tehCammy
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Not a huge fan of the chopstix. It's definitely impressive on some really flexy people though!
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I bought the Brazil shorts with cross cross yesterday. I wear a 4 in lululemon right now and bought a M in badkitty, if that helps. They fit pretty good. I don’t have any butt though. I would get the medium in your shoes! 🙂
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QueenJewell My understanding is that once you go above 10ft or so a 1 piece pole is better for safety reasons. The place with the 12ft ceilings is a loft with those exposed steel beams, so an xpole wouldn't be suitable there. I love my xpole and would actually go with a place with a lower ceiling to keep it probably! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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Thanks for all the great answers! Ladies with poles 8ft and under I really feel your pain. I am 5'7 so my pole is much too short now. One time I fan kicked the ceilings from the floor, dented my ceiling, chipped my shoe and fell on my butt.
It seems like 9 – 10 ft is the ideal. So far two places with 12 ft ceilings have come up, but being in Canada it would probably be a PITA to get a one piece pole shipped here just to use it in one apartment!
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Brass fitness cylinder!!!
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You should be stretching just about every time you do pole. If you do other exercises that may tighten the muscle (running, powerlifting, etc) then you should be stretching then as well. Bottom line, splits aren't something you get, they're something you do. You have to keep working if you want to keep doing them. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
Tongue in cheek: if you don't keep doing them, you could hop on your pole one day and end up like THIS:
https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_photo/513e3789-69f8-429a-9947-2a450ac37250
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Should say: She's Hoddska on SV, or Alex at Brass Vixens East.
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Hoddska of brass vixens has one! 🙂 Not sure if it's available for rent.
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I have been working on SG ayesha for a long time too, I find my legs get stuck I've managed to get it once or twice in a freedance. I would suggest work on your split grip straddle right side up, pushing yourself away from the pole and bringing up your legs to mimic the ayesha posture as much as possible. Also work on your caterpillar for balance and squaring the hips.
To get into the actual ayesha pose, emotioncatcher showed a good tip for releasing the knees in caterpillar but keeping the ankles crossed as you move towards extending the legs. A studio instructor also taught us to go into archer (like extended butterfly with the inside of the foot gripping the pole) then bring that into a pike with the pole betwen our feet and go from there. For me that got me squared enough and pulled away enough from the pole to take my legs off.
Can you do deadlift elbowstands? Working the descent of a straddle elbowstand will probably help you to get the feeling of engaging the lower abs and tucking the pelvis.
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It worked!! 😀 Thanks guys!
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Thanks so much for the tips guys. Swinging the leg wide and really making sure it clears the pole first sound like solid solutions. I'm going to give them a try tonight and report back! 😀
Reenie, I can't tell you how many times I have viewed Amy and EmotionCatcher's videos on the subject of superman. LOL. I have a youtube playlist so I can just play them over and over, haha. Those vids are a great resource.
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Thx chemgoddess!
Reenie: I find I either don't have enough room, or I collapse behind/into the pole. I would love to post a video, but I don't have access to my webcam right now! 🙁
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The author reads like he suffers from sweaty hands… a lot! :p
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Bulgarian split squats and plie squats are great for glutes and can be done with bodyweight. In either squat you want to be sure to engage the glutes so that your quads aren’t doing all the work. You could also give some leg lifts a go, perhaps on all fours and try straightening and lifting your leg as high as you can, then slowly and with control bring your straight leg back to the floor!
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I also have problems with this, for me I hate having my head hanging completely down. I fell on my face as a kid and damaged my teeth, as I result I have a very weak and very expensive veneer on my front tooth I don't want to break! =D I also have a 7' home pole, so I totally get where you're coming from.
For me I try to aerially invert then hang out in a move I'm comfy in, like a right side leg hang or inverted crucifix, but making sure I'm looking down. I also try to practice handstands a lot.
