- Exhale during the pushing or pulling portion of an exercise (concentric phase). - Inhale during the lowering portion of an exercise (eccentric phase).
Examples:
- During the DB Bench Press, exhale when pushing the DB’s up and inhale when lowering the DB’s back to your chest.
- During the DB One Arm Row, exhale when pulling the DB up to your body and inhale when lowering the DB back down towards the floor.