I'm on my 5th week, after my 2nd I ended up with an X-Pole in my livingroom I can't believe how much I have fallen in love with it all, and so quickly! I've never really found anything I enjoy keeping fit.
I'm keeping a little personal blog to keep me going too when the days hurt It'll be nice to look back on from the very beginning.
I have my class tonight too AND my new liquid chalk grip has arrived in the post today I've been using dry hands (don't know if you girls use/have that) but last week i ran out and used my teachers liquid chalk, it was amazing!
AP, I have an xpole in my living room too haha. Slap bang in the middle of the room, Kyla loves it and quite often will just spin round the pole for ages instead of playing with her toys
What is your favourite/most advanced move so far?
If your blog is public AP I'd like to have a read if you wanna send/post the link
Char
I've been using dry hands , would you say liquid chalk is better?
I think I have about 12-15 basic moves I have to learn in order to pass my first level. I can manage most of them, but theres one they call Baby Curl, where I am utterly terrified to move my stationary leg and spin! Also weirdly cannot get the knack of a carosel and I dont get it. I actually do think its just a bit of time I need and the rest follows.
(I kinda get there are different names for the same moves , and i think this name is in the minority lol)
Still building up to climbing but getting there, gets easier each week. I just struggle to get further up. At home I've been using ankle protectors now and again before I rip the crap out my feet
I use dry hands too.
I was the only one who turned up at my class today so had a one to one. It was amazing I did so much but was absolutely knackered (and bruised)
I was already able to do extended butterfly so worked on inverted pencil (I am terrible with all the names btw) the one in vixiepoo's pic, snake(caterpillar), aysha and I can't remember what the other thing is called but it was a wrist sit though to something
I would be too nervous to have a pole at home in case I fell lol.
Dry hands was good, but i kept having to reapply it allll the time cos as soon as I started sweating even a tiny bit (i sweat a lot ) it was useless! This one lasts my whole lesson with one application!
This is the one i bought if anyone wants a look: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110325729557?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
My newest moves are
Dangerous bridge:
No handed diva dive:
Russian bridge:
and the one we were working on last night which is a variation of the brass monkey:
If anyone wants a look ive got a whole album of them on facebook here
Thanks for the link Char! Realised thats my fav shop, i love them!
Sent you a request btw
I got on the pole last night and managed to climb to the top, hurrah.... every little helps and that Too tired to do anything else though!
What would you ladies recommend to help build up strength? Its always a case of me trying something new, ripping the hell out myself and being hopeless... rest a few days and i can do it with ease.
I always think 'i'll never do that' too, but you get there!
My arm strength is seriously lacking, my instructor reckons climbing and inverts help with strength but they're so boring to me now lol. I think the more you practice the stronger you get definitely, my legs are like bloody steel now!
At the moment I have a bruised boob/chest from brass monkey'ing so much last night, rather painful!
RedLily you must be quite strong, I've been going for ages and can't do any moves that require my arms bearing most of my weight My extended butterfly is pitiful! Well done
Also, your crash mats look great haha, ours are small and square and don't really help if you actually fall on them. Thankfully i've only had one proper fall and that was from a failed superman
We take pics constantly, and i film everything too and take screenshots. Can't miss a pic of a good move
Cupid is my ultimate enemy. I've done it once, got the picture to prove i did it and never done it again I find it SO hard to keep my foot in place with that one!
Knee hold really bruises and cos it's on the soft pad of your knee it hurts for ages after! Superman is another super bruiser for me but I do love the move!
I'm starting to get impatient now. The moves I want to do just aren't possible on the tiny amount of arm strength I have, so I need to get working out!
That was from doing a wrist sit feed through (I think it's called that). I hate cupid, I haven't tried it in a while. I find side climbing really tiring so by the time I'm high enough I'm too tired I'm really tall so have to get really high. Cross ankle release is another one I'm only just starting to like but it still hurts loads I find.
I've not tried superman yet, I'm in no rush it looks painful
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