The Marion Amber is the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing, it appears to be a simple Butterfly variation, but alas it’s anything but a Butterfly. The Marion Amber requires serious strength, unique body positioning, new muscle firing patterns and finding…
The Butterfly is one of the most desired achievements in pole. It’s classified as an intermediate move, but, let’s face it, it’s a difficult intermediate move and the struggle to get the Butterfly is real. Don’t get down on yourself…
A few months back, I wrote a popular blog post here about all my tips and tricks for dealing with sports injuries. As I said then, I've put a lot of time and energy into finding the best ways to…
As a pole athlete, I spend most of my time either contorting myself into crazy shapes, throwing my body weight around in the air, teaching other people how to do these things, or thinking up new, even crazier ways that…
Shortly after I decided to work on getting my splits back, it occurred to me “why stop there?” I used to be a noodle, Gumby, if you will. Just because I was well into my 30s shouldn’t deter me from…
At the age of 10, I was checked for scoliosis in a routine public-school screening for 5th graders. It was determined that I had begun developing a fairly balanced backward S curve in my spine. The upper part of my…
Water. Love it or hate it, it's essential. It's about 75% of you! It’s found in every tissue of the body, and makes up the bulk of the fluid in every cell. Just some of the many roles of water…
Every one of us has had some sort of pole-related ache or pain as we've progressed. Hopefully you've avoided serious sprains and tears, but more than likely you've at least been left with aching joints or ligaments at some point.…
As you may remember from my first Pole Con blog post, I am a huge fan of the trixster side of pole - my “pole strength” is my strength, my go to, the side of me that jumps up and…
Before I tried pole, I knew it wasn’t easy, but when the instructor in my first class had us practice basic spins, supposedly one of the first and easiest tricks to learn, I realized how right I was. If these…