1 week Ago By Erik Vance
Some people can’t help letting out a little noise during a hard workout. It might serve a purpose. I recently went rock climbing in a serene park in southern Wyoming called Vedauwoo.
The desert was tranquil in the early morning, a breeze gently moving through the trees. But that quiet didn’t last long. For about an hour I growled, roared, cursed and whimpered up a wide crack that seemed determined to spit me out.
At one point, I found a new noise somewhere between grunting, screaming and weeping. Panting at the top, as curious hikers looked on, I wondered whether my vocal conniptions were remotely helpful. We’ve all heard those guys — and they’re usually guys — at the gym who erupt in sound every time they lift a barbell.
Do these noises do anything to improve performance ? Or is it all in our heads?.
