Right!! So many women, especially those who have given birth, but most women in general regardless, do NOT have a perfectly flat belly, it’s just not natural for most women, it’s such an odd beauty standard. It’s nice to see someone acknowledge that it’s perfectly natural to have a bit of “pooch.”
OMG thank you so very much!! That floor movement with the stick did the trick immediately. I can breathe so much better now and my stomach has gone down. So grateful that you made this video. Keep up the good work.
this was so helpful, ive always had a pooch belly and recently linked it to my postural issues. you shared so much useful information and love how you are body positive about it. thanks!
I'm a 25 year old dude who's had body dismorphia my whole life because I always had a pouch whether I was 20% bf or 13%. These two videos are the first thing I've ever heard addressing why even when I didn't have a lot of belly fat by stomach stuck out! I know it's largely genetic, but I'm exited to try these exercises and see if I could find any improvement! Thank you🙏
I know how you feel, I'm a girl with an athletic build & a pro gymnast & went to college at 15 studied sports 4 days & 1 day a week at school in English class I stretched & my jumper went up showing my tummy & my teacher scared me for life by screeching at me saying "omg look at your stomach you have week muscles your not even fat & you're a gymnast why do you have that , she made such a big deal that's when I realized it wasn't normal I thought it was a cute pot belly that would go away it never did it only get bigger with age it's genetic & very hard to get ride off
Would love to see a video about flat feet and knock knees in relation to working out! (What we need to do differently when working out, can it be fixed, etc.)
Flat/turned-in feet, knock knees, anterior pelvic tilt, upper cross syndrome, are all related. Any one, can cause any or all of the others. The cause is almost always the same. A weak posterior chain and/ or tight hip flexors. Working out usually makes it worse, because people only seem to want to work the muscles that make it worse. People spend ages working their chest, and refuse to work their back, because it's harder work, and you can't really see the results. People do a ton of ab exercises, cus they think that's gonna give them a flat stomach, when all it's going to do is overdevelop the hip flexors and tilt the pelvis forwards, forcing the lower stomach to stick out, and turning the knees inwards, leading to flat feet.
@@ashscott6068 Damn I have all of the above wow... So what are we supposed to do then focus on working out the posterior chain and stretching out the hip flexors ? Is there anything else that can be done?
I am at present a US size 10 woman, which is a medium size. A few years a I was a size 4 which is a small size. Since the last three years I have been doing weight lifting and body weight exercises. My abs look much more flatter now than when I was a size 4 woman. This is because working out has improved my posture and muscle definition which helps keeps my stomach area naturally tucked in.
I agree with you that the lower body pooch is genetic. I have always been tall and lean. However, even as a child I had a pooch. I used to think if I lost another 5/10 pounds, I would get rid of that pooch. It got to the point where I looked sick. I just have to be comfortable with the fact that I am always going to have a pooch. I will try these exercises, though. I am 5’8” and I weigh 145. I have been as low as 125. I still had a pooch at 125.
@@natalkasowa8703 I have not been doing these exercises consistently, so I don’t have an opinion. I actually have been doing various exercises for my foot and core strength through my Physical Therapist. The two that are helping the most are breathing through pelvic floor and holding for ten seconds. The other is bridges with a belt around my legs and a ball between my legs, set of twenty. I should do that second exercise, though. That cat one with the ball. I do that one as part of my routine. I don’t use a ball. It stretches out my back.
The plastic surgeon who did my tummy tuck told me that the line across my waist at belly button level is from extended wearing of my pants too tight. A surgeon who cuts on this part every week for decades! Maybe that used to be a good explanation, but I grew up in the 90’s- the “waistline” of my pants ran across my hipbones and barely covered my buttcrack. No chance. This makes way more sense.
As a male teen who has been working out, when I got a 2 pack, I’ve been seeing my pooch belly much more and it’s been getting me nervous. I hope I can get rid of it (or reduce it as much as I can) with these videos
Thank you so much for this. I have a 12 year old doughter with this problem and it's the first time that I hear something that makes sense. Because all that she has been told by docters is that she must diet . So she is carefull with what she eats but the pooch in the stomach area is always the same. She is very unhappy and frustrated with this although she tries not to show. This really brings tears to my eyes ...
