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Grayeyes, Oh how I hate Stainless steal. lol Yeah legs are my slippery issue too. The Dew point WITH the Mighty grip works, neither work for me on their own. Some pple love SS so maybe you could sell it and by the SV pole if you love how the lil myxn works?
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As someone who lived in the cold midwest I feel your frustration!!!! I haven’t had grip issues with my SV pole yet, but I still use my x-poles too and the steam is the only way to get junk off the poles. I’ve found most pole cleaners make the poles slick :/. Also I don’t clean the pole with Alcohol or vinegar after steaming because sometimes it seem to make it slick, I just use steam.
Warm up really well….Once the pole is cleaned then your challenge will be to warm the pole (you could steam for that) and warm your body enough to grip. Cold skin doesn’t grip poles well. The Basic warm up in the lessons here was created to warm your pole and body, so you could try that.
Try grip aids…..I’m not a huge fan of grip aids unless you’re performing, but If you just can’t warm your legs or the pole enough. Try spraying Dew point on your legs, then add some Mighty grip on top. Then, I spray my hands with the Dew point, then grip the pole all over so it’s transferred to the pole, then add the Mighty grip to my hands and transfer that to the pole too. I had to do this today on my brass, it worked really well!!
Moisturize….Also try moisturizing with Lubriderm lotion a few hours before poling. Oh! Also for me, using regular cheap washcloths (washed and dried without fabric softener) work better for cleaning than microfiber cloth! Using microfiber seems to increase the greasy factor….I have no idea why that would be though. I’m sure others will have ideas too! Good luck!!!
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There are actually 7 routines in the lessons here!!
Basic warm up https://stage.studioveena.com/lessons/view/525b64a6-b328-401e-85e7-456c0ac37250
Hard core routine https://stage.studioveena.com/lessons/view/50bf696c-332c-43be-8cce-433a0ac37250
Express workout https://stage.studioveena.com/lessons/view/50c61288-123c-4047-ac9d-1beb0ac37250
Pole strength routine https://stage.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4db64418-c354-4da5-aa23-464c0ac37250
Shoulders and Abs https://stage.studioveena.com/lessons/view/528af759-bbfc-4825-9755-47180a9aa0eb
Lower Body https://stage.studioveena.com/lessons/view/527ab98a-edc8-4144-9793-65ca0a9aa0eb
Chest and Back https://stage.studioveena.com/lessons/view/52812fc4-8024-4e4c-8363-7db40a9aa0eb
Members seem to love them and see great results. 🙂 The express workout is great for cardio.
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Oh I should add that the tight hamstrings would keep the knee bent when bringing the leg in front of the body or to the side, tight quads or hip flexors could cause the knee to bend when reaching the leg behind you. Also if you have existing knee issues/injuries forcing the knees isn’t a good idea.
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I saw your video. 🙂
Lina has great advice!! Many times it’s not always about stronger quads but just training the legs. It’s similar to learning to point the foot, tons of practice until you no longer have to think about it. If you have the lessons the new Lower Body Routine would be helpful, it give you a lot of opportunity to focus on leg extension while doing through different exercises. One other thing, sometime if you have very tight hamstrings fully extending the leg can be difficult. https://stage.studioveena.com/lessons/view/527ab98a-edc8-4144-9793-65ca0a9aa0eb
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FITQUTIE You could do this as your warm up if you like or at the end of a pole session to really fatigue the muscles. 🙂
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Let’s try one more time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhW5OcZoMRM
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I’ve written out tips for routines so many times I was toying with doing a tutorial on yt for it. If I get a chance to do it soon I’ll post it for you Yanille!
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Vdub I’ll repost the challenge for you.
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These are all great stretches!! For those reading who need to protect your knees (for some this is an issue) then stick with lunge variations that keep the front, bent leg at 90 degrees. Also by keeping the front bent leg with the knee over ankle you can really drop down into the hip, if you are doing the lunge with the knee far beyond the toe you can’t drop as far down into the stretch. For those looking for the Lunge stretches I’m referring to you can find a nice sequence in the Side/front splits routine. Around min 9:12 https://stage.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4e23973c-e724-4d0a-9b2e-79650ac37250 I love Kino btw!
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Yay! I’m so glad you already feel a change 💜
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Yes Norway, it’s the same ðŸ˜Å
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Thank you Stephii! 💜
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The video shared looks like a great way to build the control and strength needed! I have another suggestion you can work on too. I’m not amazing at handstands (yet) but I find that doing elbow stands and forearm stands are extremely helpful when it comes to finding your balance. I was never scared of the kick up and I use to kick and kick until I was blue in the face, without any progress on holding. Once I started focusing on my forearm stands I saw a great improvement in holding a handstand. If you worry about falling over do them against a wall your back will be against the wall instead of facing like the other video show. If any of you want to look up the handstands using the pole in the lessons a Handstand is what I call it if your back is towards the pole and if your facing the pole its a reverse handstand. 🙂
Here is the progression I used for working on my balance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmIciddJyPY