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How to Brace Your Core: The Lifter's Guide to Breathing Under Load

Proper bracing is the single biggest difference between a safe heavy lift and a dangerous one. Learn the Valsalva maneuver, when to breathe, and how bracing actually protects your spine.

8 min·Jeff·Mar 8, 2026

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