Comments on: My Pregnancy & Pole Dance Diary – First Trimester http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/pole-dance-mag/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary-first-trimester/ Pole Dancing Studios in the North West Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:39:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tiny http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/pole-dance-mag/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary-first-trimester/comment-page-1/#comment-2131 Tiny Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:26:51 +0000 http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/?p=2411#comment-2131 I would also say though - Don't make big plans to make a muscle mad comeback in record timing. I had it all planned out. I figured because I pole and it keeps me in shape that the weight would come off quicker and easier than most people etc.... NOT TRUE! The thing is, if you are ALREADY conditioned to pole, and you train say 3 times a week, after recovery, if you go back to 3 times a week on the pole again - you THINK after a short time you'll be right back to where you were, with pole being so demanding n all - THIS IS A LIE. All you'll do by training in your normal way is MAINTAIN the flab you have. You need to work TWICE AS HARD to shift it, like any normal Mum I'm afraid, it might even be harder for us because we are already conditioned to working out a certain amount. BUT - Of course, training 6 times a week to shift the weight not long after having a baby is madness, and could do you more harm than good. So don't stress yourself out by making all these plans to train and get rock solid again, it's gonna be a slow process and yunno what - THAT'S THE BEST IDEA - EMBRACE IT. I only know of 2 ladies in pole that have got their bodies back within a year of giving birth - but they both went through hell to get there and worked incredibly hard. I don't believe what they did was particularly damaging, but I don't think it's a good idea for everybody. So don't pressure yourself, hold onto those curves for just a bit longer, embrace the idea that gradual is best and enjoy coming back to pole at a relaxed and manageable pace - you don't have to be superwoman, and you're not a failure if the weight doesn't fly off you, or if you can't get your moves looking the way they did within a few weeks! Look after yourself xxx I would also say though – Don’t make big plans to make a muscle mad comeback in record timing. I had it all planned out. I figured because I pole and it keeps me in shape that the weight would come off quicker and easier than most people etc…. NOT TRUE!
The thing is, if you are ALREADY conditioned to pole, and you train say 3 times a week, after recovery, if you go back to 3 times a week on the pole again – you THINK after a short time you’ll be right back to where you were, with pole being so demanding n all – THIS IS A LIE. All you’ll do by training in your normal way is MAINTAIN the flab you have. You need to work TWICE AS HARD to shift it, like any normal Mum I’m afraid, it might even be harder for us because we are already conditioned to working out a certain amount.
BUT – Of course, training 6 times a week to shift the weight not long after having a baby is madness, and could do you more harm than good. So don’t stress yourself out by making all these plans to train and get rock solid again, it’s gonna be a slow process and yunno what – THAT’S THE BEST IDEA – EMBRACE IT.
I only know of 2 ladies in pole that have got their bodies back within a year of giving birth – but they both went through hell to get there and worked incredibly hard. I don’t believe what they did was particularly damaging, but I don’t think it’s a good idea for everybody.
So don’t pressure yourself, hold onto those curves for just a bit longer, embrace the idea that gradual is best and enjoy coming back to pole at a relaxed and manageable pace – you don’t have to be superwoman, and you’re not a failure if the weight doesn’t fly off you, or if you can’t get your moves looking the way they did within a few weeks!

Look after yourself xxx

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/pole-dance-mag/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary-first-trimester/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 Jennifer Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:31:14 +0000 http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/?p=2411#comment-2130 Thank you for the reassurance! My shoulder mount was not a struggle to learn, but has always been a struggle to do with much control. I still rely on a good alley-oop to get me up, although once I'm up, I can hold a good, solid V ( or could, until now!). Also, seeing what you are able to do and knowing it took you awhile to get your handspring is reassuring as well...I've been working on mine for 8 months and still haven't nailed it! For now I'll take a break from the shoulder mount and focus on other, safer moves that aren't yet compromised by my pregnancy! Thank you so much for your response! It was very reassuring! Thank you for the reassurance! My shoulder mount was not a struggle to learn, but has always been a struggle to do with much control. I still rely on a good alley-oop to get me up, although once I’m up, I can hold a good, solid V ( or could, until now!).
Also, seeing what you are able to do and knowing it took you awhile to get your handspring is reassuring as well…I’ve been working on mine for 8 months and still haven’t nailed it! For now I’ll take a break from the shoulder mount and focus on other, safer moves that aren’t yet compromised by my pregnancy! Thank you so much for your response! It was very reassuring!

]]> By: Tiny http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/pole-dance-mag/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary-first-trimester/comment-page-1/#comment-2126 Tiny Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:23:37 +0000 http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/?p=2411#comment-2126 Hi Jennifer, I guess it would depend on whether it was something you struggled like hell with in the first place. I took 2 months off straight after giving birth - I just couldn't be arsed, pole was the least of my worries at the time! I started to teach beginner level again (assisted) in month 3. I didn't hop on the pole for myself until month 4 and even then it was basic stuff, but month 5 is when I started to tackle the old nasties like shoulder mount and hand spring. I can tell you that it will take less time to get it back than it did to learn - that's for sure. I got the shoulder mount back after about 2 weeks of practising (in month 5), but it was messy, not graceful, not controlled, just alley-oop! The handspring took longer - I think I was into month 6 when I got that back and it was still 1 in 3 tries for a while. Again it was messy and wobbly to start off with but it took me 2 or 3 years to learn it in the first place! So to have it back after a month or two's practising was really good going for me. So I guess if we were going to write a basic rule of thumb for now, it would be: <strong>If it took you 1 year to get, it will take 1 month to regain - but ONLY when you are fully recovered and have control of everything below it. If it took 2 years to learn, 2 months of solid practise and it should come back to how it was etc....</strong> Total guesstimates of course but hey .... if it helps.... Hi Jennifer,

