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	SD! : Web boards : Service : "Slave Fitness Topics: Ponygirl Training" 1 2 3 Slave Fitness Topics: Ponygirl Training (30) Sat 26 Jan 08, 11:00 PM Yarakot 3 yrs My owner is fond of chaining my hands above my head and ordering me to step ponygirl-fashion. He whips or paddles me when my thighs don't come up to parallel with the floor and he pushes me far beyond my endurance level. Between the physical exertion, the beatings, the pain where the cuffs cut into my hands (as I tire I do not stand as straight and this pulls on my arms), and the pain in my thighs and upper back muscles, I have no idea how much time passes or whether I do well or poorly or even if the main problem with my endurance is that I need to be in better shape or whether it is the additional pain that saps my strength. So, when I realized that I was pretty much limited to using the track in the gym today for my aerobic workout (all the machines were full) I decided to test my ponygirl gait. (Note that I did this after doing an ab workout, running and a few other things on the track.) I assumed that since I could run, I could obviously step slowly around the track in ponygirl gait. I got about 2 tenths of a mile and found myself sweating like a horse (er, like a pony, I guess). This is a lot of work and eventually I will have to do it not in athletic shoes on my toes, but in spiky heels. And eventually, don't ponygirls have to do this with hands laced into a single sleeve behind the back? I think I might die or at least topple over! So, I need some help. Obviously the best way to learn this is to do it and I'll work on that in the gym. But I also suspect that I will have trouble balancing once I'm cuffed and in heels. I have fairly weak muscles along the sides of my legs and they exhaust first in anything I do, causing me to trip and fall. Does anyone have suggestions for ponygirl prep training or how to strengthen my balance muscles? Or how to do this without provoking stares in the gym? (Though I suppose there is no hope for that last issue.) Carolyn "Each moment opens like a flower. The age of miracles comes every hour on the hour. Turn any corner, there's something new and nothing is too wonderful to be true." -- Launer, Shapiro, & Henning 26 Jan 08, 11:55 PM Broken_Toy 20 mths Hi. I don't know much about this....ok so I know nothing. But you said that the muscles in your legs are weak. Why don't you work on strengthening the muscles in your legs with stretches, using a stepper in the gym, treadmill, etc. That should solve the problem of the muscles in your legs. 27 Jan 08, 12:06 AM Yarakot 3 yrs Y2marmar wrote: Hi. I don't know much about this....ok so I know nothing. But you said that the muscles in your legs are weak. Why don't you work on strengthening the muscles in your legs with stretches, using a stepper in the gym, treadmill, etc. That should solve the problem of the muscles in your legs. Actually, the big muscles in my legs are not weak. They're quite strong. I squat more than any other woman in any of the weightlifting classes I attend. I do Iyengar yoga and can hold poses for quite a long time. I run, use the elliptical machine, use the stair-stepper, etc. However, the big muscles in the body are not the only important ones. There are a number of very small muscles that one only notices when trying to balance or when one has exhausted them and though the big muscles can go on for quite a bit more, the small weak ones cause one to lose balance. Similarly, I have very strong biceps and triceps. I can do 25 military pushups, I curl 25 pound dumbells, and I can dip forever. However, I have weak wrists and a weak thumb pad that flares up on me. It is frustrating to have to stop doing pushups because my thumb is complaining, but there it is. The weakest part of the body is always the limiting factor. Carolyn "Each moment opens like a flower. The age of miracles comes every hour on the hour. Turn any corner, there's something new and nothing is too wonderful to be true." -- Launer, Shapiro, & Henning 27 Jan 08, 12:17 AM 455-162-329 US(NY), 21 mths The only machine I can think of that might hit those muscles is a ski machine where you go from side to side and have to balance while doing so. ~magdalena 27 Jan 08, 12:30 AM godless US(TX), 21 mths Y! There's a new machine that I've seen - it's this platform that "pushes up" against you at different intensities and angles. So there are these little things running under your feet, and it is actually kind of obnoxious to try and stay on balance (or to not just lift your foot, which is cheating :P ) The theory is similar to horseback riding (fitting, eh?), in that you use all of the little balance muscles to stay on the horse. Similarly, you have to use all of the little muscles in your legs and back to maintain balance on the machine. There