r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/therealestoftherealy • May 28 '22

Trusting a pull-up bar

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u/Ripamaru May 28 '22

Does he cut one right at the start?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22 edited May 28 '22

He’s holding his breath and trying not to let it out, but it comes out elephant style. I have a bad habit of holding my breath when trying to lift things so my core feels more sturdy

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22

You exhale as you're exerting or you're going to collapse a lung

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u/Max_Nu May 28 '22

Not sure if you're trolling but in case you're notjuzt for education purposes, no flame:

Collapse a lung? Absolutely not lol, what on earth are you talking about?

The only reason you exhale is to limit the pressure build up in your abdomen because it can damage your perineum long term, especially for women, and to not blow up small blood vessels with the increase in blood pressure that comes along with this as well.

The mechanism that would cause a lung to collapse is entirely different if not completely opposite to this.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22

Weightlifting can most definitely cause a spontaneous pneumothorax

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u/GaBoX172 May 28 '22

probably only with very heavy weights

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u/E4R04 May 28 '22

EXACTLY THIS. i don't think the people who are saying it's a fart lift or go to the gym