I guess it would depend on whether it was something you struggled like hell with in the first place.
I took 2 months off straight after giving birth – I just couldn’t be arsed, pole was the least of my worries at the time!
I started to teach beginner level again (assisted) in month 3. I didn’t hop on the pole for myself until month 4 and even then it was basic stuff, but month 5 is when I started to tackle the old nasties like shoulder mount and hand spring.
I can tell you that it will take less time to get it back than it did to learn – that’s for sure. I got the shoulder mount back after about 2 weeks of practising (in month 5), but it was messy, not graceful, not controlled, just alley-oop! The handspring took longer – I think I was into month 6 when I got that back and it was still 1 in 3 tries for a while. Again it was messy and wobbly to start off with but it took me 2 or 3 years to learn it in the first place! So to have it back after a month or two’s practising was really good going for me.

So I guess if we were going to write a basic rule of thumb for now, it would be:

If it took you 1 year to get, it will take 1 month to regain – but ONLY when you are fully recovered and have control of everything below it.
If it took 2 years to learn, 2 months of solid practise and it should come back to how it was etc….

Total guesstimates of course but hey …. if it helps….

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/pole-dance-mag/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary-first-trimester/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 Jennifer Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:10:55 +0000 http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/?p=2411#comment-2125 15 weeks pregnant here and I just lost my shoulder mount. I just cant lift all this weight anymore. I am beyond devastated! In your experience, are moves which you've neglected during pregnancy hard to "get back" afterward? Thank you!!! 15 weeks pregnant here and I just lost my shoulder mount. I just cant lift all this weight anymore. I am beyond devastated! In your experience, are moves which you’ve neglected during pregnancy hard to “get back” afterward?

Thank you!!!

]]> By: Tiny http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/pole-dance-mag/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary-first-trimester/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Tiny Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:19:36 +0000 http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/?p=2411#comment-1197 Ah I'm glad it's been useful to someone so far! Just as a precaution again - Please don't follow this blog as a recommendation of how YOU should carry out your pregnancy. It's not meant to be advisary. I broke a lot of rules in my pregnancy, and pole dance exercise whilst pregnant is very taboo, very un-tested, and I have probably done everything wrong. In fact if there was a diary on how NOT to behave whilst pregnant - this might be it! BUT... We are not cripples (the whole time at least) and we have jobs to do and some previous fitness history, muscle memory, good health and all that jazz so it's not too 'dangerous' to continue as you are for as long as you can - as I was advised - just KNOW YOUR LIMITS and as soon as the though of quitting enters you mind, DO IT. Also, know when you are taking on too much, and ask for help, cut out anything you could do without and eat well! Oh and with the sickness - the trick is to eat - eventhough it's the last thing you feel like doing. Eat just little bits or whatever you think you could handle - dry toast or dighestive biscuits are good if you can't face a thing. Eating a little SOMETHING keeps the sickness at bay. And.... it won't last forever.... :) Ah I’m glad it’s been useful to someone so far!
Just as a precaution again – Please don’t follow this blog as a recommendation of how YOU should carry out your pregnancy. It’s not meant to be advisary. I broke a lot of rules in my pregnancy, and pole dance exercise whilst pregnant is very taboo, very un-tested, and I have probably done everything wrong. In fact if there was a diary on how NOT to behave whilst pregnant – this might be it!
BUT…
We are not cripples (the whole time at least) and we have jobs to do and some previous fitness history, muscle memory, good health and all that jazz so it’s not too ‘dangerous’ to continue as you are for as long as you can – as I was advised – just KNOW YOUR LIMITS and as soon as the though of quitting enters you mind, DO IT. Also, know when you are taking on too much, and ask for help, cut out anything you could do without and eat well!

Oh and with the sickness – the trick is to eat – eventhough it’s the last thing you feel like doing. Eat just little bits or whatever you think you could handle – dry toast or dighestive biscuits are good if you can’t face a thing. Eating a little SOMETHING keeps the sickness at bay. And…. it won’t last forever….

:)

]]> By: Pole Kitten http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/pole-dance-mag/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary/my-pregnancy-pole-dance-diary-first-trimester/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 Pole Kitten Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:57:19 +0000 http://www.candy-chrome.co.uk/?p=2411#comment-1196 That was absolutely AWESOME! I know I've been pregnant before but it was totally different the first time, no sickness, nothing. This time, apart from not having seen my abs in months, I'm suffering exactly the same sickness and tiredness right down to the orange juice! I also had the exact same concerns. Thanks so much for making me feel much MUCH better :) PK xxx That was absolutely AWESOME! I know I’ve been pregnant before but it was totally different the first time, no sickness, nothing. This time, apart from not having seen my abs in months, I’m suffering exactly the same sickness and tiredness right down to the orange juice! I also had the exact same concerns. Thanks so much for making me feel much MUCH better :) PK xxx

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