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Heavy Compound Bracing (Valsalva)
Exercise Details
- Equipment
- Barbell (squat/deadlift/bench)
- Sets & Reps
- Before heavy singles-to-triples · recover breath between sets
- How to do it
- Before the heavy rep, inhale deep into the belly (about 75% full, not maximal); hold and press the abdominal wall outward in all directions; exhale the instant the rep is completed; take 3-5 deep recovery breaths between sets.
- Common mistakes
- Holding through multiple reps (blood-pressure risk), inhaling to the absolute max, Valsalva with cardiovascular conditions (avoid)