[Carl Valle]

Carl Valle on September 28, 2011 at 11:29 pm #17873

Now we are seeing a huge influx in breathing training, something I wrote about earlier. The dirty secret is that breathing dysfunction exists with everyone, but the amount is minor enough not to loose sleep over it. The major problem coaches are complaining of is not having enough time to address all of the dysfunctions people are blogging about. When a leaning expert on breathing was contacted, h

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[Coach Temkin]

Coach Temkin on September 29, 2011 at 2:28 am #111075

I have heard that holding your breath accomplishes two things:
1. If abdominal compartment distension is avoided, it increases the intra-abdominal pressure thus increasing stability of the core (much like an air splint).
2. It allows for greater recruitment of motor units

If the above is true than do you coach this? And if so, how and when do you implement it?

[the_chosen_one]

the_chosen_one on September 29, 2011 at 3:02 am #111077

I have heard that holding your breath accomplishes two things:
1. If abdominal compartment distension is avoided, it increases the intra-abdominal pressure thus increasing stability of the core (much like an air splint).
2. It allows for greater recruitment of motor units

If the above is true than do you coach this? And if so, how and when do you implement it?

In respects to sprinting, specifically the 100m open…you use In/Outs to develop you breathing pattern and it then becomes apart of your race model where portions of the race is broken down with and In aka “Action Zone”(hold breath) Out(release breath)