[leyrose]

Hi Trixie!

Thanks for your help! I’ve actually been using the pole physics and it hasn’t been working for me… It used to which is frustrating! I just purchased the medium as per your recommendation… Hopefully that with the mighty grip as per veenas reccomendation will save me!!

[leyrose]

Hi Joel that would be amazing! I couldnt find the cold pole formula here in Australia, I just ordered the normal one. Can you ship to Australia?

[leyrose]

Thank you so much lovely ladies!!! I am going to buy all the different products you suggested and get experimenting!

Itac and dry hands used to work well for me but now once the itac starts to get on the pole and I put my hand where the itac was, I start slipping everywhere!!

[leyrose]

X pole is a worldwide known company with a very good reputation so I’m sure you’ll be fine! I have a 40mm myself and I love it, mine is a titanium gold finish though so it’s a little different. I’m sure you’ll love it!

[leyrose]

When I first learnt a brass monkey, I did if from a flag invert. Now my favourite way is from an extended butterfly and threading my leg through. To first learn the brass monkey, from a CAR is quite difficult… Have you tried the position of the brass monkey from the ground to see what it feels like?

[leyrose]

Are you grabbing with the hands and arms first? I don’t see how you could fall to the ground unless your hand and arm grip wasn’t strong enough?

[leyrose]

For comps I wear a g string under my shorts/undies and just have to ignore them riding up… In practice I’m always picking them out haha

[leyrose]

I pole at a minimum of 4 days a week, but usually it is 5 days and sometimes even 6 days.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays it is only for one hour as I go to pole class. But any other day will be anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours.

I also go to the gym and stretch a lot so I incorporate that in as well.

With moves, it all depends… I’m at an advanced level now so most things take a few sessions to learn, then longer to make them clean and part of muscle memory. Something like the no hands allegra I got straight away, but is still taking some time for me to feel totally comfortable. Other things, like the holly drop, scare me a lot so I try to work on them a few times each session so I don’t get worked up over them!

At the moment I’m training for competitions so I haven’t been going to the gym and just focusing on pole, I have limited time as I work long hours and am tired after work but always pick myself up and get on the pole haha

[leyrose]

Thanks so much for your reply Korinne!

I’ve been poling for 8 or 9 months now but fairly advanced… I’ve learnt Ayesha, iron x, extended butterfly etc. and have never used the trigger finger. I think I’ll start trying to use it on more basic moves and see how I get on

[leyrose]

I was never shown this when I first started poling and have since tried to use the trigger finger and I can’t do it! I feel insecure in my grip… It could be that I’m not used to it. I guess my question is, is it wrong to not use it haha

[leyrose]

Don’t get caught up on what you look like… I’m under 5 feet tall but a lot stronger than I look, it goes both ways! People always laugh when I say I can do 8 chin ups or hold a human flag. The strength will come in time, the best way to build it is to keep poling! Some people may suggest doing upper body weights but for me, the ways that seemed to work is to just keep trying to do the moves, working on pole climbs and also pole holds with tucked legs, straight legs, pike legs etc.

[leyrose]

Totally agree with the suggestions of warning up shoulders… Also try warming up your back with back bends, stretching for the eagle/needle scale/scorpion or whatever you call it has helped me so much with my allegra… I can now grab my ankle not just my foot from stretching these parts of my body

[leyrose]

Oh great thanks guys… It’s pretty much allegra > pike > superman. Awesome thanks!!

[leyrose]

Thanks!! Do you have a link to the video of an allegra to superman? I have no idea how I would do that

[leyrose]

Thanks so much sparrow for your help!! Ill try that out… No hands allegra is this http://www.poledancevideos.com.au/advanced-no-handed-allegra/

I think it’s also called elbow allegra?