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Is a half handspring when you hook the foot? At the moment, I can't even get upside down. We're taught to work on as soon as we swing that leg, and swivel the hips then tuck the legs so you're upside down in a little  ball? 

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I think I definitely will film a practice of this and upload it, maybe you guys can give me specific advice if I can't work it out for myself what i'm doing wrong. 

I can do cartwheels on the ground, and have tried both sides. I'm stronger with dominant arm on top, but I can't do it on either side and have been trying both sides equally. 

I guess everyone has their own idea of a nemesis move. I have plenty that I have not yet achieved and am still working on, but I don't count them as nemesis moves because I can understand what I need to do the move. It might be that i'm missing flexibility or it might be that I'm missing strength or it could be that I'm scared…but in every one of those moves I know what it is I can work on to get there. Of course I don't expect to get everything straight away! That would be silly! 

Handspring is a nemesis I guess because I feel I still don't understand how it all clicks together…there's just so much going on, and I don't really 'get' what I'm not doing right. 

But ! I will try all of these tips and upload a practice vid! 

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It is very, very unlikely you would be able to buy the rights to a song. Firstly, there are many different types of copyright in one song. I'm guessing (as this is the spin off from the yt thread) that you would want to buy the rights to broadcast and disseminate the property amongst the public. Secondly, as someone else mentioned this can be incredibly expensive. Thirdly, it is unlikely someone would give you the rights to the work they created without getting anything out of it themselves…the reason bands give up some of their IP rights to record companies is because those record companies then help the band out with promoting etc. this is obviously a very oversimplified explanation 

What you should do, depending on your actual cisrcumstances is look into paying royalties to use the song. For instance, most retailers would pay a fee to the relevant authorities each year. That authority (I am only familiar with Australian law, so I don't know the name of the American authority) would then give the money back to the artists as 'royalties' for their song being played. This is kind of like renting out the IP rights. 

The other option you have, is one that Kobajo84 suggested and that is to get exclusive permission from the copyright holder to use their work. Smaller bands are usually more than happy to help out with this, becuase it means their songs get played and people get to listen to them. They're usually not in a bargaining position to demand royalty fees because they're not well known. 

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Us Aussies apparently love the TG shoulder mount! I learnt the twisted grip hand position from my very first level, and did little "hitch kicks" in it, then slid that down to the floor. It was only after about a year and a half that I learned to shoulder mount into it, and by then the hand positioning was so natural to me, and I understood the amount of pull I needed my muscles to have for it to be safe. 

When I was 15 I dislocated my shoulder and tore my rotator cuff. I could not move my arm any higher than parallel to the floor for about 2 years, with lots of rehab and physio in between. So ,because of that old injury I still have quite a lot of tightness in my shoulder muscles. and even I don't find it difficult, or likely that I will injure myself. 

That being said, I have had a lot of practice building up to it, with my arms in the position. So I think it would be very different for someone not used to twisted grip to start off learning to handspring or shoulder mount with that grip. You have to learn to crawl before you can walk, and walk before you can run. 

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I appreciate the concern abcollins, but paternalism is really frustrating.

But I'm not eating a mostly paleo diet because that's restrictive??? I have a history of an eating disorder, I do not currently have one. I mentioned it because my understandings of nutrition and what is needed was wrong for so many years. When I meant I want to stay lean, I was more just confirming that being in a surplus of calories (which I did already mention I am fine about as well..that is not a trigger for me because I have a better understandig of nutrition now) would still allow me to stay in the same shape I am…because it would be building muscle. But of course, calories are just calories. It of course makes more importance as to what those calories are coming from. 

I just provided that information because I'm wondering if I get enough protein. I eat a lot of meat, my diet is pretty high in protein / fat, but I don't eat breakfast everyday (same as  a lot of people!) so I recognise there is definitely nutrients missing there. Which is why I'm wondering if maybe a supplement would be beneficial to me, because of my lifestyle. I'm thinking I am going to start having smoothies for breakfast, because they are quick and easy. I know some people add some protein powder when they do this. 

The whole point of this thread was for me to find out a little about what everyone else does, what brands they use, what their practice is like and then I know a little bit more about how people generally use the product and I can then decide whether or not it is something I am interested in researching further. 

 I have given details about how I currently eat / my lifestyle to see if other people experience similar things and have found whether or not it has added a level of convenience to their lives. I know nothing about protein powders…which is why I'm asking about them. I don't know enough about the industry to determine marketing from fact yet, which is why this forum was my first port of call. 

 It is frustrating to ask a question and then get answers like "We can't answer you because of your history." Like webmaster said…this is information that could be informative to a lot of people, and I am kind of bored of having to defend and explain what I previously said. I'm not asking for advice. I'm not asking what I should do. I'm asking what other people do. I am going to use this information to do further research. I want to kind of know what I talk about when I speak to other professionals, so I know the questions to ask. That is all. 

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Oh guys, I didn't mean to cause an argument. 

