Rachel Osborne
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You can be hypermobile without having EDS; lots of dancers and gymnasts are.
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Sat – 2 pole classes – pole fit and pole practice back to back
Sun – pole fit class
Tues – 2 pole classes – morning and evening
Wed – nothing
Thurs – yoga am and/ or chair dance class evening
Fri – ballet barre class amI used to do 2 x tribe-core weekly as well which is trx strength training but I was over- training so scaled back. I go to 3 different pole studios and I don’t think any of the teachers know how much extra stuff I do! They are all great and I learn different stuff off each teacher.
Looking back it looks a bit intense but classes are only an hour except yoga and include warm up/stretch down plus watching instructor/other students so not the same as an intense home session alone.
And it’s keeping me sane having an hour to myself most days: the rest of the time I look after my 3 year old who has special needs which is hard (but rewarding).
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I am still faffing about trying to work out what finish will work for my pole that I am going to order: titanium gold x pole or powder coated? I go to studios with chrome x poles and platinum stages poles and use lots of grip aid but I want to train at home without using it so much. It’s humid here and never drops below 79 degrees f in my rented apartment. It is very hard to know what to do as I like to spin and slide but also to invert safely!
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Oops here are Veena’s fab exercises for scapula area http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ3V_2DsxgE
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Veena has 4 exercises every pole dancer should know on youtube and on here and they were brilliant for awareness of my scapula, I frequently dislocate my shoulders (and pop the joint back in myself :-/. ) but since going those exercises I am much stronger and more aware.
Also boringly doing pull ups on pole and tucks on pole and pencil spin. Really thinking about my body, pulling up pelvic floor, zipping core, imagining my scapula are huge angel wings which I need to fold in.
Working both sides, starting with just a few reps. It has made me so much safer – instead of ‘bending’ my way out of trouble or collapsing into a muscle-stressing, joint-yanking heap I can control my ascent, descent and keep my position.
Re elbow support: if it makes you more aware of the need to be careful and not lock out and hyperextend I would wear one.
Disclaimer – am not medic just hypermobile ex dancer with interest in injury avoidance!
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I have hypermobility, bruise easily and am very flexible which everyone thinks is marvellous but it isn’t – pain and injury are constant concerns. What she needs to massively focus on is strength training. Slowly and devotedly building solid core strength especially and strength generally everywhere else – even the small forearm muscles, hand muscles, the lot. Think slow, slow, solid, perfect form. Pilates. Understanding what she is doing and holding it, isometric work. Slow pull ups on pole. Controlled straddle headstands. Slow spin in pencil. Diamond push ups. Etc.
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Thank you! I really love the move.
It didn’t hurt much learning it which is unusual for me; I always bruise for a week with new tricks but this one is just balance and bendiness with a bit of strength.I would love to do it spinning but the pole always grinds to a halt as soon as I’m there.
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Here is someone doing it out of a side split spin which looks great.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbmr6MwyWuMAnd someone else doing it on its own.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OD8AUCqL_k4Does that look like it? I got into it out of Apprentice once but can’t quite remember how I did it.
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I think it’s the move also called The Russian Fish? http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PG5h3wN3ifs
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Whoah, ninja pole lady!
Cool as.
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So pleased I asked.
Totally happy and inspired to read all your stories.
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Quick movie of her amazing style http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CWNJPrI-h5o
Best songs: Slave to the Rhythm, Pull Up to the Bumper, La Vie En Rose.
She is crazy and fabulous!
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