OK, HELP!
Well, I don't plan on dancing any time soon, if ever... just can't find the balance. But I really wanted to learn how to do the pole tricks. My wonderfully indulgent husband built and installed a pole in our bedroom for me to practice on... Ughh, what a joke! I suck. I know it's a lot of abdominal muscles, which are currently useless having had a baby 2 1/2 months ago. I'm trying, though - and it is fun. But I really need help with the bruising! I bruise really really easily to start with, but the bruises I'm getting, I'm starting to wonder whether I can ever make this look good, even just for my man. I have bruises on my inner thighs, for obvious reasons, bruises on my left shin (slightly inside of the center line) from where my leg 'hits' the pole from doing the basic spin, a horrendous bruise on the outer thigh of my left leg (from doing that spin where you keep both legs on the same side of the pole and bend them like you're sitting), and the one that baffles me, a bruise on my 'stomach' just under where my sternum ends. Ok, the rib cage bruise is from trying to climb up the pole fireman-style - which I can't do - never could climb up the rope in gym class, either - hopelessly unathletic. I really don't think I should be bruising from so little contact though. But the bruises on my shins and thighs are in the same place (or close to it anyway) every time. I don't want to be a pussy about the pain, hell, I have 2 kids, but these bruises really hurt - to the point that it hurts to keep trying the moves, because I keep pushing on the same bruises. They're the really painful kind that make your skin feel really tender... Like brushing a feather over them would still hurt. You know the kind I mean? They're not even from banging into the pole, they're simply from pressing against it. Is it just because I bruise so easily, or am I really screwing something up? Furthermore, is there any hope of my body getting used to the impact or am I destined to be a pole dancing goddess with more bruises than clear skin?Ha! Like I'll ever be a pole goddess with or without the bruises... P.S. I have Fawnia's video, so I've got that base covered at least.




Ha! Like I'll ever be a pole goddess with or without the bruises... P.S. I have Fawnia's video, so I've got that base covered at least.
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... Anyway, he knocked the pole off of it's compression fitting AND pulled it out of the ceiling. My pole is a temporary fixture so we can take it down when Grandma comes to babysit or something. We bought a steel closet rod (coated in chrome or brass) at Home Depot and attached it to a ceiling joist with a standard flange. The compression mounting is my husband's design consisting of two wooden cup-type closet rod holders and a thick bolt in the middle and nuts to adjust it. There are a few problems still, but it seems to hold my weight pretty well (113 and going down
) The problems occur when my 168lb hubby wants to be sexy
. We'll be fixing it this weekend - drywall screws, remounting, and a wider base on the compression fitting. Once we see how it works, I'll post pictures of what he built, for anybody who wants to try building one We spent under $50, all in all, so we saved a fortune compared to buying a pre-built one for $150 - $500. Anyway, I'll post after we fix it.

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