If you concern yourself too much with comparing yourself to what everyone else is doing, you’ll turn into a ball of stress and negativity. M: The mental side of comp prep is crazy hard to manage! But my best advice is to stay in your lane. You’ll come back feeling more refreshed and motivated for a better session! L: How can someone who has never competed before best-prepare themselves mentally for a pole comp?
And finally, don’t overtrain! As much as you feel like you should be in the studio day in day out, sometimes you have to take a few days off. I need to cross train with gym work to keep an old back injury strong, but it absolutely keeps the rest of me together as well. I know gym isn’t for everyone, but some sort of prehab is absolutely essential. Several months prior to the comp I’ll be laying down good strength foundations and lifting heavier weights, and then closer to the comp, I’ll back off the high loads and it will become more of a maintenance program. It doesn’t always work out like that, but it’s ideal if it does! If I know what comps I’ll be entering throughout the year, I can also cater my gym program to the comp.
From there, I like to be running the routine in 2 chunks by 6 weeks out, and then by 4 weeks out, full runs. M: My preparation journey for a pole comp will usually start 8-12 weeks out, with experimenting with movement and combos.
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