Ok, Carine (PoleKatz) does it. Pantera's got it down. Even the chick in PS's advertising video clip (the one they use EVERYWHERE) can do it. What am I missing?
I'm talking about the move where you stand with your back toward the pole, reach overhead, grab the pole (with a double backhand type grip - like Fawnia's backslides) and then pull your feet up over your head and onto the pole. When you're finished, you're in a cat-like stance on the pole (which I can do, but not from the shoulder mount). Check out PS's site to see the chick do it (and no - that's not a PS plug)![]()
http://www.platinumstages.com
Anyway, it's a cool trick and mastering it leads to other cool tricks. Plus, I would just love to be able to look that strong. But, I know it's gotta be a lot of ab work. I don't know if it's purely a matter of being strong enough to pull myself up and I'm just not there yet, or if there is some little nuance of the trick that I'm missing...
My problem is the grip. I feel like if I could just get a good grip on the pole, I could kick hard enough and crunch my abs enough to to get my legs onto the pole. I don't see why it would be much different than any other invert, if I could just get a solid grip. As it is though, the harder I kick or the bigger an effort I make to get my legs up, the more my hands slip down. I've mastered a lot of the pole tricks without being afraid of falling anymore, but this one still scares me a little, because you're not really even holding onto the pole to be able to use it to slide down and break your fall, y'know? You're just standing there beside the pole, kicking your feet up, and if you start to slip, you plummet straight down and land on your back... Maybe I just need to lay out some exercise mats and get ballsy!![]()
Anyway... If anyone that can do this has any tips/tricks/cheats/whatever that can help me, I would really appreciate it.
THANKS!



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