By James Fletcher
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Apnoea, Breath Hold, Breathing Fatigue, Breathing Science, Fletcher Techniques, High Performance, Performance Breathing, Swimming
Some FAQs about the breath, whats yours?
I have compiled a list of the 5 most common questions I get about the breath from my friends, colleagues, patients and athletes. If you have one, please send it through. 1. Do we take breathing for granted? Is it something we should be devoting more attention towards? Its useful to think of...
7 years ago
Why the breath improves performance
There are a few key drivers for improved performance using Fletcher techniques, here we look at the how breath training increases the blood flow delivery to the exercising muscles during training and competition. The breathing muscles demand a high percentage of cardiac output approaching maximal ex...
7 years ago
Podcast – Swimming performance
Not long ago I had a very interesting discussion with Brenton Ford from Effortless swimming. An ex-swimmer and coach, we discuss what it takes to improve your swimming with a focus on the breath. Uncovering The Breath Training Secrets Used By Olympic Swimmers with James Fletcher Email ...
7 years ago
Apnoea, Breathing, Breathing Science, High Performance, Improve Performance, Performance Breathing, Swimming
The Low down on Altitude Masks
Today’s post is going to be short and sharp. Altitude masks have been on my mind this week as I see more friends and amateur athletes add them to their training programs and altitude gyms keep popping up around me. So, of course I decided to take a look from a science perspective. First of [&helli...
7 years ago
The thing most breath training programs forget
Breath training programs, pulmonary rehabilitation and breath hold experts need to start addressing the incredible strength of our breathing muscles. From breath hold to performance enhancement, anxiety control to asthma management and lung rehabilitation – here’s why you need to star...
7 years ago
Chris Froome, Asthmatic or Drug cheat?
Some sports have a cloud of scandals that follow them around, and none more so than elite cycling. The drug scandals that tarnish this sport have ramped up, recently targeting respiratory inhalers that are used to manage asthma, a condition which, interestingly, affects a higher percentage of athlet...
7 years ago
THE FEED
By James Fletcher
Apnoea, Breath Hold, Breathing Science, Fletcher Techniques, High Performance, Performance Breathing, Swimming
INTERMITTENT HYPOXIC TRAINING (IHT) PART 2/4
Intermittent Hypoxic Training The last blog introduced desaturation, which is where we intentionally reduce Oxygen (02) supply to the tissues at rest or when we are exercising. This is done in various ways, which is what we will explore thi...
6 years ago
Apnoea, Breath Hold, Breathing Science, Fletcher Techniques, High Performance, Improve Performance, Performance Breathing
Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT) Part 1/4
This is a four part series unpacking the “highs” and lows of what we know about hypoxic training. There is some great research out there about the ‘old’ ways and there are some fantastic new and innovative ways to gain some ...
6 years ago
How alcohol affects your breathing
Just finished SOBER OCTOBER? Does your breathing feel better? IT SHOULD! Asthma is a condition that causes peoples airways to become narrow, it becomes difficult to breath and it can be life threatening. Many people with asthm...
6 years ago
Apnoea, Breathing Fatigue, Breathing Science, Fletcher Techniques, High Performance, SCUBA, Swimming
How to breathe underwater – A definitive guide
How do we breathe when we’re underwater? Does it matter how we breathe? let’s find out if it matters! I recently had a SCUBA and free-diving holiday on a liveaboard in Komoda National Park, Indonesia. It made me think cr...
6 years ago