Jojo Powers on Instagram: "The wu wei of picking things up, part 4 Breathing during a lift. The most common, studied and organic technique is known as the Valsalva maneuver. Most do this without even thinking about it. As you inhale your diaphragm descends making the abdominal cavity smaller and thus increasing intra abdominal pressure, making the abdominal region stiffer. This protects your spine, and the stiffness makes generated force easier to transfer throughout your body."