09/25/2021
This is the Holy Grail when it comes to concepts you need to learn. I Promise you.
Your entire body is affected by breathing and you do it 26,000 times a day. Sounds to me like something you should get good at 😉
There are 4 parts to learning the stack. They must be done in order! Be sure not to progress to quickly!
1️⃣ The Tuck
2️⃣ The Exhale
3️⃣ The Controlled Pause
4️⃣ The Inhale
1️⃣ The tuck is essentially the ability to posteriorly rotate your pelvis using the glutes, hamstrings and lower abdominals as the prime movers. We want to start at the pelvis and work our way upwards, the same way you would build a house. Some no-no’s would be excessive ab tension or arching of the back.
2️⃣ The exhale allows for maximum ascension of the diaphragm. You want to focus on two goals here. Go as slow as you can and get as much air out as possible. Towards the end of the exhale, you want to feel a slight oblique contraction.
3️⃣ The controlled pause is the ability to hold your breath after you’ve gotten all the air out. The hold will only be about 3-5 seconds in the beginning until you build up your CO2 tolerance.
4️⃣ The last step is the inhale. This is the trickiest because you must maintain a level of an tension as you breathe in. This will teach you how to get air into the places many people struggle with, allowing you to breathe in a 360 degree fashion.
🏆 Once you’ve mastered this, you will notice improvements in all your other movements. You will have more control of your core, your breathing feels more relaxed and areas where you once held tension will feel better.
Mastering this is truly the best bang for your buck, regardless of your movement/strength goals.
Try it out and message me if you have any questions!