01-05-14, 03:45 AM | |
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Kentucky
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I love your blog, too, Nuggie!
I wish I had read more in parts of this thread cause I ordered from amazon. Now I am worried. I have a question regarding P57 (and most barre workouts have this issue). On pretzels, I cannot lift up my leg like they do. The beginner modifier is out of the frame and I can't see what she is doing. I also noticed no-beginner in frame in dailey method at one point(which I got today and previewed it to see what she does different). What do I do with pretzel? I want to be able to do this miracle pretzel! Also, I cannot keep my thighs up for thigh dancing. Could I hold onto my barre to give me some lift to be able to attempt the move? I can still feel it burning. |
01-05-14, 06:35 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: I love that dirty water...
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Daimere,the p57 instructors always say to focus on sensation, not height. So if you're feeling the burning sensation, that's good! Thigh dancing and pretzel are both really hard!
With pretzel, you can lean forward to enable your knee to come off the floor a little, but I wouldn't worry so much about height. We did pretzel in my recent class with Tanya and she emphasized height wasn't as important as keeping the lifting leg back behind the hip, if that makes sense. When I first started doing pretzel, I practically had my face on the floor in front of me! It seemed like such an impossible move, but I can do it now. It just takes some practice. Alternatively, you can drop down to you opposite forearm during pretzel. So if you're lifting your left leg, you are leaning on your right forearm. Just keep the working leg back behind your hip, or you won't be working you bum so much. For thigh dancing, again, you really don't need to move up and down much. It's more important to keep your back straight, which also makes it way harder. I needed to take lots of breaks during that segment, at first. Thigh and Seat sets you up nicely for this move. I still find thigh dancing really hard! As long as you're feeling the sensation in your thighs, you're good! |
01-05-14, 07:12 AM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Germany
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Thigh dancing hurts my knees lately. As do pulsing static low lunges. I don't know if I'm doing it wrong or if there's something wrong with my knees. |
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01-05-14, 07:31 AM | ||
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: I love that dirty water...
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Also, Pure Barre and The Ballet Physique have video tutorials. Pure Barre usually comes out with them every Tuesday, and Physique 57 has form tips on their blog. |
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01-05-14, 12:12 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Germany
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Thanks for the tips, Nuggies Auntie. I will check out the form pointers on the P57 blog. Is that move you are talking about similar to the first thigh move in BP Signature? The one where she is standing with her back to the barre and lifts one leg in parallel, first doing a larger move touching the floor and going up, then just pulsing?
I'm wondering if that move is also in Thigh and Seat. If I recall correctly, Shelly does this move standing at the side of the barre and lifting one leg really straight up and down, then pulsing at the top. It sure burns the quads... |
01-05-14, 12:23 PM | ||
Join Date: Sep 2011
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