Breathing on Pulldowns

Can anoyne please tell me the proper way to breathe on lat pull downs? Thnx

i do, breathe in on the downward movement, breathe out one the upward movement

Like all your exercises, breathe in during the hardest part. In this case, on the way down.

I always exhale on exertion.

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Originally Posted by Hypertrophy

I always exhale on exertion.

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Me too... breath out as the muscle contracts (as you pull tha bar down), breath in during the eccentric range (as you slowly return to the beginning position)....

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Originally Posted by Hypertrophy

I always exhale on exertion.

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as do I

I find that when I'm going past the most difficult point I let out the most air. I breathe out a little bit the whole exertion movement and then breathe in during eccentric range.

I usually breath in on going down and out on goin up. Just checking cause alot of times I would loose track of breath and screw it up.

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Originally Posted by se11

I usually breath in on going down and out on goin up. Just checking cause alot of times I would loose track of breath and screw it up.

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Try not to screw this up. It will cause a hellacious increase in blood pressure (valsalva maneuver).

Rule-of-thumb, when the weight leaves the stack, exhale.

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Originally Posted by Warrior

Me too... breath out as the muscle contracts (as you pull tha bar down), breath in during the eccentric range (as you slowly return to the beginning position)....

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totally agree. this is how breathing for every exercise should be done.

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Originally Posted by Mu'min

totally agree. this is how breathing for every exercise should be done.

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Couldnt agree more :lift:

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Originally Posted by DevilsDeity

i do, breathe in on the downward movement, breathe out one the upward movement

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Your workouts must be d**n hard! I advocate Warrior and everyone elses advice, breathe out on the positive and in on the negative.