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chaddukes · 06-17-2009, 07:51 AM

I have a question about squats and breathing.

When I'm doing squats I tend to breath in and brace my abs, then do one rep, exhale, breath in and brace again before doing another rep. Rinse, and Repeat. Is this what I'm supposed to be doing? Or should I be breathing throughout the rep, breathing in on the eccentric, bracing at the bottom and exhaling on the concentric? That doesn't seem natural, yet I know I've read that somewhere. Also, Is there any value in holding your breath and bracing then performing multiple reps?

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chaddukes Will Deadlift for Food! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 874	Question on Squats, Breathing, and Intra-abdominal pressure I have a question about squats and breathing. When I'm doing squats I tend to breath in and brace my abs, then do one rep, exhale, breath in and brace again before doing another rep. Rinse, and Repeat. Is this what I'm supposed to be doing? Or should I be breathing throughout the rep, breathing in on the eccentric, bracing at the bottom and exhaling on the concentric? That doesn't seem natural, yet I know I've read that somewhere. Also, Is there any value in holding your breath and bracing then performing multiple reps?