Breathing and Squatting: Never got it down!

[Mike Dura]

At the top I take a breath - hold it on descent and release it towards the completion of the movement. At the top I take a few breaths. Dispite this I still get super winded and hyperventilate. After the set I feel sick and groggy. Does anyone else have this problem? To clear my head I'm considering smelling salts. We used to do this back in the day.

[Undecided09]

for the longest time I had the biggest problem lifting legs cause no matter what move it was I would get dizzy and feel shitty after a set...It was all breathing man, Breath in the on the way down, whether its leg presses or squats, then breath real hard all the way through the move on the way up for each rep, that helped me out so MUCH!!!!

[*Narkissos*]

It's two-part

First you've got to time you breaths.. secondly you've got direct air into the right air

Most people breathe into the chest cavity

This is self-limiting.

When you inhale you're supposed to expand your diaphram (muscle).. this is done by directing the air downwards (skin to pushing your stomach out). You can get more air in when you breathe this way. More air in means more oxygenation... The expansion of the diaphram supports abdominal integrity.. like a belt.

Ok that's the 'how'.

The 'when' now.

I inhale as i squat downwards. Inhaling at the top forces one to hold one's breathe too long.

I exhale at the top of the rep.. and repeat.

~Narkissos

[Mike Dura]

That's helpful. I'm going to try deeper inhalations into the belly. We used to do this in Yoga (don't tell anyone about the yoga part) Maybe that's been the prob. Thanks for the tip.

It's two-part

First you've got to time you breaths.. secondly you've got direct air into the right air

Most people breathe into the chest cavity

This is self-limiting.

When you inhale you're supposed to expand your diaphram (muscle).. this is done by directing the air downwards (skin to pushing your stomach out). You can get more air in when you breathe this way. More air in means more oxygenation... The expansion of the diaphram supports abdominal integrity.. like a belt.

Ok that's the 'how'.

The 'when' now.

I inhale as i squat downwards. Inhaling at the top forces one to hold one's breathe too long.

I exhale at the top of the rep.. and repeat.

~Narkissos