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Does Grunting Make it Work Better?

Lisa Eirene

About Lisa Eirene Lisa lost 110 pounds through calorie counting and exercise. She swims, bikes, runs, hikes and is enjoying life in Portland, Oregon. Her weight loss story has been featured in First Magazine, Yahoo Health, Woman's Day and Glamour.com.

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16 Comments

  1. Carbzilla

    That’s just weird. I used to work out at the Gold’s Gym in Venice, where Arnold originally trained. and while there were grunts I certainly don’t remember any screaming. These guys were professionals. Serious professionals. I don’t think serious bodybuilders scream. I think I would have complained to someone. That’s just not necessary.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      The guy was clearly not a professional body builder. LOL

  2. Sabrina

    I have always wondered about the grunting. I just began using some weights, but I don’t feel the need to make noises. LOL. That is just weird, maybe he wants people to notice him.

    On another note, that is a great workout routine you have there!!

  3. Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin

    I’ve always been curious about the screaming too. I agree with you – if you have to scream so loud maybe you’re lifting too much weight… duh.

  4. lisasfoods

    I was just talking to a friend of mine about people who grunt during yoga classes, and how it makes her feel a bit uncomfortable. While people are told to just “let it all out” during yoga classes – like weight lifting – sometimes it gets to be a bit too much.

  5. Lori (Finding Radiance)

    I grunt sometimes from effort on the last few reps. Just as a push to get through it, particularly on the really heavy stuff.

    If he was yelling that much, the weights were too heavy (or he is a wuss).

    I was watching mythbusters a few weeks ago and they did an experiment to see if your pain threshold was increased by loud cursing. They had people keep their arms submerged in iced water for as long as possible. Then they did it with loud cursing. When they cursed, they were actually able to keep their arms in the water longer. So, maybe there is something to it!

    I think there is a point where it is just too loud. It is one thing to grunt or give yourself a little push talk, but shouting and yelling is just totally unnecessary.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I love Myth Busters. They do the weirdest stuff. Interesting experiment! I agree with you, a few quiet grunts is one thing. Yelling or screaming is disturbing.

  6. Shannon @ BetterNextTime

    I will occasionally let out some sounds to help me get through a hard workout…it sorta does help, if only in a placebo-effect sort of way. Of course I only do that in my home, not in public!!

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I really should have recorded this guy. 🙂

  7. Katherine

    Oh my gosh, I would have laughed so hard if I witnessed that! Holy awkward!

    And so not necessary…the guy was just begging for attention!

  8. blackhuff

    I know it weird and when these kind of people do scream, everyone tend to look his/her way but in my opinion, I think they scream for motivation. To “pump” themselves with motivation to lift that heavy weight.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      I think of Arnold “pumping up” lol

  9. Esther Fox

    I am curious, do you do that same lifting routine every day? Or do you do some like, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the rest on the other says? I only ask because I personally was advised against working the same areas every day simply because I needed to give those areas time to rest. So I do upper body MWF and lower body TTS and all day rest on Sunday. So yeah, just wondering. I am sure you know what’s best for you, but I’d hate to see you get frustrated because it’s not working anymore, or heaven forbid, get injured somewhere new.

  10. Ashley

    Ahh thank you for posting this! My favorite move is the assisted pull-up. I have it set so I’m only pulling up about 60 pounds, but man, you can FEEL it, and you can really feel it two days later.

    I have to say, I love the efficiency of lifting. I can spend a half hour there and feel exhausted in a way that I just can’t get from cardio. I meet with the trainer again Saturday so he can give me lower body moves.

    1. Lisa Eirene

      You are so right. And I’m wondering why I neglected it for so long. Seeing drastic changes like 3 pounds in a month is awesome!

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