Does anyone know any exercises to improve lung capacity so I can finally blow up a 260 without a pump?
• Lung capacity is not the issue here — the issue is strength. In the good ol’ days, one could buy 260As (A = Amateur) and use those until they weren’t nearly impossible to blow up. Then one could buy some 260Es (E = Entertainer) , and work on those until one could inflate them reliably. Nowadays, that’s no longer an option. Instead, what I usually recommend is to use a pump to inflate 260Qs, then let all the air out of them, then try blowing them up by mouth. At first you’ll probably have to inflate them completely before deflating them, possibly more than once. As you get comfortable with that, inflate it somewhat less, and work on fully inflating it by mouth. Don’t work on trying to inflate a balloon by mouth for any period of time; if it doesn’t work in two or three tries, put it down and come back in an hour or two. Do this regularly, possibly a few times a day. You’ve got muscles to build, and it will take time. Once you can do it reliably, then you’ll need to start working on s
