Gym fitness making funny sounds

90% of the outrageous and funny-sounding movements in the gym are not intentional posturing by the parties involved, but are essentially meaningless by-products of different training system requirements, body stress reactions, and personal exertion habits. The remaining 10% are either caused by novices who are not sure how to exert force and hold it back indiscriminately, or by veterans who have become too good at practice and deliberately mess around.

Last week, I squatted to the third set of maximum weight. As soon as I lifted the 110kg bar and squatted with my hips, I opened my mouth and said "Gah——" like a drake having its neck stepped on. The brother who was preparing to deadlift in the squatting area next to me burst out laughing. The wrist guard slipped on his forearm. It took him a long time to slow down before he dared to hold the bar. I wanted to hold it in, but I really couldn't - when my core tightened to coordinate with the Valsalva maneuver, my breath was squeezed out uncontrollably from the tightened vocal cords, and the sound was not controlled by my brain at all.

Before, I thought I was the only one who had this kind of social death experience. Later, after talking to the veterans in the gym, I found out that the sounds produced by people who come from different training systems can be compared to a zoo. When the big brother who practices powerlifting is hitting heavy weights, he mostly moans in a low voice. Occasionally, he encounters a guy with thin vocal cords who makes a sheepish sound when he exerts force. The contrast between a 200-pound strong man and a soft "baaaah" is full of contrast. Every time he hits the weight, the whole area has to suppress laughter and tremble. The boy who practices bodybuilding makes a more detailed sound when doing sets, mostly short "ha" and "ha". Occasionally when he is exhausted, he will shout out a broken "I'm going", and the people next to him will sweat after hearing it.

However, this is not acceptable to everyone. I have seen several people complain to the front desk, saying that the movement in the free weight area is too loud, like entering a slaughterhouse. Most newbies who are new to fitness feel that making sounds is too awkward, and they wish they could sew their mouths shut during practice. When I practiced hip thrust for the first time, I was so suffocated that my face turned red and I didn't dare to make a sound. In the end, I felt dizzy and almost fell off the bench. The coach scolded me at that time. But most veterans who often practice strength think this is too normal. "If you can still hold a heavy weight without making a sound, either the weight is not in place, or the core is not stretched, and it is easy to get injured."

The rehabilitator in the gym gave a more neutral view: As long as you are not yelling at the top of your voice to disturb the public, the natural sound you make when exerting force shows that the breathing pattern is correct. Deliberately holding your breath will cause the intrathoracic pressure to soar, ranging from dizziness to fainting. There is no need to bear it for the sake of face. He also encountered an even more exaggerated example. In order not to make a sound, a member held it in so hard that his capillaries ruptured and his eyes became red. He thought he had some serious illness and hurriedly came to register. In the end, he held it in for a long time.

As for the 10% of people who let themselves go, they are basically familiar faces who have been in the museum for more than a year. There is a boy in our gym who practices CrossFit. Every time he does a combination of burpees and kettlebell swings, he will automatically add BGM to his mouth, such as "Hey, ha, ho, ho". Occasionally, he will also pop out a couple of lines of "Men Should Be Strong". When he got high last time, he shouted "Dynamic Light Wave——". Everyone in the gym laughed until his movements were deformed, and the coach chased him half a floor with a foam roller. There was also a little girl who came to practice for the first time. She couldn't find the strength of the hip thrust. She relied on her thighs and throat to exert force. As soon as she pushed up, she let out a soft "Hmm~". The big brother who was deadlifting next to her immediately softened the bar and said with a blushing face, "Sister, why don't you take a break first? I really can't pull anymore." She later watched the training video and laughed so much that she rolled on the yoga mat for three minutes.

Nowadays, more professional gyms have basically divided into zones. The silent zone requires the sound to be controlled as much as possible, which is suitable for people who practice light weights and do yoga. The free strength zone does not have so many rules. Everyone can just do what they need. If you are really afraid of making embarrassing noises, there are many tricks, such as biting a mouth guard when exerting force, or blowing air into your nose, the noise will be much quieter, without disturbing others, and you don't have to hold in your breath and hurt yourself.

Anyway, I'm completely flat now. The most important thing is to practice well. As for whether the sound is good or not? Whoever likes to laugh will laugh. When he squats to 120 kilograms, he may make a sound more like a drake having his neck stepped on than me. Oh, yes, last time I saw someone collecting training sounds from different gyms and making a silly video. The number of views exceeded one million. The comment area was full of fitness enthusiasts who claimed their own voices. No one really felt offended - after all, in the gym, showing traces of training is more important than anything else. As for that funny news, it is nothing.