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Pole update 4

Quick update: after a really rough week (my poor, beautiful Prius, Apollo, was deemed totaled last week. RIP my baby), I picked myself back up off the bottom of the well and got back to exercising on a regular schedule. I had my strength and conditioning class on Monday night, then kickboxing and Pole 2/Lap 2 Tuesday night. I took a break yesterday and went to Pole 5 tonight.

I'm still getting stronger, which is encouraging. I was afraid that I had hit a wall, and maybe I did; but I pushed past it by taking kickboxing and really pushing myself during Pole 2 class. I think the difference between this round of pole dancing and when I first started is that I am really actively pushing myself. I didn't do that before. I did what I could do and no more than that.

But regardless, today I managed to do all my aerial inverts smoothly, without monkey footing. Just up and over. I figured out that the trick was to engage a dead lift, rather than just trying to pull myself over. When I pull my knees to my chest and then lift up, it comes easy. I'll still have to work on making it even smoother, but I know I can do it solidly now, and it's the furthest I've ever made it.

My shoulder mounts are getting a little better, too. It hurt pretty bad on the first try, but it wasn't nearly as bad on the second and third. By that point, though, I was really tired and I start getting scared to invert at that point because I'm afraid I won't make. I still will (sometimes), but it will be sloppy. However, this time, after waiting about 10 minutes, my shoulder felt totally fine again and I felt ready to shoulder mount again. I didn't have a chance to do it again, but even now I can barely feel any pain on my collar.

I'm also getting closer to being able to do a hangback, but I think it's still going to be a while.
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