How do you breathe when weightlifting?

[Swerdz]

I didn't find any info on this on the site, but I was wondering, do most people just exhale on the push / pull and inhale on the downward? Kiknskreem seems to hold his breath through the deadlift and exhale on the way down in this video at 5:55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u899wRnwqs

Today I found something worked really well, I took 2 deep breathes before the first rep, then inhale, then exhale about 25-50% into the rep, not right at the start. Anyone else do this? How do you breathe when weightlifting? Any good articles on breathing? I want to be a masterbreather.

[DJAuto]

I didn't find any info on this on the site, but I was wondering, do most people just exhale on the push / pull and inhale on the downward? Kiknskreem seems to hold his breath through the deadlift and exhale on the way down in this video at 5:55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u899wRnwqs

Today I found something worked really well, I took 2 deep breathes before the first rep, then inhale, then exhale about 25-50% into the rep, not right at the start. Anyone else do this? How do you breathe when weightlifting? Any good articles on breathing? I want to be a masterbreather.

With the exception of DL (during which I breathe similar to Kik), I'll breathe normally.

You can also potentially utilize the valsalva technique (search it).

[Rdez]

Whatever works for you. Generally hold breath for an instant at the hardest part of the move then breath out. Just don't explode.

[Swerdz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkeN_fkXrdE

[blazing_hellion]

iv found that i just breath how my body WANTS to breath depending on what im doing. for example fot squats i breath in a lot on the way down and our slow and hard on the way up. but for say, my weighted 1 arm pushup training, its super strained and some positions its easier to hold breath for half second(botom) and try to breath out with a lot of tension so my lungs are about half empty by the time im up. its just easier to let my body breath how it wants.

[braindx]

I valsalva it for the start and middle of every lift and Exhale through pursed lips through near the end of the concentric phase.