Thanks again Connor. Always looking for more variations to help clients learn to breathe better. It's one of my favourite things to teach and work on with clients and possibly the most overlooked skill in training, especially considering nearly all of the population is doing it poorly. Moving better starts with breathing better!
I instantly felt the first one in the right groin, and my left side stomach, that's exactly where my chiropractor says my psoas need work/are tight. Very cool, this may help me relax and strengthen those weak areas. Thank you
Im so glad i found your channel i watched your lower body mechanism vids i had an injury and that video helped me gain knowledge about the movement and conciously address them. Thank you so much for providing such amazing vids helped me alot ! Keep up the good work sir!
This is super helpful! I’ve been faithfully doing CrossFit and eating nutritionally dense foods for almost 10 years and while my body has changed dramatically, I still have the “pooch”. I’m 45 and have had 2 cesareans, so those are factors I can’t change. But I’m definitely adding these breathing exercises to my routine. Excited to see how my body responds. 👍🏻
Visit Zac cupple's RUclips channel. he has a few videos explaining almost any detail imaginable. Remember that these breathing practices regarding PRI aim to increase range of motion. It's not recommended to breathe like that all the time.
Oh yeah the Pooch is genetic lol! I’ve had it my whole life and I’m 5’7/160lbs. So what helped me was maintain my weight. eating a balanced diet for gut health, good posture, and Pilates exercise. All to keep the fat away and strengthen the pelvic floor. And it’s not perfect but I’ve had to embrace it and make my bf rub it! 😁
We are nearly the same size and I've had this "pooch" my whole life too. It won't go away. Even in my early 20's when I weighed 118 lbs, the pooch was smaller, but still there. I used to block my husband from touching that area, but he says it's sexy so now I let him, lol.
Almost 60 and in looking back even when i was smoking hot and in shape i had a very slight lower outcropping of belly...now at 59 I call it my fannypack and boyfriend loves it too lol
Thank you so much. Can't wait to do it, this wknd! 🙌 🥰 Excited to get my stomach flat soon. Lately, had noticed my pooch belly about a month ago wasn't sure how it developed. But, anyway will try these exercises. 🥰
As posted on part 1 - in '23 several studies were published on intestinal shingles and intestinal chicken pox that results in dormant state since childhood resulting in chronic distended stomachs, gastric issues and stomach ulcers. Biopsies after ulcer removal confirmed the surprising findings.
Even at my smallest size at a size 10 I still had the pooch belly. I always hated it so much (still do tbh) I have done all of the exercises, I eat little to no carbs most of the time and still have it. Genetics play a big roll and I will never have a flat stomach. Oh well
definitely interested in trying out these exercises. i've always felt a bit confused about how to breathe properly because the way its talked about always felt different in my body. in your last video you mention that the pooch could be excess air/gas/pressure that we can't get out of our system and i wonder if this could be an influence as to why i've always struggled with gas build up in my digestive system? when i was a kid, doctors could never figure out why i always had gas in my "belly" that was causing me regular pain
Permanent gas is not normal, I was vegetarian for 13 years and gas and pain was my daily life. Everyone told me it was normal for a veg diet. Now I know it wasn't, I got diagnosed hashimoto's and cut gluten, casein, dairy, sugar and soy. Gas and pain are gone, it was a leaky gut.
There's a biomechanics channel here from Brazil that I already love, and now this one. I hope there is or becomes a trend, because you guys are incredible.
This is a really interesting video! - often after exhaling (when standing normally) I feel the exhale was "shallow", like there's still "air in the tank" (belly) but to push further when exhaling past that point becomes a conscious and to some minor level painfully discomforting effort. Thus sadly not something that occurs to remember to consciously do every breath from day to day when there's other life-things on. These exercises look great, I'm just interested how they'll translate to better breathing habits when NOT in these specific positions? Presumably by re-wiring the unconscious habit (genetics allowing)? And how many times a week would you reccommend repeating them (my apologies, if you covered that I must've missed it). 1x daily? 2x daily?
There is only one reply to this important question, and for some reason, it is the only reply that DOES NOT OPEN for me as all the others in the comment section do. Was it removed? Can I just not see it? Could someone respond with their understanding of how long to do each exercise and how many times per day? I still have no idea! Thanks in advance.
