Forgetting to breathe?
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r2473
G.O.A.T.
Is breathing a common problem?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_PAHbqq-o4
Breathe with me
Breathe the pressure
Come play my game Ill test ya
Psychosomatic addict insane
Breathe the pressure
Come play my game Ill test ya
Psycho-somatic addict insane
Come play my game
Inhale, inhale, youre the victim
Come play my game
Exhale, exhale, exhale
(Something like Like a fool or Microphone)
Breathe with me
Breathe the pressure
Come play my game Ill test ya
Psychosomatic addict insane
Breathe the pressure
Come play my game Ill test ya
Psycho-somatic addict insane
Come play my game
Inhale, inhale, youre the victim
Come play my game
Exhale, exhale, exhale
Come breathe with me
Breathe with me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_PAHbqq-o4
Breathe with me
Breathe the pressure
Come play my game Ill test ya
Psychosomatic addict insane
Breathe the pressure
Come play my game Ill test ya
Psycho-somatic addict insane
Come play my game
Inhale, inhale, youre the victim
Come play my game
Exhale, exhale, exhale
(Something like Like a fool or Microphone)
Breathe with me
Breathe the pressure
Come play my game Ill test ya
Psychosomatic addict insane
Breathe the pressure
Come play my game Ill test ya
Psycho-somatic addict insane
Come play my game
Inhale, inhale, youre the victim
Come play my game
Exhale, exhale, exhale
Come breathe with me
Breathe with me
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SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
You should be exhaling on the forward swing of your racket (or upward swing on the serve). In most, if not all, sports/exercises exhalation if performed on the primary exertion phase of an action. A few pros, such as Andy Roddick and Mary Jo, did not properly exhale on many of their strokes. Most pros, however, a more natural inhale/exhale pattern timed to their strokes.
A few have taken the forced exhalation to an extreme -- the grunts of Seles or the shrieks of Azarenka and Sharapova. Watch some videos of Azarenka. Her utterances have a very distinct pattern associated with them. She makes a relatively soft inhale sound as the ball bounces on her side of the net. She then makes a very loud exhale sound a she starts her forward swing. This is very much like the kiai sound in martial arts.
My advice is to practice a quieter/subdued version of the Azarenka sounds. Try a low-decibel ah-ha. Either on your preparation (unit turn) or on the bounce of the ball, perform a soft ah as you inhale. As you start the forward swing, softly exhale with ha.
A few have taken the forced exhalation to an extreme -- the grunts of Seles or the shrieks of Azarenka and Sharapova. Watch some videos of Azarenka. Her utterances have a very distinct pattern associated with them. She makes a relatively soft inhale sound as the ball bounces on her side of the net. She then makes a very loud exhale sound a she starts her forward swing. This is very much like the kiai sound in martial arts.
My advice is to practice a quieter/subdued version of the Azarenka sounds. Try a low-decibel ah-ha. Either on your preparation (unit turn) or on the bounce of the ball, perform a soft ah as you inhale. As you start the forward swing, softly exhale with ha.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
In the past few years (past decade?), high-level junior players have been a breathing pattern/exercise similar to the one I describe above in an effort to promote proper breathing and to prevent another generation of high-decibel grunters and shriekers.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
^ Yes, the same thing has been taught in weight-lifting for decades. However, I was specifically speaking of teaching of the ah-ha sequence performed quietly as an alternative to very loud grunting and shrieking of some players in the past 2-3 decades.
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This actually came up in a NorCal C semi round back around 1977. "Hisser" was a tourney proven No.1 for Lowell High School. Complainer was his opponent, an older fella who moved like a cat, quiet and quick.
Older fella complained "hisser" was making so much noise, he couldn't hear the ball. Tourney director was called, Bill Small, who sat and watch a couple of service games.
Advice to Gil (Hisser), was to tone it down, as it WAS beyond reasonable limits, and distracting to his opponent. Gil didn't listen, as he was No. ONE for his high school and of course, knew better.
Lucky for me, Gil lost before he got the chance to play me. He would have beaten me most likely, as his HISSING was totally loud and distracting. I'm a pea brain and get distracted easily.
Mission High's No. 1 complained of the noise the week before. Same guy, hissing like the loudest snake you ever heard, almost piercing to the ears.
Older fella complained "hisser" was making so much noise, he couldn't hear the ball. Tourney director was called, Bill Small, who sat and watch a couple of service games.
Advice to Gil (Hisser), was to tone it down, as it WAS beyond reasonable limits, and distracting to his opponent. Gil didn't listen, as he was No. ONE for his high school and of course, knew better.
Lucky for me, Gil lost before he got the chance to play me. He would have beaten me most likely, as his HISSING was totally loud and distracting. I'm a pea brain and get distracted easily.
Mission High's No. 1 complained of the noise the week before. Same guy, hissing like the loudest snake you ever heard, almost piercing to the ears.
Breathing can be a sophisticated skill and can be trained. For tennis breathing properly is very important because the swinging and breathing share many muscles in the trunk.
all you want to know about breathing and performance can be found it this excellent book:
http://www.amazon.com/Breathe-Stron...sr=1-1&keywords=breathe+strong+perform+better
all you want to know about breathing and performance can be found it this excellent book:
http://www.amazon.com/Breathe-Stron...sr=1-1&keywords=breathe+strong+perform+better