are various levels intensity of how much it tries to pitch you off. You can also either hold onto a hold bar, or just stand. Once you get good at it, you can do things with your arms, such as curls, or even things like pliés with your legs. It might help with the little muscles/balance. There's also a similar machine, often found in western bars - the bull riding machine. I read an article that they've made something similar for gyms and home based on the same idea. You set your own speed and intensity of pitching, and come away with a stronger core/butt/thighs. One last thing - you might want to invest in a pair of high-heeled sneakers. The wedge version is probably the least likely to raise eyebrows, especially if you wear it with work out pants. However, for home exercise, or if the wedges give you too much support, there are simply "high heeled sneakers." At least you wouldn't be violating the "non-marking soles" rule. "You don't love a girl because she's beautiful. You love a girl because she sings a song that only you can understand" - L.J Smith "Dark World" 27 Jan 08, 1:58 PM SixThreeFive SE, 21 mths Here's a bunch of links for you. To find which muscles it is that bothers you, try: Muscular Anatomy (front) (back) When you've located it, try these sites for help: ExRx.net Oshkosh Excercises More Oshkosh UWL Excercise Video Index And this one I hope you'll find these interesting. Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. -- Dale Carnegie 27 Jan 08, 3:15 PM isouda 3 yrs When will I learn?! l asked Mike's views on this and he suggests simply standing on one leg, with the other at the required 90° angle and balance there until you (I) fall over. Then pick yourself up and repeat three times on each leg. I am pathetic at this, but can definitely feel the 'balancing' muscles working hard. It is, apparently, a well known martial arts technique to use the body to build itself up. issy 27 Jan 08, 4:49 PM allalone47 US(OH), 3 yrs You need to have your Master put brasing on your ankles. The heal also needs to be biger do to the gant in your stride. 27 Jan 08, 4:55 PM Tanos UK, 11 yrs Y! Yarakot wrote: So, when I realized that I was pretty much limited to using the track in the gym today for my aerobic workout (all the machines were full) I decided to test my ponygirl gait. A ponygirl gait like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ByIOh4z1HQ ? Regards, Tanos M/s and in the UK? 27 Jan 08, 5:11 PM Yarakot 3 yrs godless wrote: There's a new machine that I've seen - it's this platform that "pushes up" against you at different intensities and angles. So there are these little things running under your feet, and it is actually kind of obnoxious to try and stay on balance (or to not just lift your foot, which is cheating :P ) Well, I will anxiously await that machine's appearance in Memphis. Since you were only here for a short time, you may not have noticed that we are not on the cutting edge of anything other than crime. godless wrote: One last thing - you might want to invest in a pair of high-heeled sneakers. The wedge version is probably the least likely to raise eyebrows, especially if you wear it with work out pants. What an amazing idea! I would never have thought of it. Where does one find high heeled sneakers? Carolyn "Each moment opens like a flower. The age of miracles comes every hour on the hour. Turn any corner, there's something new and nothing is too wonderful to be true." -- Launer, Shapiro, & Henning 27 Jan 08, 5:19 PM Yarakot 3 yrs isouda wrote: l asked Mike's views on this and he suggests simply standing on one leg, with the other at the required 90° angle and balance there until you (I) fall over. Then pick yourself up and repeat three times on each leg. I am pathetic at this, but can definitely feel the 'balancing' muscles working hard. It is, apparently, a well known martial arts technique to use the body to build itself up. issy, Thank you, issy and please thank Mike for me. This makes a lot of sense and helps me put a few more pieces together in my mind. I injured my left outer leg from the outer glute to the lower thigh in trikonasana a few months ago and it has taken forever to heal. That injury has reduced my ability to do padagustasana and vrikshasana and a few other poses (though has had no effect on squats and only a bit of an effect on lunges). It didn't occur to me that it might reduce my ability to do this as well. Perhaps I simply need to keep doing what I am doing to heal that injury (it is nearly perfectly healed but I'm weak and stiff there) and start doing the balance poses again. Carolyn P.S. Does your post imply that Mike is making you do ponygirl prep also? "Each moment opens like a flower. The age of miracles comes every hour on the hour. Turn any corner, there's something new and nothing is too wonderful to be true." -- Launer, Shapiro, & Henning Next page