You use your diaphragm - that's the muscle in the v between the bottom of your ribs. Do not use the lower abs at all.After trying for 4 years, I still can't do flutter. Don't understand which muscle to use. Do I push out? Do I hold in? Do I use the breath? Do I use the lower abs. at all? Do I move the ribcage? Please, please help!
Do I push out? Do I hold in? Do I use the breath? Do I use the lower abs. at all? Do I move the ribcage?
Contract the diaphram. Over and over and over and over again. You can also do little strength building by placing your finger tips in the V (where Kashmir said) pushing your fingers in and then use your diaphram to push them out. Create resistance preasure. Kashmir made an excellent point about not using your breath to create it but that it can be a helpful temporary tool to figure out and connect to the diaphram. Just like learning any other shimmy, don't focus on going fast at first. Just build up to a contract/release in nice and even 'pulses'. Do that until you're really solid at it. Set a goal for yourself to build up to, say, 15 contractions in 5 seconds. When you get to that point. Hold your breath, totally relaxing your tummy and... shimmy that diaphramAny tips on how to practice? Thanks.
The flutter is a contraction and release of the diaphram muscle.
Thank you all for your input.
Salome, would you make sure that I understand your suggestions correctly?
--I need to practice "contract and release, contract and release, ..." . Not "expand and contract". Not "expand and release". Is this correct?
--When I contract my diaphram, my lower abs. goes a little with it. How do I isolate my diaphram completely?
--What kind of music would go along with this practice?
Thank you again for your support.
:lol:Dancing full force and in the middle of it all comfortably holding your breath for ten seconds or so and not look like your asfixiating