Hey team!

Just a query regarding the tongue-pushups, bullfrogs, head curls and platysma pullups.....

I find when I do any of these exercises early in the day that my voice really suffers for it! Especially tongue pushups which leaves me with what I can only describe as a weak and tired voice, and platysma pullups which give me sensations of jaw tension even if my chewing muscles are very loose.

Is this just a matter of me being really out of shape? Or am I onto something and I just need to do these exercises later in the day i.e after rehearsals so the quality and range of my voice is not so important?

Cheers in advance, have a wonderful day and break some barriers :)

John Bayne

Hey Jon,

I don't do these particular variations, but something similar. Long-story short, I think you are overdoing it or doing them wrong.

They will wear out your jaw and neck some but after a few minutes you should actually be more ready and warmed-up to sing, not less.

Hope that helps, GL with your singing.

Yes, it is a matter of being out of shape. They can and will make you feel tense, tired, etc. But again, it shouldn't last for hours. I even feel the platysmal pull ups a few hours later if I haven;t done them for awhile and do even as little as three sets of ten

Interesting....

I am still feeling the platysma a WEEK after when I did them... and I am typically a fairly fit guy!

I can maintain the bullfrog position for 20 minutes no sweat whatsoever, it is really the platysma pullups and the tongue pushups that get me. Suprised about the tongue pushup problem as my tongue position is a real strength in my technique!

Yes the Platysmas are brutal and they make my head feel like it weighs a hundred pounds and the muscles under my chin extremely stiff. Tongue push ups get you too. For those you also need balance by learning to work your finger down to the root of the tongue as mentioned in VSR.