Breathing

[Abject]

Just curious as to whether breathing into your lungs compared to diaphragm makes any difference when you're inhaling chemical vapours/combusted plant mattter

 

[Pill2Chill]

Well breathing with the diaphragm is how you're supposed to breathe. You should be able to take bigger hits as you can inhale more air that way. But I'm fairly sure it won't affect the efficacy of whatever you're smoking.

 

[Abject]

I noticed breathing into my lungs makes nicotine 'hit me' more, but I haven't found any difference with Cannabis.

 

[Mass08]

I'm confused...no matter how you breathe your breathing into your lungs...

 

[tamarinds]

You want those big dank thick hits. Only the vapour or smoke, no normal air.

 

[Venrak]

Just fill your lungs. Making an effort to gain a few percentile points of vapor volume is pointless IMO when you can just smoke another hit. The only reasons I can see to do so would be if you're sharing and want to be greedy, or if you're going for the tiniest increase in rush.

And as to inhaling only the smoke/vapour...That is true, except you want to leave room in your lungs so you can draw in some clean air after you hit the pipe to clear your mouth throat of vapour/smoke.

 

[SuperHans68]

the diaphram is the muscle you always use it to breathe into the lungs

 

[Swimmingdancer]

the diaphram is the muscle you always use it to breathe into the lungs

Not true. The OP is talking about breathing by drawing air into the chest area using the intercostal muscles rather than deeply throughout the lungs via the diaphragm. They just phrased it in kind of a confusing way. It's always better to breathe using the diaphragm, but it's very possible to breathe without using the diaphragm. Using just the intercostal muscles results in shallower breathing. Many people who breathe that way a good chunk of the time and may not even be aware they are doing it. I know I do it, I am trying to be more conscious about my breathing and practice "belly breathing" (which helps to reduce anxiety etc).

 

[laCster]

i dont see any HR value, i think this belongs in ADD. it might have better success over there

not trying to do your jobs mods, i love yall

 

[Venrak]

I don't think this is the right fit for ADD. We all know how these kinds of threads go, and when it comes to HR, just take smaller hits instead of one monster one. No need to bust a lung, or like me once when I was a kid, pass out and wake up ten minutes later.

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