Grunting -- how important is it ...
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Some female tennis players think it is vital to have a good grunt.......4
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I don't grunt; I growl like a *kitten* deathcore vocalist, when under appreciable strain. I do however keep my mouth closed, so it likely comes out more like a muffled rumble. I've had it push me right through sticks on OHP, Bench, Deadlift, and Squats.
Whether it's psychological or physiological matters not to me. The weight gets moved, and I get to sound possessed. All the more amusing, when you consider that most of my lifting is done at a backwoods YMCA.6 -
IF the grunt helps you lock in your core, then do it. But don't make noises just to impress.
Yelling, moaning, etc is just ostentation.1 -
I've started to involuntarilry grunt as my skwats and deadlifts get heavier. It can be anything, a set of 8, a set of 3.
Resisting the urge to mention soiling ones pants...2 -
I grunt and make faces at the very end of a rowing machine sprint. It's involuntary and not very loud. I hope.0
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Once in awhile, the weight isn't going back up without some sound coming out of my mouth. My third set of deads last night, there was a grunt to get that 10th rep up. But not every rep and not most days.0
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CafeRacer808 wrote: »I've always equated grunting while lifting to "kiai" in marital arts. In Japanese martial arts specifically, one of the reasons for doing kiai is to focus your energy (ki) behind your strike. It also focuses your attention/awareness on the moment of impact.
Also in tennis.
I used to do European style fully armored combat, and some did this, some didn't. I know it would happen spontaneously for a particular shot or block requiring focus.0 -
I grunt, no shame, it's not something I can help. When you're struggling to push up those final couple of reps in your squat set, some sound is going to come out of your mouth. Do I scream like a wildebeest like the guy in that video you're quoting/ganking? Of course not. Do I totally make weird faces and "MMPH" noises when pushing increased weight? Heck yes.
I pride myself in being in good company with folks like Gabreil Mamani and her famous "Beeker face:" https://www.instagram.com/pumping.fe/?hl=en1 -
If you're grunting you're doing it wrong...you should be yelling a battle cry so the weights know who they're up against.10
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I'd rather involuntarily grunt than fart3
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It's super annoying to the people on the machines. Some noise, yes, sure you are picking up some darn heavy stuff but there are some guys who sound like they made up a new language and it's at TOP VOLUME.1
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jenxbowers wrote: »I don't make sounds or faces when lifting, guess my 360 pound deadlift doesn't count.
The faces! I'm just discovering the different ones I make. Overhead presses make my lip move involuntarily (apparently this is common and has some scientific explanation). And now that my squats are feeling really heavy I make a kind of grimacing face sometimes. No sounds from me, though.
I do the lip thing too. Always the left upper that picks up... but I also make an involuntary "ssssst" sound occasionally on bench and squats...
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A grunt will come out of me when it's a really heavy lift but it's never on purpose. It just happens. I have my headphones in and I'm sure it turns heads when it happens in a relatively quiet gym (I lift at 6am at a rec center), but I don't really pay attention to it.0
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quiksylver296 wrote: »
I've done all of the above5 -
Sharts suck.
That is all I have to add to this conversation.7 -
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I have never graduated to grunting...I am, however, doing post graduate work in grimacing4
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