Muscular antagonism: when two or more groups of muscles contract in different directions.
Sagittal section: cross section (in this case of the human body) showing front and back
Longitudinal section: cross section showing side
All muscles, including the diaphragm work through contraction. Instead of forcing the diaphragm to push out air, just let it come out naturally. The diaphragm actually contracts while you take a breath instead of when you exhale. The diaphragm has no muscle that moves in the opposite direction. Most muscles in the body have a muscle that does the opposite things. I definitely have a tendency to overuse or tighten certain muscles. Perhaps knowing more about the muscles, how they work, and what their opposite is could help me.
Muscles in the body are named for different things. Some muscles are named for their shape, others for their function, for their location in the body. Features, number of heads, attachments, general form.
I think that the bit I read about the diaphragm is really interesting. I have heard so much about the diaphragm and about what it does and how to engage it. Did I really understand the book right? Does the diaphragm really contract during inhalation? I think that’s really interesting if so and I will need to do much more research on it if so. I love learning about the diaphragm because it is so important to maintain good support in our singing. Learning all I can about it and other muscles (like the ones that are causing me problems!) would be really benificial!
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