Comments on: Worship at the altar of the goddess of form http://www.stumptuous.com/worship-at-the-altar-of-the-goddess-of-form Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:17:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mistress Krista http://www.stumptuous.com/worship-at-the-altar-of-the-goddess-of-form/comment-page-1#comment-1464 Mistress Krista Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:54:37 +0000 #comment-1464 Breathe in at the top, and then tighten your abs (don't suck them in) like someone is about to punch you in the gut. It's more like what happens to your abs when you cough or sneeze. Your body relaxes as you exhale, so save the breathing out part for the last bit of the rep. Thus: Start standing Breathe in Tighten abs like gut-punching is imminent Descend Get to bottom; reverse direction About 1/3 out of the hold, start exhalation This breath holding is momentary and the body's natural way of maintaining intra-abdominal pressure. Breathe in at the top, and then tighten your abs (don’t suck them in) like someone is about to punch you in the gut. It’s more like what happens to your abs when you cough or sneeze.

Your body relaxes as you exhale, so save the breathing out part for the last bit of the rep. Thus:

Start standing
Breathe in
Tighten abs like gut-punching is imminent
Descend
Get to bottom; reverse direction
About 1/3 out of the hold, start exhalation

This breath holding is momentary and the body’s natural way of maintaining intra-abdominal pressure.

]]> By: bernice http://www.stumptuous.com/worship-at-the-altar-of-the-goddess-of-form/comment-page-1#comment-1463 bernice Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:26:44 +0000 #comment-1463 Hi Sumptuous: I have a question or two on good squat form. I am having a problem with doing good mornings out of the hole. The other day someone at the gym gave me the folowing advice: "Breath in going down and out going up." I tried it and it seemed to make squating easier but I had always heard you should hold your breath. Which is it? "Pull your stomach in to tighten your core." I had always heard you should push out to tighten. I have tried experimenting and have found that pulling my stomach in tends to push my chest up and shoulders back. Pushing out to tighten seems to make my shoulders round out and my torso more forward. Which is really right? Hi Sumptuous:

I have a question or two on good squat form. I am having a problem with doing good mornings out of the hole. The other day someone at the gym gave me the folowing advice:

“Breath in going down and out going up.” I tried it and it seemed to make squating easier but I had always heard you should hold your breath. Which is it?

“Pull your stomach in to tighten your core.” I had always heard you should push out to tighten. I have tried experimenting and have found that pulling my stomach in tends to push my chest up and shoulders back. Pushing out to tighten seems to make my shoulders round out and my torso more forward. Which is really right?

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