respiration problems

[JHughes]

it's not anything serious (not like the title suggests) it's just that over the last few years i thought that up my game in training and take it a bit more seriously. its just that, doing that, has made me sweat more and therefore i came to realise that in some parts of my training i was actually holding my breath. which for those of you who have been here know that, that is not a good thing. not only that but overall i haven't got much blow from my lungs, a few deep breathes and i'm feeling dizzy (no joke). this is not good.

so whats the best way for me to improve upon my cardiovascular breathing, and any training exercises that i could do in and out of the dojo/gym to improve my respiration?

[davefly76]

have you been to the doctors? get them to check your blow rate, you may have a mild form of asthma that you don't know about.

[CosmicFish]

have you been to the doctors? get them to check your blow rate, you may have a mild form of asthma that you don't know about.
+1

Up until I had mine checked and found out I was mildly asthmatic, I just assumed I was very out of shape.

[JHughes]

really i thought you either had asthma or you didn't as some kind of condition, didn't know that you even could get mild asthmas, i'll definatly look into it.

[CosmicFish]

really i thought you either had asthma or you didn't as some kind of condition, didn't know that you even could get mild asthmas, i'll definatly look into it.
Oh yeah, very much so. It's a sliding scale all the way from "so mild it barely bothers you" (my brother has this) right up to "if you get out of breath on a cold day it could hospitalise/kill you".

[davefly76]

really i thought you either had asthma or you didn't as some kind of condition, didn't know that you even could get mild asthmas, i'll definatly look into it.

my asthma is triggered by hayfever and exercising in very cold weather, my winter bike ride to work can make me feel a bit wheezy. during these times i can control it with a preventer inhaler and i won't be affected at all and it causes no problems when i'm training.

if its properly looked after it won't hinder you in any way and a lot of people don't even know i have it. i believe that paul scholes (footballer for the scum, aka manchester utd) suffers from asthma, and he doesn't seem to have done too badly.

[JHughes]

is there any techniques i should know that if it isn't asthma in a mild form that could improve my cardiovascular. something that i could at home for a few minutes.

[CosmicFish]

is there any techniques i should know that if it isn't asthma in a mild form that could improve my cardiovascular. something that i could at home for a few minutes.
Hmmm, well Tabata springs to mind. It'll improve cardio and lung function and only takes 4 mins. Be aware though, it's very tough and you want to be careful with it if you're already asthmatic.

Failing that, any other kind of HIIT would work well.

[JHughes]

Tabata? HIIT? sorry but you've got to fill me in on all of this.

[CosmicFish]

Tabata? HIIT? sorry but you've got to fill me in on all of this.
OK, obligatory T-nation Tabata article:
http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/the_tabata_method

And the original study:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8897392

HIIT - High Intensity Interval Training. Broadly, any form of exercise that involves working with a high degree of intensity for short periods interspersed with short breaks or short periods of lower activity. Wiki is probably the best place to start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training

I'm not into HIIT myself, so I don't have a list of handy sites. Possibly one of the regulars will be able to help out more.

[Frodocious]

For some sample HIIT type routines Ross Enamait's site is a good starting point (as are his books).

Scroll down to the sample routines near the bottom of the page

http://www.rosstraining.com/articles.html

[JHughes]

OK, obligatory T-nation Tabata article:
http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/the_tabata_method

And the original study:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8897392

HIIT - High Intensity Interval Training. Broadly, any form of exercise that involves working with a high degree of intensity for short periods interspersed with short breaks or short periods of lower activity. Wiki is probably the best place to start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training

I'm not into HIIT myself, so I don't have a list of handy sites. Possibly one of the regulars will be able to help out more.

so this will improve my cardiovascular, thanks. I think i've heard of rosstraining, thanks as well anyway. :cool: