Draw In Tummy Exercise, any comments?
Vette8828
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Arnold Schwarzenegger recommends it too. Personally I do it too and do feel some benefit.
I was doing crunches to strengthen my stomach but had to stop due to a hernia which will be
sewn up when I get to my optimal weight.
http://slism.com/diet/draw-in-walking-exercises.html
I was doing crunches to strengthen my stomach but had to stop due to a hernia which will be
sewn up when I get to my optimal weight.
http://slism.com/diet/draw-in-walking-exercises.html
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are you referring to vacuums?0
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Love vacuums. Can be a bit boring to do but love em all the same...1
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my dad used to do those all through weekly mass . . . along with the four-minute yoga breath cycle. loud.
sorry, what was the question? i got kind of blinded by adolescent-agony flashback there. for what it's worth my dad's 92 and can still get up out of a chair without using his hands i used to do them too, just for teh weird fun of it, but deadbugs are currently my favourite ab thing.1 -
A vacuum can suck out tummy fat? Great to know!-1
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Yeah someone post a pic or link, this is a new one to me!1
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Thanks, ok so it ends up I did actually have an idea what a vaccuum was!
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I'm really confused by this exercise. I've heard and seen so many good things about it, but when I try it it really just feels weird (especially the pumps) and not like it's really doing much if anything. How long are you supposed to do this for and what are the amount of pumps people usually do?0
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GoldenEye_ wrote: »I'm really confused by this exercise. I've heard and seen so many good things about it, but when I try it it really just feels weird (especially the pumps) and not like it's really doing much if anything. How long are you supposed to do this for and what are the amount of pumps people usually do?
The exercise basically involves blowing all the air out of your belly then imagining pulling your belly button to your spine. You are then more or less holding your breath at that point. However long you can hold your breath is as long as you hold the movement. Over time with practice you should be able to hold the move harder and longer.2 -
GoldenEye_ wrote: »I'm really confused by this exercise. I've heard and seen so many good things about it, but when I try it it really just feels weird (especially the pumps) and not like it's really doing much if anything. How long are you supposed to do this for and what are the amount of pumps people usually do?
The exercise basically involves blowing all the air out of your belly then imagining pulling your belly button to your spine. You are then more or less holding your breath at that point. However long you can hold your breath is as long as you hold the movement. Over time with practice you should be able to hold the move harder and longer.
I know how the exercise is performed, but am confused about the benefits. I see people with amazing progress over the course of even just a month. Although I very much doubt that's from this exercise alone there must be something to it. The way it feels however doesn't indicate that this short exercise would make a significant difference at all. That's why I was wondering if I simply wasn't doing it for long enough or if it is indeed an exercise that works it magic without any muscle soreness.0 -
GoldenEye_ wrote: »GoldenEye_ wrote: »I'm really confused by this exercise. I've heard and seen so many good things about it, but when I try it it really just feels weird (especially the pumps) and not like it's really doing much if anything. How long are you supposed to do this for and what are the amount of pumps people usually do?
The exercise basically involves blowing all the air out of your belly then imagining pulling your belly button to your spine. You are then more or less holding your breath at that point. However long you can hold your breath is as long as you hold the movement. Over time with practice you should be able to hold the move harder and longer.
I know how the exercise is performed, but am confused about the benefits. I see people with amazing progress over the course of even just a month. Although I very much doubt that's from this exercise alone there must be something to it. The way it feels however doesn't indicate that this short exercise would make a significant difference at all. That's why I was wondering if I simply wasn't doing it for long enough or if it is indeed an exercise that works it magic without any muscle soreness.
Sorry I can't help you...0 -
It basically teaches you to be aware of, and use use your abs/obliques on a daily basis. They are better engaged during regular movement, therefore lower back problems can be avoided/improved (and as you get older your organs are better supported).
This helps with good posture, and to a small degree how to engage and brace your abs when lifting (there is another exercise that is more effective for this)
I learnt it years ago and it is just a natural engagement now- it feels weird when I flop my abs out and relax them.
Cheers, h.
ETA: links I've used for reference.
https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ms-fit5.htm
http://sortyourpostureout.com/what-is-my-core-abdominal-bracing-vs-tva/3 -
@middlehaitch me too!! From I was a teenager my mum encouraged me to 'hold/suck in my belly' and I've always done it ( its something I do all the time pretty naturally without hardly thinking about) - I think that's why I've good posture and a small waist I just didn't realise there was an actual term for it.2
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GoldenEye_ wrote: »I know how the exercise is performed, but am confused about the benefits.
i'm guessing here, but when i used to do them the main thing that seemed like it was working was my diaphragm. the yoga sources of the 70's claimed it was a constipation cure too (true ime although probably tmi).
and fwiw my dad always swore that exercise was how he thwarted knife-happy surgeons who wanted to take his gallbladder out. none of all this would be visible on the cosmetic level though.0
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