To grunt or not to grunt?

[pandraztic]

I love that he even calls himself out about how much he doesn't do legs. So win!

[Irish Oisin]

That bro is way to bro, dude.

 

I've e-mailed several of his videos to a few friends, the world needs to know!!

 

The Bitch Hiss, hahahaha

[Barbarossa]

Less of a grunt and more of a low, sustained growl for the time that I'm moving the bar against gravity.

[Irish Oisin]

Yeah, I think I do a bit of growling as well as grunting. Definitely like a lion (see above video) hahaha

[Sambalina]

I love the tags on this topic

I don't 'grunt' exactly. More of an 'Uhhh'. Maybe I should try a full-fledged grunt, see if it helps.

[Niccolo]

You could call it a grunt; I prefer to call it a growl, but, yes, I do make sound when I lift.  

[AustralMoonBear]

I spent so long with martial arts instructors drilling me to ki-up with a strike that I almost ki-up at the peak of lifts. I consider grunting loudly far less embarrasing than a good loud "HIYAAAA".

On a related note it always makes me chuckle when a researcher "discovers" something that often passes for common sense.

[Elder]

The Bitch Hiss, hahahaha

 

I totally do this!  But I don't hold the hiss for as long as he did.  I am a deflated kiddie pool...wonderful    

[re-animator]

This guy is hilarious, the goose call made me happy and the deer thing made my day. 

[Irish Oisin]

Watch his video about getting a spot, his running high five is hilarious "SICK SET BRO!"

[Maledictus]

This morning there was a guy there doing bicep curls with like 25 lbs, grunting in this oddly sexual way everytime he lifted them. It was really hard not to laugh. Like, really, I could do that without the sound effects and I'm like half the guy's size.

 

I occasionally swear/grunt on the last/heaviest set.  The guys that come in and make those weird noises right from their very first set always crack me up.

[ModernSpartacus]

I might do a yell of determination on my last push-up but thats about it!

[Irish Oisin]

haha, I love how you recognise people by their own distinctive grunt. Wounded hippo!!

 

I'd describe mine as a pissed off bear trapped under a tree on my dead lift hahaha

[elecz]

grunting like crazy! on first set it's kinda quiet, but come the last set and it's getting louder and louder until the last rep where it feels like I can't move the weight without grunting

[stevembk]

Grunts are ok If you are a real lifter. Not for some random guy who grunts after every forearm curl. Inappropriate grunting for attention is one of my biggest gym peeves. (so is locker room whistling)

[Irish Oisin]

I didn't say it, but I mean it for big lifts, none of this bicep curl shit!

[TerraNik]

Love that vid! Hilarious! 

 

I occasionally make a little grunt when I'm doing heavy KB swings, but that's about the only time! 

[maegs]

I do the back-of-the-throat grunt. I figure if I'm squatting and deadlifting more than I weigh I can make a little noise if I want to

[SpecialSundae]

I'm an accidental grunter. I really don't mean to grunt but once I get beyond a certain point I start grunting when I squat.

 

I loved the BroScience videos. I think I may be hooked!

[Irish Oisin]

His advice is amazing, really helps!!!! haha!

 

His video about the bench, priceless.

[obax]

I've noticed a lot of loud grunting amongst the climbing crowd, specifically amongst small groups of young shirtless men tackling the hardest routes. I'm ok with some noise making, but to grunt/roar loud enough to make the whole gym go quiet is maybe a bit excessive.

 

I make quiet noises, more loud exhalations than grunts. And curse, depending on the exercise. My sister is often the target of the cursing, since it tends to go along with me doing a workout with her and her pushing me.

[RocketsMcGuire]

Sometimes the only way for me to complete a set of anything is to grunt. Not on purpose, just seems to happen when I try really hard. The swearing is voluntary though.

[JakeJoh10]

I don't always grunt, but when it's a heavy squat/deadlift attempt, sometimes I can't help myself.

 

I'm not sure that it gives me an edge, it just kind of happens. I do get annoyed with some people when they scream after every rep, but to each their own I guess .

 

Jake

[OtakuBosatsu]

Ever since the beginning of the 6-week challenge I find myself grunting more and more.

[SuperUnison]

I think it's perfectly acceptable in some instances. I tend to when deadlifting or squatting. Sometimes when other people do it's quite funny though, particularly if it sounds like they're fighting a losing battle with their digestion system.