"Free Grunt Zone"
Posted on 08/12/2019 5:38:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin
When we lift something relatively heavy, make fast movements (like hitting a tennis ball), or even stand up from sitting, we stiffen our torso. This stabilises our entire body.
If we were too relaxed, we would be floppy, lose balance and risk falling over.
So we fill the lungs by breathing in and tense up the muscles of the torso to stabilise the spine. We throw our arms forward to provide momentum and with this effort, we hold our breath to maintain that stability as we stand.
We then release the breath slowly or quickly, depending on the nature of the task. With fast (or ballistic) movements like pitching a ball or punching in boxing, we'd release the breath quickly. With slow movements, like lifting a barbell or getting off the couch, we'd release it slowly. If the muscles that move the vocal cords together are activated, we make a sound.
While there has been no research on this phenomenon, as far as I can tell, grunting with physical exertion does seem to be habitual. These noises are most likely learned behaviours that we copy from friends and relatives and start doing without realising it. So, you can choose not to groan the next time you get off the couch.
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Ask a weightlifter. The Valsalva maneuver “splints” your abdomen and thorax turning it into a HUGE fulcrum for leverage. Wearing a weight belt can help this effect and add maybe as much as 25% to the weight you can lift. IMHO it is mistake and poor form so I lift being careful to INHALE because a prolonged Valsalva also does a number of bad things that can be very detrimental. Watch Strong Men deadlift a thousand pounds. They can do it but “black out” for several minutes.
I've taught boys to spit in the urinal when done.
We’re hairless apes.
"Free Grunt Zone"
Especially as you get older...
I ask myself, do I really need to know?
This guy has too much time on his hands. I grunt when I bend over because I know I have to come back up.
Noted with pro tennis matches.
That’s one I’ve seen other guys do, but I never have understood the purpose. Not criticizing, just don’t know.
Leftover from when men chewed tobacco and spitting in public was common until it was (more or less) outlawed? Help me here...
It’s an early warning system for back issues.
don’t use that toilet. it is not bolted down.
“Ask a weightlifter.”
No joke. I’m a dedicated powerlifter and could have told them this.
You also exhale or your BP will goes so high on the positive part of the lift, you’ll get a nose bleed (or worse).
You also don’t let all the air out, until the weight is down.
Because every joint hurts.
*Task completed, now flush.
This breathing and vocalizing concept is huge in martial arts training.
“don’t use that toilet. it is not bolted down.”
You’re right! Lawdy...I didn’t notice that! Just the expelled gases alone could propel that thing thru the roof. We won’t even talk about the back pressure created from flushing manly things.
I knew I was getting old when I found
myself standing up in stages.
Thanks BenLurkin.
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