Why Your Back Foot Un-Points When Climbing the Pole (Pole Tips w/ Marlo Fisken)

How do I point my toes while climbing the pole?

Have you ever wondered why it is so freaking hard to keep your back foot pointed while climbing the pole?
If so, you are not alone!


✨ When your contact point is the top of your foot and ankle, the pressure on tendons in the ankle joint will pull your foot out of the point (plantar flexion)—and towards a flex.
✨Luckily, there is a fix for that!

✨Move the pole up a little bit and use the lower shin bone (distal tibia) as your contact point and you’re much less likely to loose your point.



❗️But before you try—this is IMPORTANT—if you climb with a KNEE squeeze (as most people learn), you may be unable to apply the technique I’m sharing here.↔️


You can see that I’m keeping my thighs externally rotated (knees open). I’ll explain this further in a later video, but for now, explore keeping your knees open, pushing HARD with the lower shin, and reaching your butt back to keep the space between you and the pole.



👇🏻Tell me below if you’ve found it difficult to control what your feet do while climbing— and if this was insightful🌈.



✨With that said, pointing your toes—or keeping your foot pointed on the pole—is a choice—not a display of worthiness.



I'm offering this information not because I think anyone NEEDS to point their feet while climbing, but because many of us want to be able to, me included. 🙋🏻‍♀️



There is a lot more to dancing than what any one part does. If it’s been a struggle for you to form your feet into a point, don’t stress it🙅‍♀️


I assure you there is far, far more to everyone’s dancing than a single foot position. I advocate for feeling and seeing the totality of our movement and for never being a body-policing asshole.That’s all for now🌈✨


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