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PDS pole spin class

Posted on August 3, 2011 by e

Light warm up with pole (shoulder stretches, side bows, pencil grip warm up, lunges and hips warm up) 1) Combo #1 – left hook forward spin (right hand up on the pole, step on right foot – facing left – … Continue reading →

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L5 class with EG

Posted on July 27, 2011 by e

Conditioning: 1) straight arm front pull-ups (x4 x2 (ie. once on each side)) 2) leg tucks with australian shoulder-mount grip (x3 x2 (ie. once on each side)) 3) undergrip with blade into matrix lift (x4 x 4 (ie. twice on … Continue reading →

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Private with N

Posted on July 24, 2011 by e

Conditioning: 1) Climb and scissor climb/pull-up (2x, one with right hand on top, one with left hand on top) 2) “Windscreen wiper” (positioned like a side pull-up, tuck, and then tilt from one side to the other) 3) Shoulder mount … Continue reading →

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L5 course, class #3

Posted on July 13, 2011 by e

  Conditioning: 1) eagle (hold for 4 counts), then bring outside leg to the pole (like sideways V) without leg touching the pole, then bring top / outside leg to join inside leg. repeated 3x (twice on good side, once … Continue reading →

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pole ace

Posted on July 8, 2011 by e

had class with Nicky S worked on: 1) pencil mount – never managed to get up, but got closer to doing so through trying to tuck into pencil 2) archer – managed to get it, although worked very near the … Continue reading →

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L5 course, second class

Posted on July 6, 2011 by e

Conditioning: 1) Straight leg lift x 4 (right side 4x, left side 4x) x 2 2) scissor climb x 8 x 2 (i was pathetic at this. i think i was the worst performer in class 🙁 ) New moves: … Continue reading →

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L5 lesson with N

Posted on July 2, 2011 by e

L4 revision: 1)    Inside angel (was much neater and more graceful than i’ve managed in a long long time) 2)    Climb caterpillar (i managed it!! 🙂 not gracefully, but still, reasonably confidently. Nat was saying i should just … Continue reading →

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First day of L5

Posted on June 30, 2011 by e

I was really nervous before my first L5 class with the founder of my school EG (Wed, 29 June), because she has a fearsome reputation of being very strict. I was practically working myself up into a lather and very … Continue reading →

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Hello pole world!

Posted on June 26, 2011 by e

Went to PDS showcase today. There were girls from different levels performing, from L3-L8. Two of the L4 girls did climb caterpillars beautifully (without struggling like I do), and the other girls were really inspiring as well. So I came … Continue reading →

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