I started to feel like this pooch belly has a lot to do with other things too, like my pelvic floor disorder (PFD) symptoms almost disappears on the days I feel less of this pooch belly
do you guys understand the difference between the two type clearly? 1. Does the first beer belly type also have descended diaphragm? or ascended? 2. is oblique muscle to engaged during both exhale n inhale?
@@conorharris please make a video on rolling patterns. Kinds of rolling. Very limited information is available about rolling. I have always likes your explanations.
i'm a 5'4, 105lb girl with a LOT of belly pooch compared to the fat on the rest of the body, i'm gonna try some of the workouts and breathing excersises from the last video and see if anything changes
@@dorifova9334 nope too lazy😭 gained 10 pounds but i’m happy with my body, eat healthy, and try to go to the gym every so often even though i do not like working out. belly pooch isnt as prominent but it’s still here hah
Hi Connor, can you clarify for me: what should my daily breathing look like? 1) Make sure my pelvis is not anteriorly tilted, 2) make sure I exhale completely, 3)… where/how exactly should I inhale? Into my upper rib cage, into my sides, or into my abdomen? Thank you!!!
Totally agree!! Great video but it left me with lots of questions. During the exercises he didn’t say what the aim was, he just described the positions but with every exercise you should always break down “what to focus on WHILE keeping that position”. Felt like the lack of those cues didn’t make the video all the way complete :(
For years I tried to figure out the cause of my ED, incontinence and struggle to sleep. This was the cause. I had a pooch belly despite being very fit and only recently has it been getting better because of chiropractic work and similar breathing techniques. Don't under estimate the effects of what a pooch belly can do if it gets really bad, like mine did.
Thank u so much, this was very helpful Lately ive trying to lose weight and fat, and im really the kind of person thats fine with just being healthy and looking good, not thrilled to have perfect abs, or perfect body, but i hace to say i have been doing the hard work, exrcise an calories déficit and i didn't see results in belly, which really frustrated me , but the exercises omg really helped i see the difference, before that i was gonna and see a nutrionist, but first i think im gonna see a professional who heps me with posture and all this stuff Cuz i also felt really good in terms of movility and breathing
I saw the original video and now this one but there's one thing thats wasn't mentioned in both of them. How often and for how long am I supposed to do these breathing exercises?
I hate my pooch belly and it honestly saddens me a bit that it could be genetic. on top of that I have a horizontal belly button which I hate as it makes my pooch belly look so much worse. It can be annoying since people waayyy bigger than me who seem to have nice cirled belly buttons whereas mine looks like it's being squashed despite not being nearly as big.
For me it's diastasis recti which is 9cm and umbilical hernia. I know someone who had the same but the diastasis recti wasn't as bad with no umbilical hernia and after having surgery she was better with no pooch belly. For women with diastasis recti and/or umbilical hernia's it's surgery to fix it, that's the only way to fix diastasis recti. I find nobody address this issue and it should be addressed. I've had it for 26 years and have alot of complications and pain from diastasis recti and have only now been diagnosed not when i had my first child.
I definitely have this pooch!! I’ve also noticed sometimes when I’m twisting (spinal twist, Russian twist) i feel air being forced out of me and I’ve never been able to explain it. Is that why?
Interesting... I've more recently had a "pooch" belly, and I'm wondering if this would help. There isn't a ton of fat there (I usually have just gained fat mostly in my legs), but I do often feel bloated and I wonder if the issue is my breathing and getting trapped air. I tried one of your exercises and felt kind of good, so maybe I'll keep going on this!!
Bedankt voor het delen. Ik heb een vraag. Na een abdominale hysterectomie heb ik nu een "pooch belly" ik heb voorheen altijd een platte buik gehad. Ik merk ook een verschil tijdens ademhalen. Het is anders dan voorheen. Ik ben benieuwd of er een verband is tussen mijn operatie en mijn buik/ademhaling nu. Alvast bedankt
People seem to forget that women carry some extra organs in their pooch that actually creates and gives birth to another human…duh! And our bodies are made to create! And because we’re creators, we store fats differently too. Don’t fall for the beauty standards made by **MAN**-made system, and be judged by it. As long as you look after your health, pooch or no pooch, you’re a woman, and be proud of it.
