Tongue Workout

 While I was in the shower today I thought I'd put extra emphasis on a muscle I don't usually train that often. We all use our tongues on a daily basis for speaking, breathing, spitting, etc. Based on this, I concluded that the 25 to 40 rep-range with very little rest and moderately heavy resistance would probably be the best strategy for any of the mouth muscles. As with any exercise, be sure to get the most out of every set and try to hold for 1 to 2 seconds at peak contraction. I started out with a strengthening exercise, putting 2 fingers at the tip of my tongue and driving it back into my throat with not much force on the eccentric. I would then tense my tongue to push my fingers back on the concentric. When doing this exercise be sure to not push back too far as to choke yourself and to lose tension on the muscle. Just go as far back as you can while it's still tight. I'd also like to note that you can use more than 2 fingers to get a grip on the tip of your tongue. Use as many fingers as you'd like, as long as they don't get in the way of the movement. This is a great excersise in case your choking on something, as it helps to strengthen muscles that are used in order to remove airway obstructions. Next I went straight into tongue-twisters in order to get some conditioning work done. Aim to get at least every hard sound in the English language. Examples of sentences could be: "Irish Wristwatch," "Unique New York," "Red Leather, Yellow Leather," "Pad Kid Puored Curd Pulled Corn," and "Santa's Short Suit Shrunk." Try doing at least 3 sentences in 2 minute intervals each taking around 15 seconds of rest. Be sure to annunciate and pronounce each work clearly. Try to keep the tempo either consistent or gradually faster as your tongue adapts to form sentences. It is encouraged to drink water during rest sets but try to keep it to a minimum as to not slow you down. About an hour after doing this my tongue is now sore for the first time in a long time. I, and probably most others, have not gone a day without using my tongue in more ways than one. But how often do any of us dedicate any of our time to training this oft neglected voluntary muscle with any real form of resistance? I am now going to be doing this at least twice a week after a long and strenuous session at the gym, after I sterilize my fingers. There is one more excersise I'd like to add, but I need a girlfriend in order to do it... 

While I was in the shower today I thought I'd put extra emphasis on a muscle I don't usually train that often. We all use our tongues on a daily basis for speaking, breathing, spitting, etc. Based on this, I concluded that the 25 to 40 rep-range with very little rest and moderately heavy resistance would probably be the best strategy for any of the mouth muscles. As with any exercise, be sure to get the most out of every set and try to hold for 1 to 2 seconds at peak contraction. I started out with a strengthening exercise, putting 2 fingers at the tip of my tongue and driving it back into my throat with not much force on the eccentric. I would then tense my tongue to push my fingers back on the concentric. When doing this exercise be sure to not push back too far as to choke yourself and to lose tension on the muscle. Just go as far back as you can while it's still tight. I'd also like to note that you can use more than 2 fingers to get a grip on the tip of your tongue. Use as many fingers as you'd like, as long as they don't get in the way of the movement. This is a great excersise in case your choking on something, as it helps to strengthen muscles that are used in order to remove airway obstructions. Next I went straight into tongue-twisters in order to get some conditioning work done. Aim to get at least every hard sound in the English language. Examples of sentences could be: "Irish Wristwatch," "Unique New York," "Red Leather, Yellow Leather," "Pad Kid Puored Curd Pulled Corn," and "Santa's Short Suit Shrunk." Try doing at least 3 sentences in 2 minute intervals each taking around 15 seconds of rest. Be sure to annunciate and pronounce each work clearly. Try to keep the tempo either consistent or gradually faster as your tongue adapts to form sentences. It is encouraged to drink water during rest sets but try to keep it to a minimum as to not slow you down. About an hour after doing this my tongue is now sore for the first time in a long time. I, and probably most others, have not gone a day without using my tongue in more ways than one. But how often do any of us dedicate any of our time to training this oft neglected voluntary muscle with any real form of resistance? I am now going to be doing this at least twice a week after a long and strenuous session at the gym, after I sterilize my fingers. There is one more excersise I'd like to add, but I need a girlfriend in order to do it... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Submitted January 27, 2019 at 06:59PM by MattJSharp http://bit.ly/2My3U15