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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 24, 2017 17:03:13 GMT
I'm really glad you enlightened me, Jackietoes. It's like when you hear people who are proponents of self-resistance say, "You are using your own body to build your body." Well, with this Breathimetrics, you are using your own body to time your exercises. How Zen is that?!!  |
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Post by TexasRanger on Oct 24, 2017 17:03:19 GMT
Isometric workouts sound like misery to me. The thought of counting to 1000 will doing an ISO hold is awful. The hardest part of isometrics is thinking of new ways to make it sound complicated, m8 TROOF!!  |
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 25, 2017 19:10:45 GMT
This morning I compared each of my long-duration isos, timing them with my breathing, against the clock. In each case the breath timed holds were consistent with the time elapsed on the clock, within a few seconds one way or another. So, counting breaths is an accurate way of timing your holds.
I have found that 20 breaths followed by 6 breaths for the 100% exertion, consistently comes out to about 1 minute for each long-duration iso.
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Post by Michael on Oct 25, 2017 22:03:06 GMT
This morning I compared each of my long-duration isos, timing them with my breathing, against the clock. In each case the breath timed holds were consistent with the time elapsed on the clock, within a few seconds one way or another. So, counting breaths is an accurate way of timing your holds. I have found that 20 breaths followed by 6 breaths for the 100% exertion, consistently comes out to about 1 minute for each long-duration iso. Bruce I think it's pretty simple. In the past when I did one breath for an all out isometric it's so much more easier than counting 5,6,7,8,9,10 or whatever amount of seconds someone thinks is the perfect amount of time. I just go by feel. Don't take this the wrong way but that's alot of breaths in one minute,  . You must sound like a frieght train. Are You taking such short breaths for a reason? If I do a one minute isometric 6 breaths is all I need. I use a full inhale and exhale.This gets me sweating like a pig. |
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 25, 2017 22:15:07 GMT
Don't take this the wrong way but that's alot of breaths in one minute, . You must sound like a frieght train. Are You taking such short breaths for a reason? If I do a one minute isometric 6 breaths is all I need. I use a full inhale and exhale.This gets me sweating like a pig. Well, I guess smoking a cigarette while doing isos doesn't help.  I don't know. It seems like a lot to me, too. Let me go through it again tomorrow and see what's up. |
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Post by Mr Average on Oct 25, 2017 22:27:06 GMT
This morning I compared each of my long-duration isos, timing them with my breathing, against the clock. In each case the breath timed holds were consistent with the time elapsed on the clock, within a few seconds one way or another. So, counting breaths is an accurate way of timing your holds. I have found that 20 breaths followed by 6 breaths for the 100% exertion, consistently comes out to about 1 minute for each long-duration iso. Bruce I think it's pretty simple. In the past when I did one breath for an all out isometric it's so much more easier than counting 5,6,7,8,9,10 or whatever amount of seconds someone thinks is the perfect amount of time. I just go by feel. Don't take this the wrong way but that's alot of breaths in one minute, . You must sound like a frieght train. Are You taking such short breaths for a reason? If I do a one minute isometric 6 breaths is all I need. I use a full inhale and exhale.This gets me sweating like a pig. When I do various isometrics at work I just breathe normally, I do not even worry about how long I am doing it for or how often. I think that is the difference between a workout at home or in a gym, when you use your muscles all day long you do not worry about counting/reps or tension etc.... |
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 25, 2017 22:53:25 GMT
Well, I don't know what the hell I was doing this morning. I just did four different isos with a moderate hold. It came out to 15 breaths per minute. I'll do it all again tomorrow morning and see what's up.
blag, I am experimenting with timed holds, therefor it is important that I do them for a known, specific time.
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Post by Kubla Khan on Oct 26, 2017 7:01:45 GMT
Are you breathing into your dantien , hara , belly?
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 26, 2017 18:47:36 GMT
ok. I went through it all again this morning with my forearm isos - 16 breaths per minute - 12 breaths at less than 100% and then 4 breaths at 100%.
blag, I think I'm breathing into my lungs.
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Post by gruntbrain on Oct 26, 2017 20:02:29 GMT
Try diaphragmatic breathing to satisfy the forum Yogis
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 26, 2017 20:07:16 GMT
Try diaphragmatic breathing to satisfy the forum Yogis Yes, but what if I don't want to, though? |
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Post by Kubla Khan on Oct 26, 2017 20:34:36 GMT
Keep panting then ,see if i care.
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Post by BigBruvOfEnglandUK on Oct 30, 2017 9:28:51 GMT
Try diaphragmatic breathing to satisfy the forum Yogis Why? |
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Post by Whiffet on Oct 30, 2017 11:48:52 GMT
During jumping jacks I actually hold my breath. First batch of them I do about 40 without breathing, which takes about 40 seconds.
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Post by fatjake on Oct 30, 2017 12:46:53 GMT
seeing as with most isometrics you are only really guessing how hard you are working, you may as well also just guess the duration by counting breaths or something. I don't see a problem |
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. You must sound like a frieght train. Are You taking such short breaths for a reason? If I do a one minute isometric 6 breaths is all I need. I use a full inhale and exhale.This gets me sweating like a pig. 
