Soldato
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If you're able to speak during your squat, you're not doing it correctly. Big breath in before you start and need to hold your breath until near the end of your rep.
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If you're able to speak during your squat, you're not doing it correctly. Big breath in before you start and need to hold your breath until near the end of your rep.
There will be grunts.
Most of my big (for me) lifts coincide with a huge amount of primal noise coming from somewhere in the gym.
Depending on how much of a tin-hatter you are, there is a bit of research on blood pressure during deadlift/squatting which suggests even a slight exhale during the most compressive points of those lifts can reduce peak pressure by 25-30% depending, enough to reduce a quasi-potential risk of a haemorrhage of some description.
I just like throwing out the douche horn.
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What I've been doing is inhaling before I go down in the squat and exhaling on the way up. Something I read about always exhaling on effort which is how I remember it.
On the deadlift I exhale on the pull and inhale when I lower the weight.
Soldato
Just to say thanks for this - the past two squat sessions, I've concentrated on getting my knees out - and keeping them out on the way back up, and less on keeping knees behind my toes (tbh I think I was over-exaggerating it before), and I've had two pain-free sessions so far with an increase in weight, finally
It was in the middle - like 45 degrees between the top and inside (maybe closer to the side). Also, whilst I concentrate on putting the weight on my heel and the outside of my feet, I had flat feet as a child and had to have risers in my shoes! Fingers crossed I've got it sorted now!
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Yes this is the recommended way.
Holding your breath throughout would cause blood pressure to rise even higher than it already does and would likely result in a blood vessel popping or fainting.
No, it doesn't.
It increases the likelihood during the most compressive part of the movement where peak blood pressure occurs, which is why a slight exhale is sometimes advised.
Caporegime
I breathe in / lock my core, pull the weight up, exhale somewhat, keep tight / hold breath / core and lower it - Then naturally continue to breathe normally
Not yet bru. Get to around 200 coventional first
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No, it doesn't.
It increases the likelihood during the most compressive part of the movement where peak blood pressure occurs, which is why a slight exhale is sometimes advised.
Ah right my bad. I suppose i should've said "could cause" instead of "would cause"
I've always thought the risk was very high and so i've always exhaled hard.
To sum up my full thoughts:
Too many important qualities to get right and develop with conventional.
You're more than capable of hitting 200kg
Caporegime
200kg would be an awesome number to shift.
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There will be grunts.
Most of my big (for me) lifts coincide with a huge amount of primal noise coming from somewhere in the gym.
Depending on how much of a tin-hatter you are, there is a bit of research on blood pressure during deadlift/squatting which suggests even a slight exhale during the most compressive points of those lifts can reduce peak pressure by 25-30% depending, enough to reduce a quasi-potential risk of a haemorrhage of some description.
I just like throwing out the douche horn.
Bro-question alert:
Is the pressure release from after doing heavy deads/squats what makes me feel light headed/spinny after a heavy set?
All that blood rushing to the working muscles and the only thing fuelling the brain the ramped up blood pressure mid lift?
who could honestly say?
Massive blood pressure drop will be a factor in this which is why there are amusing YouTube videos of people blacking out after deadlifting, for instance.
All that blood rushing to the working muscles and the only thing fuelling the brain the ramped up blood pressure mid lift?
who could honestly say?
Massive blood pressure drop will be a factor in this which is why there are amusing YouTube videos of people blacking out after deadlifting, for instance.
I had never really thought about it, but it clearly makes sense. The impact of it certainly increases with the weight being lifted, either that or I am manning up and putting more effort it
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All that blood rushing to the working muscles and the only thing fuelling the brain the ramped up blood pressure mid lift?
who could honestly say?
When lifting, there is less blood flowing to most organs, and more to muscles. But the blood supply to the heart and brain is not compromised at all.
Schooled!
The actual issue is the massive "off a cliff" drop in arterial blood pressure when the lift is released.
The "light-headedness' is an artifact of this.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/85/4/1406.short