Coming from experience. I almost fainted after training my legs. Turned out my breathing technique is shit when I was doing heavy reps. I was so focused on my form and the heavy ass weight on me, I forgot to breathe.

Another incident of feeling like shit is my meal was too near my workout. Even after spacing the meal 1 hour ++ away from workout, it's still not enough.

I'd space my meal around 2 hours before.

D: what kind of job are you doing now? I missed those times working out in the morning/afternoon during college life. Now could only workout at night, after work. 

update for today

eat little bit of rice and chicken, slices of egg 1hour 30mins before workout.
around 10g protein
still felt sick to squat, but def better when i switch to bench and row
dont know what the phuk to do nw

update for today

eat little bit of rice and chicken, slices of egg 1hour 30mins before workout.
around 10g protein
still felt sick to squat, but def better when i switch to bench and row
dont know what the phuk to do nw

Squats can just have that effect. Increase the time between eating and working out. Have you ever trained fasted? If so, did you still feel nauseous?

Can you tell me about the wrong and right breathing techniques?

Proper technique is to suck in big breath of air before going down for each rep. Exhale on the way up. When the weight was on me, I tend to forget.

Currently, I don't care about my breathing. I just lift and let my body breath how ever it wants. I just take 1 big breath before start pushing to just get nice and tight.

I feel strongest that way. If I breath between reps I become much weaker cause cannot focus on activating the muscles and keeping form tight.

Currently, I don't care about my breathing. I just lift and let my body breath how ever it wants. I just take 1 big breath before start pushing to just get nice and tight.

I feel strongest that way. If I breath between reps I become much weaker cause cannot focus on activating the muscles and keeping form tight.

You'll find that it's more efficient to breath when exerting lots of strength.

For example, during a bench press, inhale on the way down, exhale while on the way up.

For squats, inhale on the way down, exhale as you come up.

Another example is when you punch something, you'd go AHHH!, which is exhalation too.

Aiks.. suppose to be :-

Bench Press : Inhale > hold breathe > go down & up > exhale after half-way up
Squat : Inhale > hold breathe > go down & up > exhale after half-way up

Agreed. I usually hold my breath during squats at negative motion (going down) and exhale at the positive motion (going up) , occasionally I'll take small breathes at the bottom. If I do it the other way around , I have that paranoia feeling of getting hernia lol .

Aiks.. suppose to be :-

Bench Press : Inhale > hold breathe > go down & up > exhale after half-way up
Squat : Inhale > hold breathe > go down & up > exhale after half-way up

Not the best idea. That's an easy way to end up losing tightness. If there's one cue nearly any strength coach will give, it's to get big air (i.e. take a deep breath) and hold it till at least half way back up.
This.

I guess it would differ among individuals for when you start holding breath or exhaling, but the main premise is that you always exhale on the way up?

Or you're saying this is supposed to be the right way?

No different. It's the same for every human being. Holding breathe = tight.

Squat or Bench : Inhale & hold breathe (tight) > go down & up > half way up when you're very sure that you can finish it, you exhale. You can see all those pros vacuum all the air and make gold fish face.

Even when paused at bottom ? Usually I pause a second or 2 (seldom) then hold my breath and rise up . Is that fine ? Thanks

I'd still hold my breathe on pause reps, but take a couple extra breaths at the top to set up for the next rep. The issue with losing tightness at the bottom of the squat is that even the smallest movement/tweak can end up being amplified by having the added resistance on your back from the bar. In my eyes, that just isn't a risk worth taking.