to also give myself extra rest day(s), particularly if my studio lessons that day have been rather intense, before I continue with the strength/flexibility-training lessons from any of Veena’s 30-day programme.From past injuries, I have learned that the key is to train consistently, and not until the body feels uncomfortably sore. Personally, I have used almost all of the 30-day programmes (e.g. Take Off, Flexy, Invert and Caterpillar) more than once now, and words cannot express how grateful and appreciative I am for these lessons. (: For me, at least, Veena’s 30-day programmes have definitely helped me nailed many dreams moves at first attempt; these include tricks such as the Outside Leg Hang/Gemini, Allegra, Superman, Brass Monkey, just to name a few.
Just like you and StrangeFox, I reached my plateau really quickly when I attended only studio lessons, but Veena’s programmes helped immensely; not only did I gained strength, but I also learned proper muscle engagement and techniques to safely execute (scary!) foundation moves such as Invert, Caterpillar and Shouldermount.
Hope these help, and good luck on your pole journey! ♥ï¸
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Veena’s interview: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2017/2/28/post-podcast-interview-veena-of-studio-veena !! ♥ï¸
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Programs! It provided the much-needed structure with regards to training either pole moves or general flexy and strength-training a newbie like me greatly appreciates. I am currently on Day 23 of the 30-day Take-off Program and the progress I am witnessing after less than one month was more than what I had developed over the span of a few months at a pole studio. The way you meticulously designed and laid out the programs makes me feel like you are always watching out for our safety regardless of the level of our pole skills. Thank you, Veena (this somehow turned into a gratitude post..:D).