Short-term pre-exercise hyperventilation (HV) is potentially one of the valuable low-cost performance-enhancing tools. Hyperventilation as ergogenic method could be performed by anyone and does not require any preparation beforehand. In this regard investigation of effectiveness of short-term pre-exercise hyperventilation and the methodology of its application becomes relevant. The aim of our study was to investigate the effectiveness of pre-exercise hyperventilation in improving bench press performance. Short-term hyperventilation before sets of bench press exercise can be an effective means of improving performance in the training process.
powerlifting, bench press, hyperventilation, fitness, strength training
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