As I said on the original video, I have had surgery to fix a damaged abdomen and have the pooch belly and always have. I would be interested in a possible case study with you to potentially improve this for persons with external causes (if this is that)
dizzy just looking at this .. also wondering why i have always been told to breath from the belly i have the ugliest pooch bellies you can imagine .. my cure ? spandex baby! will give these tips a go! lets hope i stick to it thanks so much!
Hi Connor. Ive been working out and dieting for a year now. Ive been wanting to go from 63kg - 56 kg. Yet even after the heavy work outs and prescribed deits its constant to 63 kg. I look slim but for my mental satisfaction can u please tell me why i am not losing weight even after being consistent to working out and dieting?
To my knowledge, it might just be water weight or something. But I also suggest that you don't worry too much about how much you weigh, because it is always fluctuating and isn't always constant
I too did try doing this for 2 years, after covid hit I did workout for like 5-6 months, there was a physical change yet my weight was the same as ever n cuz of that I lost motivation in working out
@@Da21ze omggg sammeeeee. Because of this im having so much of mental struggles and eating disorder and self hate. Idk who to talk to about this either
@@ahmednamisaalam8424 exactly and i still jump back to square one even tho i dont eat much and its constantly lingering back in my head to what to do and how to fix it, after seeing many videos fitness like i still couldn’t get the same results in like a month or two like most people talk about
Does this work on people with severe pectus excavatum? And when you say thoracic vs pelvic diaphragm, are saying the diaphragm when it’s in its protracted vs contracted state?
you're compassionate and not shaming at all. What a breath of fresh air.
Appreciate hearing that
Exactly.
Nice pun
Right!! So many women, especially those who have given birth, but most women in general regardless, do NOT have a perfectly flat belly, it’s just not natural for most women, it’s such an odd beauty standard. It’s nice to see someone acknowledge that it’s perfectly natural to have a bit of “pooch.”
I would love a simpler explained version of this. It was a bit hard to follow along while understanding the mechanics of how to breathe. Thank you!
We must protect this man at all costs! He is so sweet 🥺
You’re like a trainer, and therapist in one, so calm and knowledgeable and great at explaining exactly what to do. New subscriber!
OMG thank you so very much!! That floor movement with the stick did the trick immediately. I can breathe so much better now and my stomach has gone down. So grateful that you made this video. Keep up the good work.
this was so helpful, ive always had a pooch belly and recently linked it to my postural issues. you shared so much useful information and love how you are body positive about it. thanks!
After trying one of these exercises for about 5 minute I HADA GIGANTIC FART. I think he's onto something, guyz!!!
Lmao 😂
😂😂😂
I'm a 25 year old dude who's had body dismorphia my whole life because I always had a pouch whether I was 20% bf or 13%. These two videos are the first thing I've ever heard addressing why even when I didn't have a lot of belly fat by stomach stuck out! I know it's largely genetic, but I'm exited to try these exercises and see if I could find any improvement! Thank you🙏
Keep us updated!
Did you seen any results??
Results?
I know how you feel, I'm a girl with an athletic build & a pro gymnast & went to college at 15 studied sports 4 days & 1 day a week at school in English class I stretched & my jumper went up showing my tummy & my teacher scared me for life by screeching at me saying "omg look at your stomach you have week muscles your not even fat & you're a gymnast why do you have that , she made such a big deal that's when I realized it wasn't normal I thought it was a cute pot belly that would go away it never did it only get bigger with age it's genetic & very hard to get ride off
Would love to see a video about flat feet and knock knees in relation to working out! (What we need to do differently when working out, can it be fixed, etc.)
While waiting for the answer here I'd say go to a physiotherapist, they can prob tell you what to do
Yes for knock knees 😭
Flat/turned-in feet, knock knees, anterior pelvic tilt, upper cross syndrome, are all related. Any one, can cause any or all of the others. The cause is almost always the same. A weak posterior chain and/ or tight hip flexors. Working out usually makes it worse, because people only seem to want to work the muscles that make it worse. People spend ages working their chest, and refuse to work their back, because it's harder work, and you can't really see the results. People do a ton of ab exercises, cus they think that's gonna give them a flat stomach, when all it's going to do is overdevelop the hip flexors and tilt the pelvis forwards, forcing the lower stomach to stick out, and turning the knees inwards, leading to flat feet.
Damn girl you knock knees and flat feet?
