Mark Rippetoe: Rip On Breath

The Valsalva Manuever

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[ORTprod]

Anyone who disagrees with Rippetoe on this has (most likely) yet to squat, bench or dead over double their body weight.

[sullydawg]

It has nothing to do w oxygen. OxyHg sat won't change rapidly enough during a rep to make a difference in tissue 02 delivery. Rip argues for a MECHANICAL effect of Valsalva, not a biochemical one. Why don't you guys actually try to get your heads around the point at issue before you just start spewing bullshit and insults? If you disagree w Rip, OK. But just making assertions and calling names instead of addressing the man's argument based on reason and data only confirms that you're idiots.

[iamagenericbadass]

what does he mean, should I be breathing in as I squat up and then exhaling once the squat rep has finished?

[mrceebees14]

@kodijoz01 Just because someone is strong, does not mean they are correct. Coach Rip is an excellent coach, no one can deny that. But reminding someone to breath is retarded.

[mrceebees14]

@m3h92  The load is the #1 thing that makes you strong, therefore it's the #1 priority.

[mrceebees14]

@taevitali Do you remember teaching yourself how to walk? That very first step after you figured out how to push yourself off the ground and stand? Even if it was for a whole 2 seconds before you landed back on your rear end?

Breathing is automatic, you don't need to teach it in the overwhelming amount of cases. Unless you are a motor moron, it comes on its own as the person learns a skill set.

[mrceebees14]

Unless you are coaching a very high end or special case, telling someone to constantly breath is a an excellent way to distract that person from the lift itself.

Keep your mouth shut and let them learn the movement, the breathing will come on its own in most cases.

[ZeekyBoogyDoog]

If you want proof that Rippletits is right, just look at every video posted at the Average BROZKNOWS channel, they keep their breath and rep huge ass weights and make it look easy.

[taevitali]

@m3h92

(....Oh I could go on and on ) But to make this long post short, please use your common sense next time and think before you speak. Here's some helpful advice to consider next time before you post something so nonsensical: " It is better to be assumed a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt ".

Cheers :).

[taevitali]

@m3h92

(...Continued) and of course it increases your blood pressure; so does sex, running, stress, and ten of thousands of other factors. Major cause for sickness? Compared to...? If you define THIS as "major", Then merely standing outside in the cold must be the equivalent of an apocalyptic risk capable of genocide in that case. Your body "copes" as a defense mechanism such as "coping with sickness", You say this is a coping mechanism but "causes" sickness at the same time?

[taevitali]

@m3h92

The standard method by which ANY athlete would use to determine how "strong their body is" is done so BY using the technique of lifting weights - that's just plain fact. Just cause an obese guy weighs 300 lbs doesn't mean he can automatically bench more than a 210 person in shape cause he "looks" bigger. The Valsalva Maneuver is used as a means of "doing" NOT "coping" by your body, hence why it is called a "maneuver", not an "auto-reflex".