Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Abs breath in or out?

freespirit
freespirit
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Joined: 2003/04/20
United States
2004/09/13, 06:26 PM
I have heard conflicting messages about breathing either in or out when contracting abdominal muscles. Some people say that if you breathe out when you contract then the muscles will pertrude outward therefore defeating the purpose of doing abdominal excercise to flatten your stomach. I have also heard that you should always breathe out coming up or contracting your abdominal muscles. Which one is true??
yadmit
yadmit
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Joined: 2003/10/05
Canada
2004/09/13, 06:32 PM
I've heard conflicts on this too.. but, I've heard it's not when you breathe, just breathe!

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