villainvixen
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I just started on upper body = shoulders, back, arms today. Couple hours later the soreness was setting in and I immediately had to lay down. I'm pretty sure I didn't overextended or anything. It's just new to my body to focus so much attention to those spots. So, a break will he had tomorrow 🙂
I did use a form roller actually. Just didn't know to cross my arms. So I'll do that.
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I'm SOOOOOO in favor of this! 🙂
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Well, I still don't think I'm great…I'm ok. But it took me months to do a front hook. Frustrating, yes, but the greatest feeling ever when you finally do it. 🙂 Took an entire year before I was about to invert. It really depends on your body. No two body shapes are exactly the same. It takes patience and will power. I had to constantly try to remember not to compare my progress to others. Otherwise, I would've quit pole a long time ago. Not to mention feeling judged in classes from mean girls in classes. Time + Patience + Practice = You will suck less 🙂
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Does the speed change depending on height? The more gentle pole I tried was at least 10ft. My own is 7ft.
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Aw, I was really hoping there was a simple fix to slowing it down. But this is an old pole. probably why its so fast. Thank you though. 🙂
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YAY! I do love the Jewish people. Thank you 🙂
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koidragon, btw, cute screenname! 🙂
Depends on the day with exercising. I pole 3 to 4 times a week for an hour. Before I get on the pole, there's 20 to 30 minutes of working out, whether its strength training exercises or aerobics. When I walk/jog that's for an hour, for me that equals about 10 laps or so around a track.
Eating habits…I hate health food. So I made what I usually eat more "healthified" less oils, less sugars, less salts, no fried foods unless its a special occasion, and that's not often. TONS of water. Basically, no fast food. I cook everything now.
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Closmo,
I do lift kettlebells, I walk/jog, aerobics, and pole. As far as diet, I lost 50 pounds switching to just serving sizes. I just to have pretty big portions or second helpings of things. This is no longer working. I'm told my diet needs to change again. I just don't quite know how to change it more than I have. Any thoughts?
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Pole does work for weight loss. I lost 50 pounds. But, I did other things with it, mainly to build strength and endurance for pole. My first…I'd say 6 to 7 months, pole, diet change, and cardio had been working just fine. But I've met my threshold, I'm not losing anything anymore and I can't figure out what more I should be doing.
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Took me a moment to understand that one. Watched the video and it clicked. I know the perfect music for this. Never recorded myself with it because I didn't anyone would get it. lol. Love these challenges.
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Hm, right now, its a trick I'm not even sure is possible. Thigh Rest to Gemini or Scorpio. I can do them individually, it's the transition that will take some time. *fingers crossed*
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I bite mine like biting my nails. Its a bit weird. The hardened skin bothers me.
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Hm, diet has changed slightly. Mainly because it was quite overwhelming. I used to non stop eat junk food and have big portions. I've cut back dramatically (no second helpings! and sticking to serving size) and started eating breakfast again. I used to wake up so late and it'd be a long time before I actually had something. I'll do meatless once a week. I enjoy meat quite a bit, that's never going to change. :). But I'm more conscious of how its prepared. Rather than frying, I'll bake or broil and remove skin from chicken, or cut fat off beef or lamb. A lot more veggies though. I eat broccoli soooooooo much. Roma tomatoes, which I used to hate. Red onions, also used to hate. And avocadoes. Ugh. Now I'm hungry. Damn it. Lol.
In the beginning of pole, I did none of this. I'd take a class, come home starving and stuff my face. All that hard work got ruined quite quickly.
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How old are you? 26
How long have you been pole-dancing? Just over a year
What got you into pole dancing? On my orientation day of film school, I met a girl named Suzy Q. When everyone was asked to talk about themselves in front of everyone, she told everyone she was a pole dancer and the greatness of pole fitness. It wasn't until nearly a year or so after that (still in film school) I found out she was teaching a beginner class and I decided to take it in hopes of a new way to lose weight and tone up. She like a few other people on StudioVeena told me it's not just to lose weight, it's also fun. And it was! Hard as hell, but fun! I still remember the muscle aches =P
Why pole dancing and not something else?/What makes pole dancing special to you? Hm, that's a hard one to answer. Before pole dancing, I was pretty lazy. I didn't like to do much. I hated dancing, because I was an awkward dancer. No coordination, no rhythm. It was quite sad. Also, I was 50 pounds heavier. There goes mentioning weight again. Unfortunately, that was a big part of why I got into pole dancing. Hoping once and for all to lose the extra baggage. It was the actual journey into pole where I realized, its more than just a 'fad' to exercise. If it wasn't more to me, I would've quit after my first pole classes. Because few of the girls were nice to me. They acted as if I shouldn't be there, laughing or making fun of me behind my back. But I held my chin up and kept going to class. (not just because I was paying for it either lol)
How did you first find out about Studio Veena? How much time do you spend on here? (hours a day/week/month) Actually, I found out about her through YouTube first. Randomly searching for new tricks WAY before I got my own pole. But at the time, since I didn't have a pole, vigorous studying of tricks was not at the top of my list. So I didn't pay attention all that well. After I got my 50mm chrome, famously named RockyHorror1, I got the little postcard for 3 days of free lessons. But I didn't go redeem it right away. It was probably a few months before I did so. It was only after finding another video via YouTube by accident I remembered "Oh! I have free lessons on that site!"
I saved the link to StudioVeena at the top of my browser. Just a click and here I am lol. I'm here just about everyday.
How did you choose your tag (AKA User Name)? VillainVixen… I've had variations of villain since I was 16. email and such. My favorite supervillain is Harley Quinn.
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Congrats! Feels so amazing when you finally get it.