Saturday, March 13, 2010

Vasalva Maneuver

Surprisingly, I haven't yet tired of the gym. I had the personal training session that came with my sign on fee last week, and my adorable trainer made me so happy! I love trainers who don't make me feel like poo for not being strong enough to do a single push-up.

All of the ab work and crunches and plank positions left my stomach feeling really sore. And as a result it hurt to cough, it hurt to laugh, and most importantly, it hurt to sh*t.

The exciting part is that I knew enough biology to explain this! The vasalva maneuver, performed by forcefully exhaling against a closed airway (therefore building up the pressure and strength in the abdominal cavity) was surely at work in the bathroom. Wahoo!

3 comments:

  1. Wow, you're gross and a bio nerd. Are you 100% sure you want to share this stuff with the world?

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  2. I bet it didn't hurt to fart. You gotta look at the positives.

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