Tag Archives: L5

L5 class

Posted on December 7, 2011 by e

No conditioning. Technique: 1) Handstand 4 (ie. inside angel into split handstand), and spin out (grip pole with inside hand, swing outside leg backwards and push off with outer hand) – i was falling/ sliding down a lot with my … Continue reading →

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L5 class

Posted on November 23, 2011 by e

Note: was late and missed warm up (severe delays on Victoria line), had to leave early for a work conference call (8.30pm) No conditioning. Technique: 1) mermaid into thigh hold x 2: i did this a couple of times… I … Continue reading →

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L5 class

Posted on November 16, 2011 by e

Pole (PDS) L5 :  16 november 2011 Hip hop warm up, no conditioning. Technique: 1) butterfly, plank, inside angel x 4; x 2 with a climb at the start: I didn’t feel super solid with my butterfly, but was better … 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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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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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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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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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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