John Mohan
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Nov 2001
Posts: 9831
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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 Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:10 am Post subject: Re: supporting downward, outward, or inward |
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| Trumpetingbynurture wrote: |
Never actively think of supporting downwards or outwards. That's dangerous territory. Think about it, when you do that, you're pushing your guts up against your abdominal wall and your pelvic floor, which are both flaccid. You're relying on their elasticity to hold everything in.
When they are engaged / a little contracted, there is strength there which both pressurizes the air in the lungs and also stops your guts from herniating through your abdominal or pelvic wall.
Without thinking about your air or your stomach, just say "Tsssssssss" loudly. Your breathing apparatus just worked perfectly how it's supposed to. Now, put your hand on your stomach and repeat so you can feel what actually happened. |
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