What's going on with the funny noises coming from the gym?

Most of the funny power sounds in the gym are neither deliberately funny nor staged. They are basically coincidences made up of physiological instincts, power habits and current training status.

Last week, I squatted for the last 120KG. The moment I released the force from the lock bar, I didn’t tense up, and a cracking groan came out. The coach next to me who was handing the film laughed so much that the 5KG film in his hand almost hit my foot. Anyone knowledgeable knows that heavy weight training requires the use of Watts breathing. Before exerting force, take a full breath and stretch the core into a solid ball. During the few seconds when the weight is exerted, the air will squeeze out from the tightened vocal cords. If the tone is not controlled well, the tone will go wrong. Some people are deep. The bubble sound, some people directly burst out with sharp cracks, and some people burst out of their breath after holding it for too long, making a popping sound similar to hiccups. You may not notice it when you are wearing noise-cancelling headphones, but the people around you are all laughing.

There are also people who feel that making strange noises in the gym is too embarrassing, and they try to hold it in and refuse to make any noise when they are trying to lift weights. I met a girl who was doing deadlifts a while ago. After finishing the 1RM, her face turned red and she couldn't catch her breath for a long time. She even coughed for a long time and couldn't breathe. She rested for three days in a row before she dared to come back to practice. But some veterans who have been practicing for five or six years think that this matter is not a big deal. To be honest, they don’t care about the sound they make when pushing the weight. As long as they don’t scream at the top of their lungs to disturb the public, some strange noises are normal. Some people even joked that "if you don't make a sound, it means you didn't lift enough weight and you still have the strength to stretch your vocal cords."

In addition to the normal power sounds, there are also some funny movements that are purely accidental. For example, when pulling the back, it pulls the trapezius muscle that has been stiff for several days. It hurts so much that it subconsciously hisses and gasps, and the tone is like a cat whose tail has been stepped on.； There are also people who follow online bloggers to learn the rhythm of exerting force and exhaling, and after learning it, they twist it into a tune with their own rhythm. The last time I saw a young man practicing chest press, he made a "woo" sound with every push, and the frequency was as steady as a beat. The brother who was doing lateral raises next to him unknowingly followed his pace, and he even laughed when he realized it.

Of course, you don’t need to pay attention to all strange sounds. If you hear a clicking sound in your joints and a stinging pain while doing a movement, you must stop immediately. That is not a normal sound. It is most likely caused by movement deformation or joint wear. Don’t hold on to the weight. Now I can only hold in a groan after practicing for a long time, and it’s not embarrassing if I occasionally break my voice. After all, everyone in the gym is staring at their own poles. When they turn around, they forget how many sets they just did, and no one will remember your broken voice.