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I just saw these DVDs on the X pole US site and was thinking of getting them eventually; I'm glad you guys have such a high opinion on them.
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Floor work is a blast anyway; I love it. Definitely focus on stretching too if you're not already naturally bendy; I came into pole with a pretty extensive background in strength training, so that's never been a problem for me, but I am huuuugely inflexible, and now that I'm getting into more advanced tricks, it's holding me back because there are some moves my body just can't physically do right now. Start now and you will be thanking yourself later.
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That would be awesome. I personally prefer the look of a silver pole, but I want the TG for better grip, so I'll just have to live with a gold pole. I'm sure I can manage to put up with it in return for not sliding all over the place.
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PS is the only brand I know of with removable brass poles. Also, I definitely have to agree with going with the grippier material, so definitely titanium gold if brass is not doable for some reason. The last thing you want to worry about during a photo shoot is trying to pose on an oil slick of a pole.
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I've kind of wondered this myself. lol I have exercise-induced asthma, so even though I work out a ton and am in very good condition, anything intensive like poling gets me panting pretty quickly. I also am very bad about holding my breath sometimes–don't know why I do that, but I actually do it quite a bit when I pole, I've noticed. You might want to pay close attention next time you're practicing to make sure you aren't doing the same thing; obviously improper breathing techniques during your workout are going to make you suck wind all the harder. Other than that, I don't really have any advice, just some I'm-in-the-same-boat sympathy for you. My only other suggestion might be if you're dancing for your SO, just whip off your top really quickly. They won't even notice if you're out of breath. lol I jokingly told my boyfriend one time before I danced for him that it didn't matter if I screwed up and fell in front of him, because as soon as he started to laugh at me, I'd just whip the girls out and then he wouldn't even remember that the performance hadn't gone perfectly. He agreed.
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I have to say that this is the only place I feel comfortable posting pole videos, except the occasional ' look what I'm doing now' video on a forum I have been on for years with a small, active community of members whom I have chatted with since I was 15. I do not post on YT because I do not have the patience to deal with "hey, can u do dat on my pole hee he hee,' or 'omg how can u be such a fat whore?' or my personal favorite 'omg, i'm 13 and i've never been on a pole b4 and i can do that way better and sexier than u.' I don't want to block comments, however, because I do want the helpful ones to come through–that's why I post videos in the first place–for encouragement and for tips if there is a move I'm struggling with, and I know that I can do so here and get positive feedback and constructive criticism instead of a bunch of dumbasses with too much time on their hands.
I think the videos and the pictures are the best part of this site, because I love watching other members progress and I also love watching you sexy ladies move because it gives me new ideas and inspires me to get back to it when I'm feeling frustrated with my sweaty hands and my slippery pole. I trust Veena and Webmaster to very quickly take care of any pervos, and like has already been mentioned, you will encounter creeps anywhere you go. I had a much older guy basically stalking me for a little while, and he was someone I met here in town, at my karate dojo and had known for a year or so before the issues started. I'm a lot less concerned about some random weirdo who doesn't know where I live getting his jollies in watching me swing around a metal object.
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Lil Mynx is probably your best option if you're looking for a safe pole that's a little bit cheaper. I'd sell you mine if a friend wasn't taking it. The only well-known pole brands that sell safe products that I'm aware of are X-Pole, Lil Mynx and Platinum Stages, but they're all pretty much around the same price range for a brand new one. Would you be willing to sacrifice spinny mode? You could get a static only X-Pole for about the same you would pay for a new Mynx.
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I definitely recommend getting Veena's lessons and following them from the very beginning if you are a brand new dancer. Inverting takes good core and upper body strength, and if you are lacking in that, then you're using momentum to get yourself upright, and that is neither pretty nor safe. If you have sloppy technique on a basic invert and don't correct it now before moving on, you're going to keep whatever bad habits you may have formed and use those in more advanced inverts and you run the risk of hurting yourself. I had a friend who I invited over a couple of times to pole with me, and she was a disaster waiting to happen; she was a complete beginner, so I just taught her a basic fireman spin and some floorwork and movement around the pole. She'd been sedentary pretty much her whole life aside from some gym classes when she was in high school, which was years ago, so she had lousy upper body and ab strength. She wanted to go upside down and I repeatedly told her she was not strong enough and that she needed to learn the beginner stuff first (walk before you run and all that,) but in spite of that, she tried inverting three different times as soon as I'd turn away for a second. Basically, she just threw herself into the invert as hard as she could and hoped for the best; twice she could only get halfway, and once she finally, out of pure dumb luck, managed to hook her ankles. She thought this was pretty good, and, even when I informed her that no, it wasn't, that she was being very unsafe and that it didn't look good, she tried to invert again. If she finds another place to pole, I forsee a nasty injury in her very near future.
Bottom line: don't be like her. Wait until you're ready, and in the meantime, work on building up your strength so that you can get into it properly and safely. It'll look much better, and you won't have to worry about injuring yourself because you jumped into something you weren't ready for.
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Do you have a Lil Mynx right now, or an X? I'm just asking because I'm curious whether or not you've tried the ss Lil Mynx. I will warn you right now, they have a reputation for being the most slippery of all the poles on the market. Stainless steel is the slickest surface anyway, and the Lil Mynx stainless is mirror polished, so it is super slippy. If you have sweaty hands, I would stay far far away. I'm a heavy sweater and have had so many issues with grip on this pole that I'm switching to a titanium X. I haven't tried their powder coated, but have heard they are super grippy; expect massive pole burn in the summer, apparently.
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Congratulations! What a great opportunity!
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With the lessons, you don't have to watch them and follow along at the same time. I do do this sometimes, but often what I do is pick which move I want to learn next and watch the lesson, even if I'm not going to try it right then. Then, right before I start practicing the new move, after my warm up, I watch the lesson again. If I feel like I'm still a little confused, I will have it running while I'm practicing the move, but sometimes it's hard to watch and process exactly what Veena's hand/leg/whatever is doing while I'm upside down trying to figure something out. I find the handiest thing is to just watch the video beforehand as many times as I need to, then try the move, and if I'm struggling, watch the video again. The lessons are super helpful and have gotten me to nail several moves I was formerly really struggling with in just a few tries; Veena's lessons are the best I have seen so far at breaking everything down in a way that makes sense, and they are fabulous at explaining exactly what muscle group you will be using and what part of your body needs to be on the pole to ensure best possible grip.
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Oh, and if anyone is wondering why the pole is squealing so badly, the damn thing was so slick today that I had to rub candle wax on it in addition to wearing those full finger gloves. Owwww!!
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Ouch!! Kind of cool that you made it on TV, though! Yeah, they did basically refer to you as a stripper (which makes them look pretty stupid considering that you are obviously in your house and wearing the kind of outfit you would go to the gym in,) but like you said, no publicity is bad publicity!
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Oh, and sorry for the double post, but I just wanted to let everyone who replies to this thread know that I'm taking off on vacation for a week in about a half hour and probably won't really have internet access so anyone who replies to this, I appreciate all your help, and I'll take all your suggestions into consideration when I get back.
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I've tried iTac because so many people like it, but unfortunately it's just not for me; the gunk it leaves behind on my pole just seems to cause more problems. It's weird how grip aids work for different people–one person has perfect grip with it, and someone else has even worse grip! Just goes to show how different we all are, I guess.
I'd be really nervous about getting a PS pole–I have heard some really awful things about their customer service–you're actually the first person I've seen so far who has said they've heard bad things about X pole's customer service. I usually hear really good things about their customer service. Anyone else have experience with PS poles and their customer service?