I blast air out my mouth and about tenth out my nose, that way both my air and sound are on the mask.

Yep, smart comment John. Lots of people have shied away from that mixture because they are afraid they will become nasal. Not so. That's why i have them focus in the palate. If done correctly you'll have a nice mouth/sinus mix and you'll automatically feel that buzz in your face, cheeks, nose (mask):)

i have a slightly different problem--i can't push with my abs in a way that DOESN'T feel like i'm struggling with my...."business"..lol
can you tell me some things that i can do to feel this the "wrong" way, so i can confirm that i'm doing it "right"?
i mean, i can suck my stomach in and push it out, but i can't imagine anybody trying to sing like that..but then again, when i took vocal lessons for like 3 days before quitting cuz i didn't like her technique, my voice teacher told me that breath support should feel like "pushing out and trying to pull in at the same time"...lol
but that's kinda why i left...

You may have left prematurely. Remember in RYV how it talks about expanding the ribs and abs like barrel. Ever try pushing your stomach out and holding it like, you’re pretending to have a beer gut? Well that’s basically what you are trying to achieve. Hold your ribs and stomach out while pushing down and in with your diaphragm, that’s probably what she was trying to explain. If you are having difficulties, try doing it lying down; put your hand on your stomach, breathe in and push out.

Don’t worry if it’s hard to do, everyone has difficulty there first time trying.

Jaime, I'm a little confused about this. I always did think that if you wanted to sing higher, louder, or aggressive, you push down very hard and use your diaphragm to the max. Are you saying you could actually sing very loud and only use a little bit of downwards support?

You don't need to push extra hard. Pretend blowing candles on a birthday cake. The energy you need is the same as the one for the powerpush. You don't need more than that. Too much is like not enough. Instead. focus on maintaining the downward push as you advance in your melodic sentence. The effort will be felt more strongly as you become out of breath or go higher in you register. Then, release your muscles completely between breathes.

Val

Downwards pressure is about the energy. I do push down pretty hard for highs and grit. Everyone is different. All I can say is if you do it right, it won't matter how hard you push down;)

Well, it can be subjective! How hard is really hard? I have pretty good abs ;) It's never so hard that it is uncomfortable. It feels very natural and easy!

I can't believe nobody on here worries about crapping their pants. I came close once.

Do you feel your throat closing up / constricting at the same time? If so, you are doing it wrong. Try sustained "sss" exercise and blowing some imaginary candles to see what happens in your body.

So babycries is passion thats knew to me

Babies are very passionate when pooping;)