@@ashscott6068 Damn I have all of the above wow... So what are we supposed to do then focus on working out the posterior chain and stretching out the hip flexors ? Is there anything else that can be done?
I am at present a US size 10 woman, which is a medium size. A few years a I was a size 4 which is a small size. Since the last three years I have been doing weight lifting and body weight exercises. My abs look much more flatter now than when I was a size 4 woman. This is because working out has improved my posture and muscle definition which helps keeps my stomach area naturally tucked in.
I agree with you that the lower body pooch is genetic. I have always been tall and lean. However, even as a child I had a pooch. I used to think if I lost another 5/10 pounds, I would get rid of that pooch. It got to the point where I looked sick. I just have to be comfortable with the fact that I am always going to have a pooch. I will try these exercises, though. I am 5’8” and I weigh 145. I have been as low as 125. I still had a pooch at 125.
how have these exercises worked for you? im 5"7 and 122 pounds and i also have a pooch 😭
@@natalkasowa8703 I have not been doing these exercises consistently, so I don’t have an opinion. I actually have been doing various exercises for my foot and core strength through my Physical Therapist. The two that are helping the most are breathing through pelvic floor and holding for ten seconds. The other is bridges with a belt around my legs and a ball between my legs, set of twenty. I should do that second exercise, though. That cat one with the ball. I do that one as part of my routine. I don’t use a ball. It stretches out my back.
The plastic surgeon who did my tummy tuck told me that the line across my waist at belly button level is from extended wearing of my pants too tight. A surgeon who cuts on this part every week for decades!
Maybe that used to be a good explanation, but I grew up in the 90’s- the “waistline” of my pants ran across my hipbones and barely covered my buttcrack. No chance.
This makes way more sense.
As a male teen who has been working out, when I got a 2 pack, I’ve been seeing my pooch belly much more and it’s been getting me nervous. I hope I can get rid of it (or reduce it as much as I can) with these videos
any improvement? what have u been doing for it?
Thank you so much for this. I have a 12 year old doughter with this problem and it's the first time that I hear something that makes sense. Because all that she has been told by docters is that she must diet . So she is carefull with what she eats but the pooch in the stomach area is always the same. She is very unhappy and frustrated with this although she tries not to show. This really brings tears to my eyes ...
Thanks again Connor. Always looking for more variations to help clients learn to breathe better. It's one of my favourite things to teach and work on with clients and possibly the most overlooked skill in training, especially considering nearly all of the population is doing it poorly. Moving better starts with breathing better!
I instantly felt the first one in the right groin, and my left side stomach, that's exactly where my chiropractor says my psoas need work/are tight. Very cool, this may help me relax and strengthen those weak areas. Thank you
Thank you for this video, it was both informative and validating that these things are normal!
I have this mainly from tending my stomach through stress/anxiety. Thanks for this video
Im so glad i found your channel i watched your lower body mechanism vids i had an injury and that video helped me gain knowledge about the movement and conciously address them. Thank you so much for providing such amazing vids helped me alot ! Keep up the good work sir!
This is super helpful! I’ve been faithfully doing CrossFit and eating nutritionally dense foods for almost 10 years and while my body has changed dramatically, I still have the “pooch”. I’m 45 and have had 2 cesareans, so those are factors I can’t change. But I’m definitely adding these breathing exercises to my routine. Excited to see how my body responds. 👍🏻
wow....that's why there is so much focus on breathing in yoga.....thank you for for this information
could you please expand on how to breathe properly? should our rib cage expand in all directions? should the stomach move in or out? thank you!
Yes please!
Same question
Same question!
Visit Zac cupple's RUclips channel. he has a few videos explaining almost any detail imaginable. Remember that these breathing practices regarding PRI aim to increase range of motion. It's not recommended to breathe like that all the time.
@@neinbruderja7519 thanks a lot for your answer. I'll check it out.
Oh yeah the Pooch is genetic lol! I’ve had it my whole life and I’m 5’7/160lbs. So what helped me was maintain my weight. eating a balanced diet for gut health, good posture, and Pilates exercise. All to keep the fat away and strengthen the pelvic floor. And it’s not perfect but I’ve had to embrace it and make my bf rub it! 😁
We are nearly the same size and I've had this "pooch" my whole life too. It won't go away. Even in my early 20's when I weighed 118 lbs, the pooch was smaller, but still there. I used to block my husband from touching that area, but he says it's sexy so now I let him, lol.