I am more or less recovered from my ED now, for about a year. Which, no, isn't a long time. I have had relapses previously when I've tried to recover, but the last time I relapsed I sought out treatment. And that's how I got to where I am today. I completely understand your hesitation abcollins1 with providing me with any advice and freaking out when people are telling me what they do. But I do have a team I can speak to if I feel like I am relapsing, which I can say right now I absolutely do not, ever want to go back down that path. I love being healthy and strong, and never want to go back to passing out all over the place, not to mention a zillion other health problems I had. However, as with most countries, although I have that team there if I need them, they are really expensive and have plenty of other patients to see. EDs do not get a lot of medical resources here. So I would not waste their time, per se, with something not specifically related to my ED. 

 

that being said, I'm merely asking how everyone else has gone, trying to get a starting point for my research into this. I'm not asking what I should do. I'm asking what everyone else has done, and has found works for them. I'm asking about supplements, not replacements. I want to gather some information about what things mean and just wrap my head around it before doing further research. I thought this forum would be a good place to start. 

 

Also, to nymphdancer, yes a pound is a pound is a pound regardless of the substance. But muscle weights more than fat per volume. I was more just getting at the point I am around the same size I was before I started getting ripped (lol) but I probably weigh a hell of a lot more now. Regardless, I don't know (or want to know) my weight. But logically I know it would probably be high because I have a lot of muscle now. 

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For me, knowing my weight was a massive trigger and a massive problem. So I choose not to have a scale at home. I choose to not know how much I weigh. So gaining little bits here and there is a lot easier for me to manage. Especially because muscle weighs more than fat. I probably weigh more now than I ever have, but I have a lot more muscle now. Anyway, point is; I do not concern myself with how much I weigh. Because that is not healthy for me. 

I am fine with increasing my calories if that's needed to build  muscle (which makes sense, but I hadn't though about before until I read it here tbh), and I was just clarifying if taking shakes would be a convenient way to do that, especially because I don't eat breakfast (not an ED thing). 

I think I will maybe try adding it to my diet after my pole workouts and see if I notice a difference. I just want to make sure I'm providing my body with what it needs. Obviously food is the ideal way to do that, but I get home so much later after my class, I want something for in between then. 

My understanding is as well that shakes / powders would be better than bars, which are very high in sugar? 

[michaelaarghh]

I am at a healthy weight currently, and I could probably gain a little more and still be okay with it. I am lucky that I had a great therapist, who has taught me to identify if I feel I will relapse, and I am comfortable getting help. I am at the point where I love being healthy, and I love my new body shape. Of course I have 'off days', but so does everyone. 

I just thought I'd mention it because it's not going to be as easy as eating / consuming an extra whatever amount of calories a day, as it would be for some others, it is something I would have to plan and slowly introduce..which is fine. 

I am eating "normally" atm, (apart from breakfast but that's something I am definitely working on..it's more a convenience issue) so I'm not really asking if I can rely on the shakes to make up calories, but if it would be able to supplement my current diet?

 

If that makes sense? Sorry, I don't mean to get defensive. I detected a lot of concern in your post, and I really appreciate that but I do have a team of pros who can help me out if I need it (and I would seek that advice!) 🙂

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My boyfriend does all the cooking, and grocery shopping so to a large extent, he influences my diet and we do eat a pretty protein-rich diet (mostly paleo). 

I'm just wondering if the supplements would make it more convenient? Like, if I finish pole class at 9.15pm, I won't get home until 10, won't have dinner until at least 10.30…and from what I've read and understand, you're supposed to refuel your muscles straight after a workout? So it's not like I expect to take these powders / supplements and magic will happen. 

I guess as well, I don't know if I'm taking in enough calories to build up a lot of muscle. I very rarely eat breakfast (although I am trying to work on this one… so tricky when you can't eat bread and don't like cereal!) so I'm sure I'm missing out on energy intake there.

It's tricky because I am technically still in recovery for an eating disorder I had for 5+ years. (by in recovery, I mean the same way an alcoholic would say they are in recovery…I am fine now, but I still have thoughts sometimes…I can just deal with them better and not act on them now) I've put on a little weight recently (although I don't know my numbers I can just feel it / not see bones I used to see) and while I'm still learning to cope with that and love my muscles (which I do!) I don't want to gain fat unnecessarily…if that makes sense? I want to stay lean. So that is a long and convoluted way of asking, would adding protein supplements help with getting extra calories in, in a convenient way, like right after class? And I would probably be better off going with one that is low carbs and definitely low-no sugar?

Thanks so much for the brand recommendations guys! 

[michaelaarghh]

EEEk guys I uploaded my starting point… I'm so, so, so far away 🙁

 

https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_photo/5239973b-b998-4e1f-9316-3dd90ac37250

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can you do it just from a pole sit? i find its easier to lean slightly on to one butt cheek, grab with my hand, then extend my legs.

[michaelaarghh]

what studio are you at? the poles at the studio most likely do swap to static as well. i train pretty exclusively on spinny, but sometimes swap to static…trying to learn the oona spin atm, so that requires a static pole. also if i want to do ckr sit ups at home, i’ll swap to static only because im limited by space, so wont have room if i spin around.

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i draw the moves with little stick figures. they’re pretty atrocious, but like it was mentioned before it only needs to make sense to me.
i use my journal to write down what i’m learning in class to keep track, and then keep aa list of things i want to practice. i try to film all my practices at home, so i have a folder on my computer that i keep all the vids / photos in to track progress.

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Yayy just been on a massive following binge and followed you all 🙂