Bench press breathing method, dumbbell barbell bench press breathing skills

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May 30, 2025

Many people ask how to breathe during bench pressing?

Some people say that breathing when exhaling when pushing up, some people say that breathing when inhaling when pushing up, and some people say that breathing when one pushes up, or one breathing when pushing up, and 2 times and 3 times in one breath?

Who is right? 　The answer is: both are correct, but different breathing methods are required in different situations.

Not just bench press, let’s take a look at the mystery!

Breathing skills are very important. They are the most important. An easy-to-be-neglected, accurate breathing method can exert greater strength; help concentrate when completing movements; make the movements coordinated and rhythmic and prevent injuries. Improper breathing method may cause fainting, cerebral congestion, shock and more serious conditions

The following are the common breathing methods we want to introduce:

1. Synchronous breathing method

Take a breath every time you do an exercise, and breathing is completed during the movement. The breathing method commonly used in synchronization is divided into two types:

1. The muscles inhale and stretch when they contract with force. Exhale during reduction.

Inhale quickly when muscle contracts, and exhale slowly when muscle stretches. This breathing method is opposite to the above style. It is fast and powerful when inhaling, and slow and deep when exhale. It is generally used when the load is light and concessionate. This method emphasizes concentration of mind.

2. Exhale when muscle contracts and inhale when stretching and reducing.

This is the most commonly used method for bench press training!

Stopping and exhale quickly when muscles stretch. Generally, this exhale is used when heavy loads, performing movements on supine position or fixing shoulder straps and chest and abdomen. Inhalation method. For example, when doing "sitting press", "bench press", "leg lift" and other actions, inhalation is allowed in order to achieve the requirement of being as straight as possible to hold your chest and shoulders as much as possible, such as "a bird lying on your back", but the time to hold your breath must be short, and the exhalation is a spitting style.

This is two opposite breathing methods. In the practice of the past few decades, many experts have discussed it. However, these two breathing methods have the same requirement, which is to avoid long-term breath holding during the process of exertion.

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