Alan Thrall says to use the valsalva maneuver but Scooby says I'll go blind...

Scooby is cool and funny and "natty" but most of his advice is kinda garbage and directed to other old men like himself

why would you risk it

I swear, powerlifters are completely retarded

use abdominal pressure to protect your spine, but don't let your bloodpressure go through the roof.

so take a medium breath, hold it in, and squeeze the air with moderate (not maximum) force.

yes, this is harder than just squeezing as hard as possible, so it'll take some time to get right.

This seems to be what i do naturally without even think about it.

Do people really just inhale gigantic amounts of air and hold it the entire rep?

so you wanna listen to the swole natty bodybuilder on TRT or the bearded numale that has powerlifted for 5+ years and benches 130 kg?

I only do this when going for 1RM is that wrong?

idk but to me it feels like it'd be harder

you should breathe into your belly not chest so you should take in as much air as you can because once you brace all that air becomes a solid surface that keeps spine in place

Just fucking try stuff yourself and see what the result is, seriously

>air is solid

Fuck, I know we are in Veeky Forums but please try to contain yourselfs, brainlets.

I didn't even mention chest or belly...

also, you're wrong.

No you're supposed to start letting it out when you're like 75% up out of the hole

no, it's personal preference.

I already do the valsalva maneuver but Scooby says if something bad hasn't already happened eventually something will.

with sight this powerful, he has foresight, or the ability to see into the future

do you think if he stressed his skin to the same level he stresses his sight

he would have foreskin, the ability to feel into the future?

Why did this make me laugh so hard

let me explain how i would to a 5 year old kid. find empty plastic bottle, close it and squeeze it and try to get the air out

Lololol
Thank you

But the bottle isn't empty if there is air in it.

yes valsalva is not healthy

never expect non-stupid advice from powerfatties with ruptured brain blood vessels

if the valsalva maneuver was dangerous it would be well known by everyone in the lifting community already

but sure listen to the one guy le natty king who says it's bad and don't do it anymore, enjoy snapping your shit up because of the loss of core stability

you'd think if it was so dangerous you'd be hearing about people going blind/dying from doing it but somehow you don't

makes you think huh

>outright death and blindness are rare
>ergo vitreous and cerebral microhemorrhages are perfectly healthy and desirable
Flawless logic lad

Pretty miraculous that in my like 6 years of coming to Veeky Forums I've never seen one person talking about this or telling about how it happened to them

On the other hand, it's pretty common knowledge that you hold your breath during heavy lifts to increase core stability

But ok keep being afraid of nothing. Your lifts are probably shit anyway

>you should breathe into your belly
nigger I don't have a lung in my stomach

>listening to a fake natty literal fag who takes cock up his ass and mouth on a daily basis

brb skateboard squats
brb 15lb dumbbell presses lying on the floor

fuck that guy, he sugar coats everything for you meanwhile he's sticking needles up his ass every week and lifting at a commercial gym

>Alan Thrall is a national socialist and you should listen to him.

Squat in multiply gear and then get back to me.

>personal incredulity and projection

you should be very afraid waving that low IQ around

Tony Horton says don't hold your breath when you lift. You going to tell him he's wrong?

>enjoy snapping your shit up because of the loss of core stability
Or better yet not performing the lift at all at such a weight if it's between that and valsalva retinopathy. You're a special kind of retard, huh?

It's true.