do u guys use valsalva maneuver?

[SupportD.Troops]

rippetoes starting strenght says to use this breathing technique while lifting, it seems uncomfortable to me during squats...u guys use it???

[Entkommen115]

Yes

[cjdelaney]

nothing about squatting should be comfortable.

[METAL VIPER]

Yes.

[kil412]

nothing about squatting should be comfortable.

Exactly...and yes

[SupportD.Troops]

just feels like its easier for me to stand in a squat while exhaling as opposed to holding breath.

help me out:

squat- breath at the top

dead- breath at the bottom

bench- breath at the top

is this right?

[Torrtrefireto]

nothing about squatting should be comfortable.

Perfectly said


OP would you rather be uncomfortable? Or sacrafice stability of your spinal column?



USE the valsalva maneuver for every power lift, and every intense lift where you are bringing about a big spinal load.
Deads, squats, bench, OVH press, ect. And all their veriants

[SupportD.Troops]

Perfectly said


OP would you rather be uncomfortable? Or sacrafice stability of your spinal column?



USE the valsalva maneuver for every power lift, and every intense lift where you are bringing about a big spinal load.
Deads, squats, bench, OVH press, ect. And all their veriants

so was the above breathing descriptions correct?

[TurtleApe]

wtf is a valsalva maneuver?

[Fluster]

Absolutley - I genuinely can't imagine squatting or dling without it. I even do it benching, pressing, cleaning and snatching.

Sure, sometimes it slips and you go *gnnnarpppffff* near the top, but hey.

Do it - How else are you going to use your belt properly anyway?

[UHCougar05]

Absolutley - I genuinely can't imagine squatting or dling without it. I even do it benching, pressing, cleaning and snatching.

Sure, sometimes it slips and you go *gnnnarpppffff* near the top, but hey.

Do it - How else are you going to use your belt properly anyway?

^^^^
What he said.

[SoaringSwine]

so was the above breathing descriptions correct?

Yes... You take your breaths and hold them before you start the lift.

[DuracellBunny]

I stopped using it 15 years ago.

[Norse1308]

Everytime I poop I do.

[sheepyd]

Valsalva or this might happen:

NSFW

http://www.snopes.com/photos/risque/prolapse.asp

[SpongeTom]

Yes I use it.

[Retardo-pex]

rippetoes starting strenght says to use this breathing technique while lifting, it seems uncomfortable to me during squats...u guys use it???

What do you normally do while squatting? I can't really think of how else you could move any weight without doing it subconsciously.

[PeonLover]

I have no idea what a valsalva maneuver is but it sounds like its gay-talk for holding your breath, in which case I do that.

[blancodiablo]

[QUOTE=sheepyd;431665401]Valsalva or this might happen:

NSFW

grossest **** i have seen since two girls in a cup

[Retardo-pex]

I have no idea what a valsalva maneuver is but it sounds like its gay-talk for holding your breath, in which case I do that.

Its what you do everytime you cough sneeze fart or poop, basically hold your breath and exert pressure

[MikeBlitz]

Its a good way to get black eyes, but it works. Breathing in through your nose instead of your mouth seems to help with it as well.

[isaku900]

Its a good way to get black eyes, but it works. Breathing in through your nose instead of your mouth seems to help with it as well.

most people when they breathe in through their nose tend to breathe with their bellies. whereas when they breathe through their mouths they'll hold the air higher up in their chest and mouth.

to maintain tightness and effectiveness of holding your breath you need to take a deep breath and hold the air down in your belly.

[SupportD.Troops]

i usually exhale on the way up during squat.


wait why would it cause black eyes?


when i hold my breath on the way up my face gets all red

[MikeBlitz]

when i hold my breath on the way up my face gets all red

This.

Really Isaku, I thought that breathing through your nose kept more air in your lungs than stomach. I'll try through my mouth next time.

[cjdelaney]

i usually exhale on the way up during squat.


wait why would it cause black eyes?


when i hold my breath on the way up my face gets all red

hold your breath, its better.


it will not cause black eyes, ignore that guy.


a red face is better than a ****ty squat and/or a spine injury.

[MikeBlitz]

hold your breath, its better.


it will not cause black eyes, ignore that guy.


a red face is better than a ****ty squat and/or a spine injury.

Are you kidding me? It can pop blood vessels.

[Fluster]

This.

Really Isaku, I thought that breathing through your nose kept more air in your lungs than stomach. I'll try through my mouth next time.

I hesitate to ask, but you are aware that the air doesn't actually go in your stomach?

[MikeBlitz]

I hesitate to ask, but you are aware that the air doesn't actually go in your stomach?

to maintain tightness and effectiveness of holding your breath you need to take a deep breath and hold the air down in your belly.

I'm sure that's not what he meant, and its not what I meant ether.

[UHCougar05]

Are you kidding me? It can pop blood vessels.

You mean like this?



You'll live.

[MikeBlitz]

You mean like this?



You'll live.

I did mean that, and I didn't say it was a bad thing... Holy crap everyone is against me today. I'm just gonna take my leave.