DJR Harris
Level 1 Valued Member
Could you guys please help me with how to breathe during strength squat? On ' Martial power ' video, Pavel told to breathe out when going down and breathe in when coming up,and he also mentioned this doesn't apply for strength training. As far I saw from his other kettlebell videos, breathe in when going down and breathe out when come up.
Any suggestions?
Steve Freides
ForumAdministrator
SeniorCertifiedInstructor
@DJR Harris,
This question is best asked on the forum, where you will undoubtedly get multiple good, thought-provoking, answers. I will reply briefly below but I encourage you to post your question on the forum - you may copy and paste my reply in if you wish.
I am familiar with the Martial Power video, if it's what I think it is, but I have never seen it.
There are two basic ways to manage breathing, anatomical and biomechanical. Anatomical means you exhale as your body gets smaller and inhale as it gets bigger, if you'll forgive a very simple explanation. So when you squat down and you're compressing all that breathing apparatus, you exhale, and you inhale as you stand up. Biomechanical is the opposite, matching the breathing to the task of heavy lifting, and therefore inhaling at the top or on the way down, having maximum intra-abdominal pressure at the bottom, and exhaling on the way up or at the top. Anatomical for something you need to do in a relaxed manner and/or for a long time, biomechanical when the load demands it.
-S-
Any suggestions?
Steve Freides
ForumAdministrator
SeniorCertifiedInstructor
@DJR Harris,
This question is best asked on the forum, where you will undoubtedly get multiple good, thought-provoking, answers. I will reply briefly below but I encourage you to post your question on the forum - you may copy and paste my reply in if you wish.
I am familiar with the Martial Power video, if it's what I think it is, but I have never seen it.
There are two basic ways to manage breathing, anatomical and biomechanical. Anatomical means you exhale as your body gets smaller and inhale as it gets bigger, if you'll forgive a very simple explanation. So when you squat down and you're compressing all that breathing apparatus, you exhale, and you inhale as you stand up. Biomechanical is the opposite, matching the breathing to the task of heavy lifting, and therefore inhaling at the top or on the way down, having maximum intra-abdominal pressure at the bottom, and exhaling on the way up or at the top. Anatomical for something you need to do in a relaxed manner and/or for a long time, biomechanical when the load demands it.
-S-