Almost 60 and in looking back even when i was smoking hot and in shape i had a very slight lower outcropping of belly...now at 59 I call it my fannypack and boyfriend loves it too lol
personally I think if the rest of the tummy is trained it can look really sexy because it looks shaped but soft aka all the good stuff in one.
Omg. Sometimes I feel like I can’t fully exhale and the back lying exercise was so helpful.
Thank you so much. Can't wait to do it, this wknd! 🙌 🥰
Excited to get my stomach flat soon. Lately, had noticed my pooch belly about a month ago wasn't sure how it developed. But, anyway will try these exercises. 🥰
Has anyone ever actually tried from these videos or am I the only one who has? Anyways, I tried it definitely helped me breathe better!
Thanks for doing a follow-up vid! Super helpful and very appreciative of the delivery. God bless!
I’d like to see a video about clicking hips. Mountain climbers are part of my daily exercise but every time I bring my legs forward my hips click.
As posted on part 1 - in '23 several studies were published on intestinal shingles and intestinal chicken pox that results in dormant state since childhood resulting in chronic distended stomachs, gastric issues and stomach ulcers. Biopsies after ulcer removal confirmed the surprising findings.
Even at my smallest size at a size 10 I still had the pooch belly. I always hated it so much (still do tbh) I have done all of the exercises, I eat little to no carbs most of the time and still have it. Genetics play a big roll and I will never have a flat stomach. Oh well
Truly amazing such helpful information
Your videos are so clear and helpful. Thank you.
Gonna be another few millions viewss for sure
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Your videos are very elucidative and helped me to visualize what is happening in my posture.
definitely interested in trying out these exercises. i've always felt a bit confused about how to breathe properly because the way its talked about always felt different in my body. in your last video you mention that the pooch could be excess air/gas/pressure that we can't get out of our system and i wonder if this could be an influence as to why i've always struggled with gas build up in my digestive system? when i was a kid, doctors could never figure out why i always had gas in my "belly" that was causing me regular pain
Permanent gas is not normal, I was vegetarian for 13 years and gas and pain was my daily life. Everyone told me it was normal for a veg diet.
Now I know it wasn't, I got diagnosed hashimoto's and cut gluten, casein, dairy, sugar and soy. Gas and pain are gone, it was a leaky gut.
4:01 - 8:35
My friend calls it the “cookie pouch” 😊 Super common and nothing to be ashamed of!
That's such a cute name for it 😍
There's a biomechanics channel here from Brazil that I already love, and now this one. I hope there is or becomes a trend, because you guys are incredible.
This is a really interesting video! - often after exhaling (when standing normally) I feel the exhale was "shallow", like there's still "air in the tank" (belly) but to push further when exhaling past that point becomes a conscious and to some minor level painfully discomforting effort. Thus sadly not something that occurs to remember to consciously do every breath from day to day when there's other life-things on.
These exercises look great, I'm just interested how they'll translate to better breathing habits when NOT in these specific positions? Presumably by re-wiring the unconscious habit (genetics allowing)? And how many times a week would you reccommend repeating them (my apologies, if you covered that I must've missed it). 1x daily? 2x daily?
Something I came across in another video that helps is squeezing the booty and sucking in my belly at the same time.
There is only one reply to this important question, and for some reason, it is the only reply that DOES NOT OPEN for me as all the others in the comment section do. Was it removed? Can I just not see it? Could someone respond with their understanding of how long to do each exercise and how many times per day? I still have no idea! Thanks in advance.
In his previous video he recommends 2-4 sets of 1 min p/day, ideally 2 in the morning and 2 at night.
Wow very helpful thanks for sharing!
Thank you, thank you so much for making this video.
Awesome video 👌
I started to feel like this pooch belly has a lot to do with other things too, like my pelvic floor disorder (PFD) symptoms almost disappears on the days I feel less of this pooch belly
Can pooch belly cause groin pain... I am a soccer player
@@anishpandita2916 i think it is not pooch belly to blame, but pooch belly and your groin problems may have similar root causes.
do you guys understand the difference between the two type clearly?
1. Does the first beer belly type also have descended diaphragm? or ascended?
2. is oblique muscle to engaged during both exhale n inhale?
