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Haha I just think, if I have had them even at my thinnest (about 105) then I am pretty confident that basically every woman walking the earth has them. And if literally every woman in the history of ever has had them, then I feel no need to hide them or be ashamed.

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I’m 25 years old, 125ish lbs and never had kids and I have stretch marks. All. Over. My butt and hips and thighs. And my boobs even though they are non existent…because my weight has fluctuated a lot. Frankly if anyone’s getting close enough to me to see them, they’re either about to get lucky or about to watch me bust a pole move. Negative comments at that point in either context will get you kicked out and locked out of my love hut.

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I sure do! It makes it hard to find where the floor joists are, but if it is a TRUE plaster over flak boards ceiling, the nice thing is that you should be able to put it up anywhere. (they used to put the joists closer together than they do now, and the flak board and plaster are tough stuff). As long as you don’t over tighten, you shouldn’t damage the plaster. If the plaster is already cracked or flaking though, then I would think twice.
If your concern is just that it has the textured plaster overlay- the swirly stuff or the popcorn- your pole won’t hurt it in any way. Occasionally you can make a few little popcorns fall off but nothing noticeable.
If you’re concerned about leaving a ring mark, a magic eraser takes it off for me.

As always though if you have structural concerns I suggest contacting x-pole customer support. They can advise you best on their reccomendations for install.

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Shimmy just put out a GREAT vid about this subject recently, but I’m failing at finding the link. Anyway she was talking about the importance of keeping just enough bend in the bottom arm that it’s not “locked out” because the hyper extension is dangerous and unstable. She posted a video of her doing a twisted grip hold during a performance and she let her bottom arm go into that locked out, hyper extended position and she starts to wobble like crazy. She posted it as like a tips video for working bracket holds. If anyone knows where that video is, help me out cause I can’t find it!

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I just want to sneak in here and say for several demographics of women including some older women, it’s not a good idea to have multiple servings every day of super iron-rich greens like spinach. Too much iron from those foods can have a negative impact on bone growth/density and healing, so for example someone at risk for or suffering from osteoporosis or a broken bone would not want to elevate their iron levels.

Also those with kidney or liver problems can suffer serious negative effects from the way the body processes certain kinds of protein supplements.

The simple answer is that supplements are best used under the advice of your licensed medical doctor. Those with poor nutrient absorption because of secondary medical issues in particular can benefit from working with a doctor to form a plan for incorporating supplements and checking nutrient levels to monitor the effects. For those of normal, average functioning, nutrient absorption from food tends to be higher than nutrient absorption from some supplements. So again, a doctor’s advice can be really helpful. As others have mentioned, those who train very heavily in particular could benefit a lot from working with a licensed nutritionist as well- they are trained not only to help you eat what you need, but also show you how to make your meals varied and appetizing.

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Ooooh maybe July challenge we should all do "happy birthday studioveena" videos where we show off "nemesis moves" we got or progress we made because of the site. 🙂 happy birthday sv!!

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Fortunately I haven’t heard of the media being disparaging of her. I am admittedly a little disconnected (no tv) but from what I’ve read there hasn’t been negativity about her poling so far. Fingers crossed. I do think it’s a good idea for anyone who wants to, to send her a YT comment or a private message just letting her know and reminding her that pole family is for life and she has our support.

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You have to stay with her. You’ll be glad you did. They often get scared and struggle if you leave- that makes it emotionally difficult on the staff and for you. Trust me, in the long run you will be glad. You’re not killing your dog. You are giving her your last gift as parents, the gift of carrying her away from her pain. This is part of pet ownership and I think it’s only right to face it.

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OMG THE MELUNA SPORT LOOKS AMAZING AND I WANT ONE LIKE RIGHT NOW!!!! That looks like it would completely address my one beef with the diva cup. It’s true what the comment on it is, if you have a strong pelvic floor and a soft cup, you compress it and it breaks the seal because it can’t hold it’s shape :-/

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Exactly web….”be the change…”

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Hm now of course I’ve said that I got a logout on my phone again.

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I agree. Enjoy your time together and be an example. You can learn whatever you want to learn from each other, just be mindful of what you are teaching in your own classes to maintain a professional respect about not taking each others work and marketing it as your own as far as specific movements or teaching skills. Basically, feel totally free to learn from each other personally, just be respectful of her work product as a professional. Keep communication open if there’s anything you do together that you would like to incorporate into your business and navigate that thoughtfully and respectfully if it happens.

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Login is holding on both phone and laptop after closing browsers or navigating away. I'm not seeing any phantom messages in my inbox either. So far so good!

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It definitely was more than once. Just here to report that I just came to the site for the first time today to find I had been logged out on my phone. I did log in yesterday when I checked before bed and never signed myself out. I also did navigate away from sv in this window of safari, but that never used to log me out until recently. I used to be able to even start up my desktop computer and go to sv and still be logged in even though it had been off. I’ll keep an eye on it today and let you know if it keeps happening!

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I'm definitely getting logged out as well. I actually didn't start really experiencing this until recently and it doesn't seem to be tied to use of links for me, as I'm getting randomly signed out from both my macbook and from my iphone several times a day now. I haven't noticed any direct correlation between following a link and the signouts, but I'll really try to pay attention to what I've been doing when it happens and see if there's something in common that I just haven't noticed.