The iguana isn't new, the "bow and arrow" variation is.
#pole was fun today 🥰
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Me, a middle aged white man, hanging upside down on a chrome pole. One leg is hooked around the pole, one hand is pushing me away from the pole. I'm looking at the camera and smiling.

I rarely remember to smile during #pole, so this is a special picture.
The shape is called "eros" 🥰
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Me, a middle aged white man, wearing red sports clothes doing an "Archer" shape in a pole studio. I'm upside down with me neck and one foot on the pole. My body and the pole form a bow, one leg an arrow

Me flying horizontally on the pole, smiling at the viewer

Last week I was severely sleep deprived during #pole training and struggled a lot.
This week I was well rested and shapes just worked 🥰
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Me hanging upside down on a pole. One hand is above my head, the other between my legs. My legs are spread wide

I struggled during todays #pole lass but I loved this shape 🥰
I still can't spread my legs wide but this shape makes it look good anyway
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Me, a middle aged white man, wearing red sportswear in an aerial acrobatics studio. I'm holding on to a pole with two hands and one butt cheek, leaning almost horizontally away from the pole. I'm smiling into the camera

Me, a middle aged white man, wearing red sportswear in an aerial acrobatics studio. I'm holding on to a pole with two hands and one butt cheek, leaning almost horizontally away from the pole. I'm more horizontal than in the previous picture and the bitt grip point is more clearly visible.

It almost looks like a superman but doesn't hurt like a superman. Love this new #pole shape.
Only drawback of this shape: my shorts usually don't expose enough skin for it to work 😅
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I'm not a fan of doing shapes on a spinning #pole and tend to do them really slowly.
That one worked out okay and didn't make me too dizzy.
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Pole was pretty and pretty scary tonight. Moving that leg to the other side of the pole and having it hang in free air took as much physical as mental strength.
I'm really happy that I got it.
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Santa is getting rid of the sleigh and learns how to fly himself 🎅

Have a great weekend everyone and I hope that the coming holidays will be how you like them 💜

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There's a big benefit to training in the same aerial studio as my daughter. While she's training hoop for kids I can do a bit of solo #pole training instead of waiting bored.
Unfortunately the "solo room" doesn't have competition poles yet. The old ones flex A LOT when I'm using them 😬
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Pole was fun today. The choreo was great, I didn't slip and I mostly remembered to point my toes 🥰

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Me being upside down on a chrome pole. My arms form a V shape and hold on to the pole. One foot is on the pole, the other obe is stretched far away from it.

This shape is called an "extended butterfly". Today I called it an "overextended butterfly" - that heel should have been on the other side of the pole for stability.
It worked out surprisingly well despite this mistake and I didn't even fall 😅
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Had the best #pole class in a long time. We did hard stuff and I have a lot to improve - and at the same time so many shapes just worked and actually looked pretty.
I've been doing this for almost exactly three years now and my love for this sport is as strong as ever.
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I'm still not good at handstand tricks on the #pole so I have to change them to ellbow stands.
Everything else was great though and I'm super stoked that I'm at a point where the trainer saying "add something of your own" doesn't make my mind go blank 🥰
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My pole class got changed to an open training today which gave me the opportunity to experiment.
I present: my first ever remy layback!
The leg grip is extremely safe but it was still a mental and physical battle to lay all the way back. I'm super stoked that I got it
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Lack of sleep didn't stop me from going to #pole class and I ended up flying into the weekend 😁
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Spinning into the weekend (and probably getting #pole content flagged as "sexual" again)
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That was a fun one!
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Me, a middle aged white man, holding on to a pole with just my legs. My arms are stretched out to the side.

Learned a mew ergonomic sitting position at #pole today.
Sadly getting a pole for my desk in the office will probably not work out 😁
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Usually I feel sore the day after #pole class. Skipping it for two weeks means that I felt sore an hour after class already. Also my feet forgot how to point 😅
It felt so good to be back though!
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Hearing one of my pole instructors happily yell "yeeeees!" when I achieve a shape is one of the best feelings ever. Especially when I completely messed up my hand placement on the first try 😬
I'm excited myself and proud of how clean I got the "mermaid" 🧜‍♀️
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Me, a middle aged white man, wearing a red sports bra and matching shorts, hanging upside down on a pole in a pole studio. Me left leg is hooked around the pole towards the ceiling, my right arm is holding on to the pole towards the floor. My other hand grabs my other foot behind my back, forming a square with my back.

The shapes I'm able to do on the #pole by now blow my mind.
I had a great class today 🥰
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Me, a middle aged white man, doing a pole trick in a pole studio. I'm positioned sideways to the viewer. The pole is mostly hidden behind me and it looks like I'm sitting on air.

Some pole tricks feel more like magic than others.
Today I learned how to sit on air 🥰
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If you're wondering how I got into this situation (on the other side) 😁
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Me hanging upside down from a pole with both of my hands holding on to my feet. My whole body is in a Bretzel shape. I'm smiling at the camera.

This is a rare photo of me during #pole. For once I didn't forget to smile!
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Did a scary but fun transition at #pole today.
The first attempts had quite a drop at the leg switch moment, I'm proud of myself for getting rid of that.
"Look ma, no hands!" 😁
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I didn't manage most of the tricks at #pole today and the ones I got were wobbly and shakey.
At least I finally found the courage to wear my beautiful new shorts.
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Before #pole class I was mentally exhausted. Now, after class, I'm physically exhausted as well. And I got to create something pretty along the way 🤩
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This choreo from tonights pole class isn't graceful or perfectly executed but it was fun, the final shape made me feel pretty and it gave me ideas for my own choreography
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And that's how I got into it.
Getting out of it, especially getting out of it pretty is still a todo 😅
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