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« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2009, 07:42:37 AM » |
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thanks for the info guys, so its mainly a msucle control exercise more than anything. The site states that you can drop a few inches off your midsection, is this true? Or do you only appear to have lost weight cuz your abs are being held in?
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« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2009, 07:53:53 AM » |
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Training a certain body area does NOT cause fat loss from that area - a myth, in fact if anything it'll get bigger from muscle growth.
However, the stomach vacuum does give the appearance of a leaner stomach as it becomes natural for you to hold it in normally. It is merely appearance, but not an illusion or anything (like wearing dark clothes for example to remove the appearance of excess); it is beneficial to everyday posture.
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« Reply #17 on: July 07, 2009, 01:29:24 PM » |
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I forgot to post about how I felt after I did this. Since we went on a small vacation last weekend, the car trip was like 8 hours almost I did it for around 6 hours straight. I got out of the car and my stomach felt pretty weird I must say, and I did feel a small burn and they felt slightly harder from being held in for so long. I did it again yesterday and I think it might be able to help, it actually takes quite a bit of effort to do it like 12 times for 12 seconds, it starts to burn if u really suck it in.
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« Reply #18 on: July 17, 2009, 06:38:55 AM » |
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can someone answer this question, i can do the vacuum easily, but i have to hold my breath w/ i flex the abs, am i s'posed to breath throughout it? or only b4 and after i flex?
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« Reply #19 on: July 17, 2009, 01:21:37 PM » |
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I do stomach vacuum through out everyday. I hold my stomach without needing to think about it. It just feel weird when I relax my stomach...
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« Reply #20 on: July 17, 2009, 01:24:10 PM » |
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can someone answer this question, i can do the vacuum easily, but i have to hold my breath w/ i flex the abs, am i s'posed to breath throughout it? or only b4 and after i flex?
Try to expand your chest when inhaling. |
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« Reply #21 on: July 17, 2009, 07:48:09 PM » |
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I blow out most of the air from my lungs, and then suck in my abs, flexing them at the same time, and hold that for 12 seconds.
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« Reply #22 on: July 18, 2009, 09:04:28 PM » |
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Just be carefull if your the one driving....  "Sorry officer I did not know how fast I was going but feel my abs they are steel. Yes just like those cuffs they are rock hard. Sure I can step out of the car so you can feel them better. Wait why am I turning around? Hey are you not going to feel my abs?" Sorry could not resist.  |
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« Reply #23 on: July 19, 2009, 09:57:19 PM » |
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can someone answer this question, i can do the vacuum easily, but i have to hold my breath w/ i flex the abs, am i s'posed to breath throughout it? or only b4 and after i flex?
Try completely exhaling Macca then hold your breath you can really do the vacuum then. Man I look like a skeleton when I do it and I'm not even thin it's fun. |
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« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2012, 09:53:16 AM » |
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Bump! I want reawake that thread  Anyone doing those vaccums? |
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« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2012, 03:58:48 AM » |
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Occasionally (very rarely) when bored and on the bus or similar. :p
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