Scott,
When you're doing a bridge or upa move against an opponent, do you exhale or inhale? Is it done differently in slow training as opposed to actual speed?
TIA
Scott,
When you're doing a bridge or upa move against an opponent, do you exhale or inhale? Is it done differently in slow training as opposed to actual speed?
TIA
Kip,
Read Breath Scales Mastery: http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/27/sonnon4.html
Basically, exhale.
When I'm doing it slow, it seems natural to inhale on the bridging motion as the chest expands. And exhale as I come to my knees following the turnover, as the chest compresses.
Doing it fast would seem to get a more forceful motion with an exhale (in your words, "perceived effort?"), but seems to be going against the natural expansion of the chest.
I read the article and it makes sense to me with your car driving analogy. I think I understand what you're trying to say with the "Levels of Breath Mastery", but I'll go back and read it again for a clearer understanding.
I guess what I'm getting at is, should you be practicing movements like this in one way for a breathing exercise and another for the way you would perform it in competition?
Thanks.
Kip,
There is only one way to perform it - at your level.
For instance, as you recover your range of motion, you will find exhalation more 'natural' than inhalation, as you compress the lungs.