Are vacuum poses still "in"?

[Steve56]

guts and oiled biceps are in

sad but true!

[Dre23]

You look really good doin it. I say go for it and stand out from the rest of the comp.

[Dee]

Do it!

[kentuckyslim]

You got a good vacuum for not practicing it! I say do it, I think it looks awesome.

[MattyH7688]

That guy looked awesome at the Arnold.

yea he did.. I personally had him second to Antoine at the show.

Can you give a step by step set of directions on how to do the vaccuum? I do a vaccuum when in my front double bicep, front lat spread, and in my relaxed poses. It looks good when I'm on stage, but not nearly as pronounced and dramatic as you and David Hoffman!

Hopefully someone else can chime in ha.. I just kinda do it. I think a good amount is genetics.

Jose Raymond still hits the vacuum.... its impressive too

Jason Huh can hit a descent vacuum

forgot about them!

bro if you can do it, def go with it!!

saw dave goodin at the team universe in 09 and it really is impressive to see...judges appreciate it too

yea I just need to focus on holding it quite a bit longer.. I can go 10 seconds easily with no practice, but that is in my house which is a lot different than being on stage lol.

guts and oiled biceps are in

someone bring me synthol and insulin/gh then!!!! lol.

You look really good doin it. I say go for it and stand out from the rest of the comp.

Do it!

thanks guys! I will.

[ypmm5]

Jose Raymond still hits the vacuum.... its impressive too

Indeed.
In a matter of fact I think it is his vacuum of his abd that enhances his front double bicep shot.
Bottomline, if you can do it. Add it to you routine. I am old school.
I love that pose. I was never a big fan of Frank Zane though I respect his accomplishments. But his vacuum shot is awesome.

[Steve56]

here is a friend of mine dana pulling off a vaccum before his first musclemania show

[Hydroshake]

^ jeezus. that looks awesome. could probably grab his midsection with tweezers.

it'd be nice if someone had a link or something that showed the proper method to hit a vacuum shot. pretty please?

all i knows is, blow out all the air in your diaphragm, suck in your gut and stick your chest out.

[rpen22]

^ jeezus. that looks awesome. could probably grab his midsection with tweezers.

it'd be nice if someone had a link or something that showed the proper method to hit a vacuum shot. pretty please?

all i knows is, blow out all the air in your diaphragm, suck in your gut and stick your chest out.

That's basically it. You exhale completely, and then pull your diaphragm up under your ribcage. Once you get the feel for it, it's simple.

Arnold says to start by practicing it on your hands and knees and holding it for 20-30 seconds at a time. Once you do that 3 or 4 times, progress to kneeling, then sitting, then standing.

[Amazon Doll]

It's part of my regular ab workout. I do 5 set of 10 reps with a 10 second hold on each one. I do it in a variety of positions as well.

I hit abs 2-3x a week.

[Sieve]

I dont think it looks good on most people.
On me it looks silly.

["Rodz"]

guts and oiled biceps are in

this vacuum is stuck on the blow out feature


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["Rodz"]

I honestly am wondering this for myself more than anything lol. I haven't seen them done in a VERY long time, and David Hoffman at the Arnold Amateur kind of brought it back to me lol.

I was thinking about adding in for my show in 6.5 weeks and just didn't wanna look like a tool. I can do it pretty well without every practicing it.

Such a classic pose, ull bring the house down with it!!!!!

[Hydroshake]

I dont think it looks good on most people.
On me it looks silly.

dude you look great.
no hate but how come your body is like uneven.
is it the way your standing?

[Diggy]

I would throw my draws at the stage if you did that