Off

Took today off.  Felt really tired (insomnia flair up).  My legs hurt something awful as well, and my hands (fingers) have a great deal of air in the knuckles, so gripping is a bit painful.

I woke up planning on not dancing today.  I was going to just work on some basic stuff,  mainly upper body strength.

Hubby said I needed to get the car taken care of, then after I took the kids to get new shoes.  Came home, it was 4:22.  I typically do my thing at 3.  I still needed to clean up the gigantic mess of trash my dog made while we were gone.

Then there are the dishes I just don't want to deal with, but kinda have to.....And the laundry.  Uggghhhh....

Just decided to take today off.

Here's a thought

Don't be afraid of the pole.

Yes.  I am a bigger girl.  But I can do it.

Let go of your inhibitions,  and just fly.  Fly on the pole, let it take you away.

Do not be afraid of the pole.
Do not be afraid of yourself.

awkward maneuvers

I woke up with multiple bruises on my body.  It  made  me smile.

Personally, I love bruises.  They are like little tiny trophies,  memory marks that show what I've done and how hard I've been working.   I rarely bruise, or, I guess I don't bruise easily,  I have a very awesome ability to heal quickly, so bruises are a rare thing.  But there they were!

I just got done with my afternoon dancing.  I am all sweaty and muscles are still pulsing.  It's a nice feeling to have.

Today was my first day where I was really able to incorporate any of the slides into my dancing,  and suffice it to say, it was awkwardly done.  I suppose it will take some time to get it fluid.  To easily go from a body wave to a fireman slide without hesitation.

I did 4 songs, which is a workout.  Seems quick, but it's really intense.   Anyway, after my songs, I let the ipod play and just practiced more on my slides and kicks.

I am slowly getting better.

Then I did a few practice forearm stands against the pole, and worked on hooking my ankle and allowing my other leg to come down, almost looking like a bow and arrow to me.

Worked on my dismount from that, hoping to work my way into the splits eventually with that.  I think that'd be awesome.  Then, swing around my leg, log roll, and body wave up. ...That's what I envision anyway, lol.

I can't explain why, but doing this, makes me feel good.  Not really sexy, at least not during, but afterwards, I am amazed at what my body can do on that pole.

My daughter has girl scouts tonight,  which stresses me out, and I am not sure how the moms will react, if at all, to my pole being in the game room.

At least I have afterwards to look forward to, more practice only while my hubby jams on his guitar.  I like that.  A weird kind of quality time, haahaa.

Oh, yeah, and I'm hooked.  I am officially dreaming about poling now, and staying up in bed thinking "just one more time" :P

Night poling

I think I found a great daily routine for myself.  Especially since the kids love to do pole moves, and I don't want them doing it when I am not there to supervise.

OH!  Hubby straightened the pole.  We figured out that the girls have been doing running jumps onto the pole. So yeah. A constant barrage of 50-70 lbs hitting it full force.  *spoke to them about pole safety,  and the new aforementioned routine*

So, what I have been doing was basically at 3pm everyday is "my time".  I use that to workout (now dance) for about 40-50 minutes.

Well, today was ended early,  and after dinner hubby fixed my pole before playing his guitar.  While he played, I was messing around, showing him I was able to do the scissor move, and just doing basic stuff on the pole with the girls.

I showed him my hand stand, and he said he'd be impressed when I did it on the pole.  I tried it, and landed it!

Then I decided to ahead and try a full on handstand (against the wall)...And again, I did it, AND held it for an extended period.  Go me!

Went to mess around on the pole some more with the girls.  I wanted to try doing a basic leg hook slide/swing? It took me awhile, but after a few I got it.

I did it.

My leg is sore, sure to be bruised or tender tomorrow....Only to inflict more torture onto my body, But I am happy about it

Today was an excellent pole day :)

pole adventures

So, I bought a dancing pole.
Actually,  my husband got it for me because I really wanted one.

We installed it Tuesday night,  and Wednesday I was trying my hand at all the beginner moves.  I failed, lol.

I didn't quit though.   Got right back up there the next day.

I want to write about my experience with this. I want to document.

It's My 4th day.  And,  I've become addicted.   I think about what I need to learn, what I want to learn.  I spend free time on YouTube looking up videos.

Yesterday I was recovering from being sick over the weekend, and though still not 100%, I worked on moves.

I Did a backbend,  which thrilled me.  I attempted to do a move called "the Scissors" which is basically lifting up and moving your legs in a fan like motion from one side of the pole to the other.

Couldn't do it.  Hell,  I have no upper body strength (hence why I'm not doing the slides yet), but it looked fairly easy andi wanted to try it.

Monday I spent my time with that, focusing on it, not stopping after failing the up teeth time.  (I did other things, but went back to that)  I never nailed it, but gave it a good trainer worthy try.

Today I felt better, and wanted to dance a bit.   Try to incorporate the log roll in, maybe work more on my floor inversion.  At some point I thought what the hell,  bad romance is jamming on the ipod, try out the scissor.

I sway around, wrap my arms into position,  grip tightly, and lift.  It happened!  It was quick, and fleeting,  and not exactly pretty,  but I managed to get both legs up of the ground at the same time!  I did it a few more times on both sides.

I did a few more dips, lunges and log rolls, the I had to abruptly end my session,  (portable pole with a slightly slanted ceiling can cause it to shift, NOT fall, but I stop if that happens and hubby readjusts it)

Anyway.  I was drinking my water and decided I wanted to work on my head stand.  NAILED THEM!  Fuck yeah!  (My boob popped out to the amusement of my toddler, so I need to wear my sport's bra tomorrow)

I'm still bruised from monday, with more from today forming,  but it feels good.

More tomorrow!