Yassss Jamimah, this is looking really good! 🙌 The distance from the pole can vary a bit depending on personal preference. The girl in the photo you shared has a smaller bracket and is pulling more through her top arm’s bicep, which brings her chest further from the pole. You're using a slightly wider bracket and engaging more through the shoulder, which changes the look a bit. Both techniques are totally valid—they just create a slightly different aesthetic. 💪✨

Thank you John Flynn!! 

Thank you Susan Papp Mlodzienski!!

Thank you Morgane Crucy!!

Morgane Crucy so happy to hear that! Thanks for sharing Morgane :) and yes, update me!

Morgane Crucy found it!! Watch the standing part!

Yay! I'm glad this one felt good Morgane!! Thanks for posting this question here because I'm sure you're not the only one with it :)“close the ribcage": you want to bring your ribs slightly down and in, so they’re stacked over your pelvis instead of flaring out. This helps protect your spine, improve your alignment, and activate your core more effectively :))

You’ll mostly feel this through your deep core muscles, your obliques, and even your lats a little bit. It’s not about crunching or squeezing—just creating gentle, intentional support through your torso so everything moves as one strong unit!

Closing the ribcage also helps us isolate the shoulders more effectively during upper back and shoulder stretches, so we’re not accidentally dumping into the spine instead.Does this make sense? I explain this in a handstand tutorial too, which I'll try to find and post here!