Breathing on Pulldowns

[se11]

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

[DevilsDeity]

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

[aussiejuicer]

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

[Hypertrophy]

I always exhale on exertion.

[Warrior]

I always exhale on exertion.

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)....

[symatech]

I always exhale on exertion.

as do I

[Kaleb]

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.

[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.

[Hypertrophy]

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.

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

[DNoMac]

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

[Mu'min]

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)....

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

[ripped525]

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

Couldnt agree more

[Quake]

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

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