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It's really easy to give the advice, "Don't compare yourself to others"  But it can be hard not to do it.  I really found the posts about the value of learning things slowly reassuring and truthful. 

Unfortunately, I am not in a position to pole yet, although the interest is there.  But, like others, I can really relate. 

My other passion is climbing.  It did not come naturally to me.  Moves that some people learned intuitively,  I had to learn consciously, and practice over and over to get the muscle memory. Enjoy the practice. Because I learned how to break down moves, and then wire them in my body, even if I get to a fearful place where I could freeze, I have the ability to break down the steps and move on.  Someone who relies on intuitive movement could get in a fearful place, tense up, and then not have access to their bodies intuitive sense of movement, andIf they haven't learned how to break down a movement they are at a disadvantage.

I also experenced frustration with my rate of progress, the feeling that I "should" be beyond where I was, and envy when someone coul get to a level within a short time that I could still struggle on even though I had been putting effort in for years.

Some things that helped me let go?  First I got injured, then I got pregnant.  I couldn't climb to get to the next level anymore.  I could just climb for the enjoyment of it, and for growing in the level where I was. 

Negative thoughts can really drag down your enjoyment and your performancce.  It is worth looking into techniques where you learn to mentally train, as well as physically train.  Of course, in climbing there are books on how to do that.  Not so much with poling, I imagine.  There are sport pysychology books out there, which could be inspiring.  But even just being aware of the weight of negative thoughts, and consciously trying to turn them around can be helpful.  Persistence and positive visualization  can take people really far.

Ramona

 

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thank you kat pole princess.  Whether the foam rolling section has both instructions on using the foam roller for exercises and for self-massage, and details about which muscles those focus on.  Then also details about how video is set up i.e.  instruction, and a workout flow.  Finally general impressions, worth it etc .. 

Thanks again for responding to my question

Ramona

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I am really curious about the foam roller dvd, as I have one right now and it is underutilized.  I would love it if someone who has the dvd's could direct a few comments about the dvd's to that one in particular.  On a side-note if they had clips either on their website or on youtube, it could really help with sales.  when I buy a video, the more I know about it, the more excited I get, the more likely I am to buy it.  Without that extra info, I end up putting off the decision to buy.

Ramona

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I don't have experience poling and being pregnant.  I do have experience being pregnant and continuing with my beloved interest which is rock climbing.  I am five months pregnant and continue to climb at a climbing gym. 

My two points are that pregnant women do not have to mellow out completely, and confine themselves to prenatal yoga, walking and swimming. .  I've continued with not only my climbing but also my strength conditioning.  The more pregnant I get the more I will modify my strength circuit to accomodate my pregnancy.  For this I highly recommend a video called the perfect pregnancy workout: sculpting.  It is a 40 minute video, with options for beginners, intermediates, and advanced exercisers for each excerise.  I did a lot of research when choosing a pregnancy workout video, and this is the one I chose.  I am very happy with it. 

Also the general public often has an image of pregnancy as a time for a woman to take it easy, you may encounter this attitude as a judgement or the passing on of pregnancy myths.  So just make sure to do your research about what is safe, so that you can do it, and feel good about it. 

If you are active, I think it is healthier to stay active (with accomodations) than it is to let inactivity to become the prevailing mode of your pregnancy. 

Ramona

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Starting a little late. But my goals are.

Drink 2 bottles of water so I don’t drink my calories
After walking home, stretch and use foam roller
Reduce eating after dinner
ab exercises 3x a week
strenghth exercises 2x a week.
take care of forearms
Reduce coffee intake, and switch out of half and half and sugar.

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Please add me as a friend, youtube.com/raston11. Thank you

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I was wathching this topic, because, although I was excited by the excellent reviews on amazon.com, I wanted to see if people here recommended this video. But then I thought why wait? Instead of waiting to see if others gave good reviews, I could order it and be the one reviewing it. I ordered the video and since I live in canada, the shipping will be between Sept. 03 and 16. I’ll update once I have tried it, and again on my progress once I’ve worked with it a while