Are you supposed to inhale or exhale when weightlifting?

Answer by  Anonymous

Learn about the Valsalva manuever. Inhaling or exhaling during exercise protects your heart, brain, and keeps your blood pressure from sky-rocketing.

Answer by  khanohano (20)

When weightlifting, it is safest to inhale to give the muscles oxygen then exhale to keep blood pressure at a reasonable level.

Answer by  gleverance (720)

The idea is twofold: to provide more oxygen to your body when your muscles need it and to make more muscles work doing a move. Inhaling while your lowering weights during a bench press, and exhaling on the up move, will make the chest work harder. And an explosive exhale can help provide the push to complete a move.

Answer by  totie (21)

When weightlifting you need to inhale through the nose and out through the mouth. You should take stead breaths. This technique should be used with all forms of exercise or sports. It is hard to do when your thinking about it, but it will be come more natural as time passes.

Answer by  jane (1)

im thinking you do both inhale then exhale. you inhale when you are picking up the weight and you exhale when you are putting it down.I was tought this when i went to the gym and it did work for me

Answer by  Anonymous

Lalalala lalalala! ELMOS WORLD! Happy Weightlifting Day! (:

Answer by  Anonymous

Happy WeightLifting Day.