What is it with the distended bellys of Tai Chi practitioners.
I'm vain. I don't want one.
What is it with the distended bellys of Tai Chi practitioners.
I'm vain. I don't want one.
Last edited by kfson; 03-10-2010 at 12:03 PM.
Its a "power belly' or "relaxed muscle", that's all.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
Try more like "roast pork bun" belly...
Funny thing, I still do serious crunches and ab work but over the last couple of years of doing more "internal" work I noticed my jut was getting bigger.
First I assumed I was getting fatter
But the weight was more or less the same.
The thing is, my gut is much stronger.
I mean, we are talking full force punches and kicks, 2 x 4, bats, mother-in-laws, the works
I don't know, maybe there is something there ( probably fat).
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
Some of us are just old and have gotten a little overweight. Still do Taiji and find the belly no hindrance. Just too much good Kung Pao Chicken.
My instructor has the best answer ever for this question. When students, like me (Hey! I'm in shape. "Pear" is a shape!) ask why do we develop Tai Chi Bellies, he simply responds with:
Because you eat more than you practice. Practice harder.
How do you argue with that?
Bob
KTS,
Only if you do it right!
some people like to drink beer...