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Pole goals update #2

I was going through my old posts and saw one from when I first went back to pole dancing in December/January (has it been 6 months already? It doesn't feel like it at all) that had a list of pole goals on it. It was very small: #1 get a shoulder mount, and #2 invert better and elbow grip Ayesha. Mostly, just wanted to focus on getting strong without commitments.

But there have been other goals, not labeled as such, along the way in my other posts. I really had no idea how far I've come in 6 months; but a lot of that has to do with how bad I was when I started back. But regardless, I think it might be kind of fun to do a list of goals that I've met and start making new ones to knock off.

Previous goals that I have since met:
  • Regular invert (when I first came back)
  • Deadlift invert
  • Aerial invert
  • Chopper/Straddle invert (could use some fine tuning)
  • Regular shoulder mount
  • Deadlift shoulder mount
  • Flag with one leg bent
  • Flag with straight legs
  • Full skater
  • Jamilla mount
  • Superwoman
  • Reverse Superwoman
  • Superman from climb above (close to perfecting this)
  • Superman from extended butterfly to flatline
  • Superman from plank/inverted teddy (only did this once, but I couldn't believe I was able to)
  • Side climb
  • Straddle climb all the way to the top 
  • Pull ups in general
  • Holding knees up to chest before invert
  • Splits! Both ways!
  • Cross-ankle layback (just got it today!)
  • Bow and arrow (see above note)
  • Twisted grip handspring (consistently that one night. Haven't tried it since)

Mind you, almost none of these were things I could do before.

New goals:
  • Twisted grip handspring (make it consistent)
  • True grip handspring (at least some progress)
  • Elbow + regular grip Ayesha (eek... seems ambitious)
  • Pencil (also ambitious)
  • Aerial shoulder mount
  • Shoulder mount into brass monkey
  • Cross knee layback (why can't I get this one anymore?)
  • Hands-only climb
  • Handstand/forearm stand
  • Cupid/Princess
  • Remi sit and layback
  • Russian layback
  • Cartwheel of any sort
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