It can absolutely be multifactorial. Hard to address individual differences in one video, but you could be on the right track for your situation
@@conorharris please make a video on rolling patterns. Kinds of rolling. Very limited information is available about rolling. I have always likes your explanations.
So helpful!
very informative, thanks! :)
Thank you. I have pelvic issues from pregnancies. I need all the help I can get.
Are these exercises in addition to the first part? Thabks for these videos btw!
I suppose the 1st exercise is a great exercise to extend the rib cage vertically as well? for forward head posture and such
awesome videos man
I need this, i have this pouch belly look and my breathing has always been substandard for years. Hope these exercises will help
Thank you for your explanation
Makes me fancy getting back into Pilates which is basically the exercises/breathing promoted here. Interesting stuff though
Fantastic content as usual !!!!
Thank you my friend!
so do we breathe in our chest and ribs or in our belly in these exercises?
i'm a 5'4, 105lb girl with a LOT of belly pooch compared to the fat on the rest of the body, i'm gonna try some of the workouts and breathing excersises from the last video and see if anything changes
Girl, same! We are literally underweight, it is so frustrating! Did you try it? Any changes?
@@dorifova9334 nope too lazy😭 gained 10 pounds but i’m happy with my body, eat healthy, and try to go to the gym every so often even though i do not like working out. belly pooch isnt as prominent but it’s still here hah
Yes, I’d love to learn more about flat feet
Thank you!!
Hi Connor, can you clarify for me: what should my daily breathing look like? 1) Make sure my pelvis is not anteriorly tilted, 2) make sure I exhale completely, 3)… where/how exactly should I inhale? Into my upper rib cage, into my sides, or into my abdomen? Thank you!!!
Totally agree!! Great video but it left me with lots of questions. During the exercises he didn’t say what the aim was, he just described the positions but with every exercise you should always break down “what to focus on WHILE keeping that position”. Felt like the lack of those cues didn’t make the video all the way complete :(
For years I tried to figure out the cause of my ED, incontinence and struggle to sleep. This was the cause. I had a pooch belly despite being very fit and only recently has it been getting better because of chiropractic work and similar breathing techniques. Don't under estimate the effects of what a pooch belly can do if it gets really bad, like mine did.
Tha name pooch belly is soo cute and funny😂
Thank you so much mr. Handsome ;)
Thank u so much, this was very helpful
Lately ive trying to lose weight and fat, and im really the kind of person thats fine with just being healthy and looking good, not thrilled to have perfect abs, or perfect body, but i hace to say i have been doing the hard work, exrcise an calories déficit and i didn't see results in belly, which really frustrated me , but the exercises omg really helped i see the difference, before that i was gonna and see a nutrionist, but first i think im gonna see a professional who heps me with posture and all this stuff
Cuz i also felt really good in terms of movility and breathing
Mine popped up after puberty. I think it’s normal for women to have at least a small one.
I saw the original video and now this one but there's one thing thats wasn't mentioned in both of them. How often and for how long am I supposed to do these breathing exercises?
I’ve had a pooch belly ever since I could remember, even when I was a skinny underweight child!
Would doing stomach vacuum exercises make this better, or would they make things worse because of excess internal pressure?
so interesting!
Can this "displacement" have also an impact of the breast and breast posture? Thank you.
I hate my pooch belly and it honestly saddens me a bit that it could be genetic. on top of that I have a horizontal belly button which I hate as it makes my pooch belly look so much worse. It can be annoying since people waayyy bigger than me who seem to have nice cirled belly buttons whereas mine looks like it's being squashed despite not being nearly as big.
How long does it take to see results?
And how can you determine if this is your issue or if it’s something to do with genetics?
Am I the only one that got a little bit depressed when he said it was genetic?
Cutting sugar can help, especially avoiding bread that is on the knife's edge of being legal cake.
Facts I cut out added sugar and process food and I see a huge change in my waistline/belly.
For me it's diastasis recti which is 9cm and umbilical hernia. I know someone who had the same but the diastasis recti wasn't as bad with no umbilical hernia and after having surgery she was better with no pooch belly.
For women with diastasis recti and/or umbilical hernia's it's surgery to fix it, that's the only way to fix diastasis recti.
I find nobody address this issue and it should be addressed.
