Strange things in the gym...

[erowana]

So I have been wrong all this while? Since I ever remebered, all I've ever been told is to inhale on the negative and exhale on the positive. Even in the army. Its become a habit now.

 

[b fold the truth]

So I have been wrong all this while? Since I ever remebered, all I've ever been told is to inhale on the negative and exhale on the positive. Even in the army. Its become a habit now.

Yeah...

Like I said...I rarely do many reps and if I do more than 3 I take a breath in between. Have you ever seen a pic of a powerlifter doing a heavy lift when their face didn't look like it was going to explode?

B True

 

[WalkingBeast]

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When I bench...I do the following.

Inhale, hold it, unrack the bar into place. Exhale slightly, inhale again and hold it...complete the rep then exhale when completed.

Squats: Inhale, hold it, unrack the bar and walk back. Exhale slightly, inhale fully, hold it till squat is completed.

That is just me though...

B True

Cool. ThanX Clint! My technique is pretty similiar. I inhale before I unrack the bar, then exhale fully, take the bar off the rack and then inhale on tbe descent, sometimes hold it and dont exhale on the positive.

 

[b fold the truth]

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Cool. ThanX Clint! My technique is pretty similiar. I inhale before I unrack the bar, then exhale fully, take the bar off the rack and then inhale on tbe descent, sometimes hold it and dont exhale on the positive.

It helps to have someone remind you of everything that you are supposed to do. I have a checklist of things to tell Cheese...and he has one to tell me. Really helps.

B True

 

[d3track]

b fold-
whish you woulda worked at my school
it woulda been nice to have someone helpful around, not someone to point out the obvious

 

[RottenWillow]

You know its obviously a human instinct to hold your breath during heavy lifting otherwise we wouldnt all do it until an expert told us not to. A person apparently already innately understands how to maximize performance without being told.

I tried that exhale on the concentric end of the movement exactly once.

 

[cheesecake]

A degree does not always equal an education.

Glad that you can help them out. I'm sure they will thank you later.
...chad...

 

[Citruscide]

Clint, you could make 50-65$ a session up here training. And I would gather you know about 70% more about training than I do... with or without your lungs being full of air.

I'm going over to the World's Gym here this week... apparently they don't really have trainers there... and you only have to give them a $8 rental fee for training clients there... so if you charge $55 per session, then you get to keep $47 -- that's some nice bonus...

Anyway... I do tell people to breathe when they are doing their higher rep workouts (like the girls who are doing 15+ reps) -- However, I think I'm going to start training them (especially with Squats) to start holding their breath when they are struggling toward the end... it might help a few of my clients from leaning forward on their squats...

C-ditty

 

[Griz1]

Hey BF.

Coming from someone in a family with alot of teachers, YOU should be a teacher of something. I think you'd be good at it. You also don't seem to be afraid to say "I don't know".

Maybe you are already. It wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Citruscide]

I think Clint would be great at alot of things... I have said prayers for him to help him be a professional strongman... and to be as sucessful as he can be at it... I consider BF a brother, one of the few off of EF who I can just call up and talk the shit with.

Come to think of it, my best friend is on this very board to...

C-ditty