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Jared Dyck

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When I practice my static tables my throat starts to get really tense and hurt about an inch from my chin (near the “Adams apple”) Is there something I can do to relax this area because it didn’t happen a month ago but now it’s constant and I have to quit my training early because of discomfort. Just so you know I am not pushing myself but only staying about 20-30 seconds past contractions.

 

Nathan Vinski

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That pain is in your Glotis muscle. During a breath hold its natural (nessesary for deep equalisation) to keep the Glotis closed. The discomfort is caused by lactic acid buildup in the muscle. Eventually, just like doing push-ups through repeated tensing of the Glotis, it will get trained and be able to stay contracted longer, more comfortably. Anothering thing you can do is wear a nose clip during your statics and occasionally let the air into your sinuses (held back by the nose clip) to give your glotis a break.

 

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Jared Dyck

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Nathan Vinski said:

That pain is in your Glotis muscle. During a breath hold its natural (nessesary for deep equalisation) to keep the Glotis closed. The discomfort is caused by lactic acid buildup in the muscle. Eventually, just like doing push-ups through repeated tensing of the Glotis, it will get trained and be able to stay contracted longer, more comfortably. Anothering thing you can do is wear a nose clip during your statics and occasionally let the air into your sinuses (held back by the nose clip) to give your glotis a break.

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Thanks! Guess I’ll just keep training!

 

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thomaz

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Nathan Vinski said:

That pain is in your Glotis muscle. During a breath hold its natural (nessesary for deep equalisation) to keep the Glotis closed. The discomfort is caused by lactic acid buildup in the muscle. Eventually, just like doing push-ups through repeated tensing of the Glotis, it will get trained and be able to stay contracted longer, more comfortably. Anothering thing you can do is wear a nose clip during your statics and occasionally let the air into your sinuses (held back by the nose clip) to give your glotis a break.

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Good to hear it is normal and only needs training.

 

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nyugimugi

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What about the pharynx? Is it normal if I close it during static breathhold? Or it's a bad habit I should give up?

 

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grarena

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You will have to close it or lose air so normal