I've had it for 26 years and have alot of complications and pain from diastasis recti and have only now been diagnosed not when i had my first child.
How do I know I'm doing these right?
Any recommendations for adapting the exercises for someone in a wheelchair? Mainly unable to bend one of the knees-cant get on all fours?
how long to do each exercise and how many times a day tho?
I definitely have this pooch!! I’ve also noticed sometimes when I’m twisting (spinal twist, Russian twist) i feel air being forced out of me and I’ve never been able to explain it. Is that why?
Omg same!! Why is that?
I kinda like my pooch. But, does it imply some hindrance in sports performance? Is it important to fix for function?
When I was 90lbs I still had a pooch😢 It took me a long time to accept that it’s just part of who I am
Me too
Do you do virtual consultations?
i thought i just had to breathe this is so complicated 😭
Could also be post natal, diastasis recti
Interesting... I've more recently had a "pooch" belly, and I'm wondering if this would help. There isn't a ton of fat there (I usually have just gained fat mostly in my legs), but I do often feel bloated and I wonder if the issue is my breathing and getting trapped air. I tried one of your exercises and felt kind of good, so maybe I'll keep going on this!!
I didn’t understand most of the video 😭 pls make a simpler explained version
Bedankt voor het delen. Ik heb een vraag. Na een abdominale hysterectomie heb ik nu een "pooch belly" ik heb voorheen altijd een platte buik gehad. Ik merk ook een verschil tijdens ademhalen. Het is anders dan voorheen.
Ik ben benieuwd of er een verband is tussen mijn operatie en mijn buik/ademhaling nu.
Alvast bedankt
People seem to forget that women carry some extra organs in their pooch that actually creates and gives birth to another human…duh! And our bodies are made to create! And because we’re creators, we store fats differently too. Don’t fall for the beauty standards made by **MAN**-made system, and be judged by it. As long as you look after your health, pooch or no pooch, you’re a woman, and be proud of it.
I m struggling with my c section diastasis recti since last three years. Can this exercises help me to heal DR. please help 🙏
How long each day would you recommend to do each exercise for?
What brand is that green hoody? Looking sharp! Also great video as always
The first exercise doesn't work for me and I don't know why. Breathing through my nose alone makes me lightheaded 😅
Would a physio therapist be able to help me with my indented belly??
I’m still losing weight but know I have diastasus recti. Possibly even a small umbilical hernia. I assumed the dent had to do with those issues?
Idk if this was mentioned in the video but how many repetitions/minutes for each exercise?
Conor,is it possible to have Apt because of too much belly and love handles fat ?
What’s the difference between pooch belly and distasis recti ?
As I said on the original video, I have had surgery to fix a damaged abdomen and have the pooch belly and always have. I would be interested in a possible case study with you to potentially improve this for persons with external causes (if this is that)
dizzy just looking at this .. also wondering why i have always been told to breath from the belly
i have the ugliest pooch bellies you can imagine .. my cure ? spandex baby!
will give these tips a go! lets hope i stick to it
thanks so much!
Still confusing, but thank you.
Hi Connor. Ive been working out and dieting for a year now. Ive been wanting to go from 63kg - 56 kg. Yet even after the heavy work outs and prescribed deits its constant to 63 kg. I look slim but for my mental satisfaction can u please tell me why i am not losing weight even after being consistent to working out and dieting?
To my knowledge, it might just be water weight or something. But I also suggest that you don't worry too much about how much you weigh, because it is always fluctuating and isn't always constant
@@patrickbateman.uwu69 i understand yet, even after working out and dieting, shouldn't i lose a little weight or look different?
I too did try doing this for 2 years, after covid hit I did workout for like 5-6 months, there was a physical change yet my weight was the same as ever n cuz of that I lost motivation in working out
@@Da21ze omggg sammeeeee. Because of this im having so much of mental struggles and eating disorder and self hate. Idk who to talk to about this either
@@ahmednamisaalam8424 exactly and i still jump back to square one even tho i dont eat much and its constantly lingering back in my head to what to do and how to fix it, after seeing many videos fitness like i still couldn’t get the same results in like a month or two like most people talk about
Hello, how many reps of these exercises should we do?
Does this work on people with severe pectus excavatum? And when you say thoracic vs pelvic diaphragm, are saying the diaphragm when it’s in its protracted vs contracted state?