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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