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psychodelia
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How to increase lung capacity?
#21713619 - 05/23/15 09:52 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I am a fairly talented singer, but for a few years I smoked heaps of weed which has drastically reduced the amount of air I can hold. I quit the weed in October last year and haven't smoked anything since, but my lung capacity hasn't increased much. Anyone else experience this? What can I do to remedy it?
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: psychodelia]
#21713695 - 05/23/15 10:21 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Go to Hawaii and learn from "water men". Breathe normally then after you exhale wait 5 seconds to inhale again. Start there right now and build up from there. I don't know how well the breath holding will translate to powerful singing though.
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: Matt87]
#21713704 - 05/23/15 10:27 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I am naturally a powerful singer but lately since I've been trying to get back into singing I've found my main problem is just not being able to catch my breath enough before the next note. My style of singing involves a lot of long notes and I can't seem to hold them as easily as I used to. But that does sound like a decent breathing exercise, so thanks.
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: psychodelia]
#21713723 - 05/23/15 10:33 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I read a book one time about divers that didn't use scuba gear but they stretched their lungs out over time by taking in as much air as they could and then taking in small gasps of air to fill their lungs and stretch them as much as possible
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LoveNaborFuckHater said: I read a book one time about divers that didn't use scuba gear but they stretched their lungs out over time by taking in as much air as they could and then taking in small gasps of air to fill their lungs and stretch them as much as possible
I'm pretty sure it's something like this. You have to expand your air sacs to be able to hold more air.
Also being in shape helps a lot.... you won't have powerful lungs if you don't do cardio
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: Uzziel]
#21713888 - 05/23/15 11:40 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Also being in shape helps a lot.... you won't have powerful lungs if you don't do cardio
I imagine running would do alot of good for you
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: Uzziel]
#21713895 - 05/23/15 11:42 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Uzziel said:
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LoveNaborFuckHater said: I read a book one time about divers that didn't use scuba gear but they stretched their lungs out over time by taking in as much air as they could and then taking in small gasps of air to fill their lungs and stretch them as much as possible
I'm pretty sure it's something like this. You have to expand your air sacs to be able to hold more air.
Also being in shape helps a lot.... you won't have powerful lungs if you don't do cardio
Sounds like a dope way to collapse your lungs.
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Run 30+ minutes daily
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: KnyggaPlease]
#21714103 - 05/23/15 12:55 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: KnyggaPlease]
#21714107 - 05/23/15 12:57 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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KnyggaPlease said: Run 30+ minutes daily
Not unless I'm getting chased by the cops.
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LoveNaborFuckHater said: I read a book one time about divers that didn't use scuba gear but they stretched their lungs out over time by taking in as much air as they could and then taking in small gasps of air to fill their lungs and stretch them as much as possible
The aforementioned "water men".
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: Matt87]
#21714223 - 05/23/15 01:31 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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1. Don't smoke cigarettes 2. CARDIO!
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LoveNaborFuckHater said: I read a book one time about divers that didn't use scuba gear but they stretched their lungs out over time by taking in as much air as they could and then taking in small gasps of air to fill their lungs and stretch them as much as possible
Yes, I believe it's called lung crunching and while effective, it's remarkably dangerous for someone that doesn't know what they're doing.
You can do simple lung exercises such as the hyperventilation technique to expand your lungs over time. Pretty much you just hyperventilate until you start to get lightheaded and then hold your breath for as long as possible. I have no idea how often you have to do it in order for it to be effective, but it's the other, safer tek that SCUBA divers use to increase lung capacity.
Also if you're smoking weed and that concerned with lung capacity, changing to just vaping weed is a good idea imo. I don't personally do it but I'm no singer and rarely dive anymore.
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: kr0nik0]
#21714353 - 05/23/15 02:18 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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If you're REALLY worried about it though, you should just switch to eating, and stop all inhalation.
I know vaping is so much better for you than smoking, but inhaling heated vapors of like 170+ degrees (Idk where vapes actually operate, probably well over that, but when you inhale I'd imagine it's about 150 by the time it gets to your lungs) That still can't be good for you.
I'd have to imagine it causes some form of damage....
Then again just breathing in this awful polluted air we have probably causes issues on its own anyways.
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: psychodelia]
#21714672 - 05/23/15 03:58 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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This is the one I got off of amazon. It's bamboo so sometimes they crack but it's only 30 bucks.
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KnyggaPlease said: Run 30+ minutes daily
Not unless I'm getting chased by the cops.
Quit smoking, and don't be lazy take care of yourself and exercise you lazy fuck smh
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: KnyggaPlease]
#21714682 - 05/23/15 04:00 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I don't smoke. tobacco
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Psychonautica said: I don't smoke. tobacco

Okay fair enough
Quit being a lazy fuck and go exercise
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Re: How to increase lung capacity? [Re: KnyggaPlease]
#21714697 - 05/23/15 04:04 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I can't run for 30 minutes because I'm paraplegic, you fuck
I do actually exercise, I skate almost every day.
I just don't run. I wouldn't want to run for 30 minutes I'd get bored.
That's only like 3 miles though, so not very hard, I still am not a fan
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