Kettlebell SFG: Initiate the ascent with a grunt?

[Mark Limbaga]

If Shaun checked your technique then you've got nothing to worry about, his eye for detail is superb

 

[Brett Jones]

Remember this is a testing standard and once someone has enough time in creating the pressurization etc... of the grunt you can have a "silent grunt."
We want the audible grunt for testing to "prove" it is happening.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

After reading the oxygen advantage last year, I have done all my KB work with nasal breathing only.
So, for me, the grunt is more of a growl as pressurized air goes past my vocal cords.

I agree that trying to "grunt" with my mouth now causes less tension than the growl.