Draw In Tummy Exercise, any comments?

Vette8828
Vette8828 Posts: 25 Member
edited 11:46AM in Fitness and Exercise
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

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  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    are you referring to vacuums?
  • Vette8828
    Vette8828 Posts: 25 Member
    J72FIT wrote: »
    are you referring to vacuums?

    Yes, sorry.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    Love vacuums. Can be a bit boring to do but love em all the same...
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    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.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    A vacuum can suck out tummy fat? Great to know!
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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Yeah someone post a pic or link, this is a new one to me!
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    This is a pretty good tutorial...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDx1xfSobG4
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    J72FIT wrote: »
    This is a pretty good tutorial...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDx1xfSobG4

    Thanks, ok so it ends up I did actually have an idea what a vaccuum was!

    that guy sure talks alot :smiley:
  • GoldenEye_
    GoldenEye_ Posts: 330 Member
    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?
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    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.
  • GoldenEye_
    GoldenEye_ Posts: 330 Member
    J72FIT 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.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    GoldenEye_ wrote: »
    J72FIT 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...
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    edited December 2017
    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/
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    @middlehaitch me too!! :smiley: 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 :smiley: I just didn't realise there was an actual term for it.
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    edited December 2017
    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.
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