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Why Do We Practice Breath Holds AFTER a "NORMAL" Exhale in the Oxygen Advantage? Hypoxic-Hypercapnic Training

breath-holding breathing oxygen advantage® Oct 12, 2021

Practicing breath-holds after a normal exhale is considered hypoxic-hypercapnic training or the simulation of high-altitude training. There are many benefits of holding your breath in this way.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? 

  • increased CO2 tolerance
  • delayed onset of fatigue
  • improved aerobic capacity
  • stronger respiratory muscles
  • lighter, more efficient breathing (at rest & during exercise)
  • more open airways
  • greater mental clarity
  • greater resilience (physically, emotionally and mentally)

3 WAYS TO HOLD YOUR BREATH VIDEO

EXHALING DURING EXERCISE VIDEO

VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00
Intro
0:31 What Is a "Normal" Exhale?
1:12 Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)
2:46 Feeling the "Normal" Exhale
3:59 What's a "Normal" Inhale?!
4:48 Why Practice After a "Normal" Exhale?
5:05 Consistency
5:47 Hypoxic-Hypercapnic Effect
6:18 The Bohr Effect
6:44 What Are the Benefits?
7:20 Closing Words
7:59 Breath Boot Camp
8:28 Like & Subscribe
8:40 FREE Breath Training
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