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2005/10/14, 04:17 AM
Is it true that how you breathe when doing situps can influence your eventual shape,or something like that? If so, how should I breathe - in when sitting up or out when sitting up? How does this work for other ab workouts like leg raises? in on the raise or out on the raise?
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2005/10/14, 08:50 AM
During the contraction part I breathe out, and then breathe in on the way down.... same with leg raises, as I raise my legs, I breathe out, and in when I lower my legs.
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2005/10/14, 08:54 AM
moi aussi. i get a better contraction when i breathe out.
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2005/10/14, 09:26 AM
but if you breathe a certain way does that not make your abs bulge outwards? I'm going for the flat look.
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2005/10/14, 12:00 PM
Hmm.. interesting question... I don't think it will... I think it will only make your abs bulge out if you have a bad diet. Breathing gets the oxygen to the body, not so sure it would have any effect on what your abs will look like.
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I am training for birthdays.
Be here. Live. Love. Hope. Now. Faith. Believe. You. - Keith Urban
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2005/10/15, 08:50 AM
sounds to me like your aren't breathing right...Your abs should flatten as you exhale/push all of the air out of your lungs...I would look into correct breathing techniques using the diaphragm.
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