09/07/2026
You donât need to feel wrecked for your training to be helping đ
Thereâs a common belief in the pole, aerials and fitness world that if you donât leave every session completely smashed, exhausted or barely able to walk the next day⌠then the session somehow âdidnât workâ đ
But honestly, thatâs a huge misconception.
DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) is the soreness you might feel in the days after training. This is especially common when:â¨you introduce a brand new training stimulus,
learn new tricks or combo,â¨increase your training intensity or volume,â¨train in a different way to usual,
return from a break,â¨or if youâre newer to training in general âşď¸\
Your body is essentially adapting to the demands youâre placing on it.
But as you continue training consistently, your body becomes more accustomed to those loads and movement patterns. Which usually means you stop getting intensely sore after every single session.
And thatâs actually a good thing đ
Less soreness does NOT mean your training has stopped working.â¨It does not mean youâre âmissing gainsâ or no longer making progress.â¨And it definitely doesnât mean you need to push yourself harder every session.
Your body can still build strength, capacity, coordination, flexibility and fitness without constantly leaving you wrecked or sore afterwards đ
Honestly, good cross training and strength programming for pole and aerials usually shouldnât leave you unable to function after every gym session.
Some initial soreness when starting something new? Totally normal.â¨But if your programming constantly leaves you sore and exhausted and it negatively impacts your pole training, recovery or daily life⌠thatâs not productive long term.
The goal of training isnât to feel destroyed.â¨The goal is to gradually build a stronger, more resilient body that can actually tolerate the demands of our sport and art âşď¸
We offer PT and customised online gym programming designed specifically for pole dancers and aerialists, helping you get stronger, improve performance and reduce injury risk without feeling completely cooked all the time đ
Need help with programming, cross training, rehab or recurring injuries?â¨DM us or book online âşď¸