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Pole spin

Posted on April 4, 2012 by e

warm-up: was actually there for the full warm-up for once! technique: 1) combo: sideways ‘frog’ extended pose, swing right leg across into invert-V x 3: tried several times, i kind of got part-way there but was not strong enough to … Continue reading →

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Pole spin

Posted on March 7, 2012 by e

1)    Reach for the stars (Attitude) – I could hold my leg / foot and lean away, but was struggling to do this hands-free. Needed to get my knee pit tighter into the pole, get my knee more parallel / … Continue reading →

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Pole spin

Posted on November 8, 2011 by e

Technique: 1) Falling angels on the other side (pole on RHS) x 3: was struggling to get the confidence to do it without hands for a bit… so did several outside angels. eventually did one set of leg switch, 3x … Continue reading →

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Pole catch-up

Posted on November 1, 2011 by e

Technique: 1) Outside angel (left-leg hang) on other side (pole on RHS of body) x 3 2) Inside angel (right-leg hang) on other side (pole on RHS of body) x 2 x 2 (straight right leg and hooked right leg) … Continue reading →

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Private : summer threesome

Posted on August 19, 2011 by e

fellow polers: Jule and Lu Conditioning: 1) pull up and swing legs forward and backwards (keeping legs straight) x 5 x 2 (left and right arms above) 2) straight legs eagle, bring legs together into pike then com down x … Continue reading →

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L5 class (post spin class!)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by e

Warm-up: 1) Light warm up with pole, similar to pole spin (shoulder stretches, side bows, pencil grip warm up, lunges and hips warm up) + additional leg lunges, triangle yoga poses Technique: 1) Knee hold – i had 3 turns … 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 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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