Last week I joined level 7 in pole, but it's technically an aerials class meant for people who have already taken that level. I asked the instructor if it would still be okay for me to join, given that I haven't yet taken 7, and she said it was fine.
Well, it really wasn't. We zoomed through every move in Pole 6 in about 10 minutes and then every move in Pole 7 in the next 10 minutes. There wasn't ever a chance for me to actually learn any of the moves, and I'm very lucky that I already knew how to do many of them from when I was in Pole 7 last time. But some of them I had never tried before and 30 seconds isn't enough time for me to learn them. I wasn't given a spotter and was expected to have them mastered by the time we moved onto the next move. It was so stressful.
The two moves I struggled with the most, though, were Allegra and elbow grip Ayesha. Allegra is so advanced that I hadn't even fathomed we'd learn it at any point in the studio, but apparently it was taught in the last week of Pole 6, which I missed. After practicing it for about 20 minutes yesterday at home, and again today in class, I'm about 80% close to getting it. I did get it once, but it just hurts way too much for me to get it on a regular basis. I'm hoping after more conditioning it won't be so much of an issue.
As for the elbow grip Ayesha, Val had started teaching me that last time, but I was never able to get it. I have a hard time getting a decent grip on my bottom hand and I never felt secure enough to let go. To be fair, last time I wasn't nearly as strong as I am now, but I still had the same problem this time around. I gave it a shot once and nearly fell onto the floor. So I did a ton of research, posted online on some pole communities, and got some great advice to go into an inverted D and drop my legs from there. That was the trick I was missing, but I feel like I maybe could have gotten that advice in class if there had actually been any instruction. Instead, I was just expected to know it.
Yesterday I was about 80% to getting it, and today in class I actually got it. I feel confident that I could try it again tomorrow and get it consistently. I honest to god never thought I'd get this move ever, so this is seriously pretty cool. The next step would be turning it into a pencil.
On a different note, my cupped grip handspring has drastically improved. Or rather, I accidentally swung my leg into it today and it gave me the momentum I was lacking to get all the way up and hold it. Before I was just pulling my knee up and over and I wasn't getting very far. I could get both legs up but would fall right back down a second later. This allows me to actually get up and stay up. Considering that no one else can do cupped grip or get up without momentum, I'd say I'm in a pretty good position. All that pulling up in a deadlift was probably helping me more than I thought it was.
Well, it really wasn't. We zoomed through every move in Pole 6 in about 10 minutes and then every move in Pole 7 in the next 10 minutes. There wasn't ever a chance for me to actually learn any of the moves, and I'm very lucky that I already knew how to do many of them from when I was in Pole 7 last time. But some of them I had never tried before and 30 seconds isn't enough time for me to learn them. I wasn't given a spotter and was expected to have them mastered by the time we moved onto the next move. It was so stressful.
The two moves I struggled with the most, though, were Allegra and elbow grip Ayesha. Allegra is so advanced that I hadn't even fathomed we'd learn it at any point in the studio, but apparently it was taught in the last week of Pole 6, which I missed. After practicing it for about 20 minutes yesterday at home, and again today in class, I'm about 80% close to getting it. I did get it once, but it just hurts way too much for me to get it on a regular basis. I'm hoping after more conditioning it won't be so much of an issue.
As for the elbow grip Ayesha, Val had started teaching me that last time, but I was never able to get it. I have a hard time getting a decent grip on my bottom hand and I never felt secure enough to let go. To be fair, last time I wasn't nearly as strong as I am now, but I still had the same problem this time around. I gave it a shot once and nearly fell onto the floor. So I did a ton of research, posted online on some pole communities, and got some great advice to go into an inverted D and drop my legs from there. That was the trick I was missing, but I feel like I maybe could have gotten that advice in class if there had actually been any instruction. Instead, I was just expected to know it.
Yesterday I was about 80% to getting it, and today in class I actually got it. I feel confident that I could try it again tomorrow and get it consistently. I honest to god never thought I'd get this move ever, so this is seriously pretty cool. The next step would be turning it into a pencil.
On a different note, my cupped grip handspring has drastically improved. Or rather, I accidentally swung my leg into it today and it gave me the momentum I was lacking to get all the way up and hold it. Before I was just pulling my knee up and over and I wasn't getting very far. I could get both legs up but would fall right back down a second later. This allows me to actually get up and stay up. Considering that no one else can do cupped grip or get up without momentum, I'd say I'm in a pretty good position. All that pulling up in a deadlift was probably helping me more than I thought it was.
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