A while back I purchased the breath ebook and loved it but have since fallen out of my routine due to external factors such as school, relationships, etc. I was wondering out of all the breathwork you teach, what is the most successful in neutralizing anger? I was looking in …
11 Reasons Why You Need Breath Training Now!
So many people train their body, but never give much thought to training their breath. This is a mistake! Here are 11 reasons why… Breathing is fundamental. By that I mean that you can only survive for a few minutes without air. You can survive a week without water. A …
Breathing Methods During Exercises
Terry asks: “I’m looking for a way to improve on my breathing during exercise, particularly moderate to high intensity exercise. Breath holding is very natural for me during more intense exercise, yet ideally more controlled breathing is ideal, although I am not convinced that is feasible for moderate to high …
Breathing into Body Parts
Daniel asks: “When someone says “breath into your <non-lung bodypart>” through intent or visualization, what is actually happening physiologically?” Good question. It is mostly a visualization exercise. And by that I’m not just meaning visual only, but with a focus on feeling. I don’t know if this has been studied, …
To Hold Your Breath or Not Hold Your Breath
Daniel asks: “Taoist breathing exercises are very big on NOT holding the breath and having an even in-out. Yogic breathing exercises include plenty of breath holds. Some say it helps saturate your body with oxygen. Thoughts?” I’m all for holding the breath. It’s a natural thing we humans can do, …
Breath – Key to Super Powers?
Did you know that my start in real fitness began with breathing exercises? Sure, I played football in high school and did some weightlifting around that. But I was not strong, nor athletic despite doing so. That speaks to how you can just spin your wheels if you’re missing the …
Breathwork is Pseudo-Science
…at least if you believe Wikipedia. Here’s the start of their entry on Breathwork: “Breathwork is a New Age term for various breathing practices in which the conscious control of breathing is said to influence a person’s mental, emotional or physical state, with a claimed therapeutic effect. Breathwork has no …
3 Breathing Techniques for Strength Training
“All bodily power comes from the breath.” – Strongman Volanko Breathing is not just for relaxation or endurance. When we change up how it’s done, it can very easily be used in order to become stronger. As with everything else, there is a time and a place for these techniques. …
Your Breath = Your Performance
I wish to revisit the seven applications of breathing exercises as you can see in this image. I don’t see other people really covering this subject and that’s a pity… Usually, people have a pet breathing technique, one that they do and get great effects with. Even among the greats …
Science Behind Breathwork
Zoubair asks: “Hope you’re doing well, still following you and your quality posts on your blog. I must admit I am intrigued about those breathing exercises you’re regarding so highly, and I am interested in your “Upgrade Your Breath” program too. However, I still can’t figure out exactly what are …
Research Benefits of Deep Breathing Exercises
What Deep Breathing Does for You Recently I came across some new papers on the benefits of deep breathing exercises. Like this paper titled, “Physiology of long pranayamic breathing: neural respiratory elements may provide a mechanism that explains how slow deep breathing shifts the autonomic nervous system.” (Yep, they pretty …
Breathing Principle – Anatomic vs. Paradox
Understanding the breathing principle of anatomic (or natural) vs. paradox is very important when breathing is combined with any sort of movement. This is as opposed to just sitting there doing breathing exercises. This video breaks this down in simple to understand terms using squats as an example of how …
Walking may kill you faster…
A new study just came out showing that walking may not be so great for you…if you are doing it in a polluted area. This study was from the Lancet, titled “Respiratory and cardiovascular responses to walking down a traffic-polluted road compared with walking in a traffic-free area in participants …
Box Breathing
Box breathing is a specific form of cadenced breath. It is called box breathing because each leg of the breath, inhale, hold, exhale, hold, is the same length. Thus, if you drew it out in the number of seconds for each one turning 90 degrees for each transition, it would …
How to Plan for a Big Training Goal
I’m settled into my new house, and things are mostly back to normal. However, much that I want to go off in a new training direction, I still have a big goal I need to hit before I can do that. The Beast Snatch Test. I was closing in on …
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