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# Anti rib flare breathing

> Beginner · Dynamic · Bilateral

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| - | - |
| **Difficulty** | Beginner |
| **Velocity** | Dynamic |
| **Symmetry** | Bilateral |
| **Athlete** | Marco |
| **Video length** | 21 s |

## Technique

1. Stand up and touch your lower ribs with your hands.
2. Feel how, when you breathe in and expand your chest, your lower ribs start sticking out forward.
3. Instead of doing that, try to keep them at the same place the whole time, by expanding your chest upward and not forward.

## Equipment

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