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granolamom
January 3, 2008 - 7:18pm
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firebreathing
I dont' straighten my knees, they stay bent
blythe
January 4, 2008 - 2:38pm
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thx granolamom
will try and keep the knees bent- they tend to straighten automatically as I exhale.
Frankie
ATS
January 5, 2008 - 7:00am
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Sit ups
I am never sure if I have got this one correct but when I do them my knees stay bent and when I breath out and pull my stomach muscles in it almost feels like doing sit ups - is that how it should feel? I also do a kegal at the same time.
I can't do them for long as I find them quite tiring - did anyone else feel like this in the beginning? Mind you I am so unfit that I find everything hard work at the moment but I am trying! :o)
A
Clonmacnoise
January 5, 2008 - 3:33pm
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That Dreaded Position
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That bent knee almost squat position is a devil until you build some leg strength. There is a pose in yoga called the chair. With your feet shoulder width apart, you squat as if you are sitting in a chair - arms out straight in front of you - toes lifted if you can, and you hold this for about 10 - 20 seconds.
Once you build up some leg power, it becomes an interesting exercise that you can do on your toes and actually take to the floor. (I have this vision of being able to sit down in an imaginary chair for a minute or so next to someone and then cross my legs so I'm balanced on one leg - just kind of suspended there. Nice core strength... maybe ten years or so)
Actually, with practice you'll be able to bend your knees and hold the fire breathing position without feeling that crunch sensation. It just takes time. Remember to really breathe. It's good for you and takes your mind off the pain in your legs and abs.
Affections,
Judy
Change what you can change; be happy with what you cannot.
granolamom
January 5, 2008 - 8:17pm
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the bent knee
disclaimer: I really might be doing the whole thing wrong...
I don't feel the 'squat pain'. I lean so far forward that my hips are over my knees and my hands are resting on my knees supporting my upper body. I do feel that my quads are active, as well as the muscles in my butt and hips but I am not 'contracting my glutes'.
I do feel the abdominal muscles, both the rectus and the obliques are extremely active, like the mother of all crunches.
and yes, at first it was extremely tiring. could only do two or three reps at first.