Belisa Vranich

Dr. Belisa Vranich, a clinical psychologist and fitness expert, introduced a daily workout, that helped our bodies relearn the proper way to inhale and exhale in her groundbreaking book, Breathe. Now, with award-winning author Brian Sabin, she continues her breathwork revolution and takes us to the next level of performance with the powerful science and techniques of Breathing for Warriors.

Whether you are a professional athlete, a first responder, or someone whose occupation requires physical skills and stamina, Dr. Vranich's series of exercises-which restores and reinforces how we're actually supposed to breathe-will teach you how to keep your body, and your mind, in prime condition.

Featuring information and advice from scientists, medical experts, martial artists, sports celebrities, elite military soldiers, and top-tier personal trainers, Breathing for Warriors shows you how to rediscover your diaphragm through practices that bring a greater flow of oxygen-rich air into your bodiy. These exercises, combined with meditation, stretches, and strength activities, help improve your endurance and focus, empowering you to engage in more physically demanding tasks and recover from them faster. When you breathe well, you are better equipped to reduce stess, build resilience, think clearer, detox, and much more.

With photographs, illustrating step-by-step instructions, Dr. Vranich's routines will help optimize your performance and improve your endurance, strength, precison, and recovery.

'A treasure of information on how to get the most out of your mind and body. It all startswith breathing!'-Bas Rutten, UFC Heavyweight Champion

'Finally, there is a guide on breathing to enhance injury resilience and performance. Sabin and Vranich have created an utterly engrossing read, founded in science and buttressed with real-world validity and application tips for the strength athlete and the endurance athlete alike.'-Stu McGill, Ph.D., professor emeritus of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Belisa Vranich is a clinical psychologist and fitness expert who teaches breathing exercises to athletes, first responders, and law enforcement.

Brian Sabin is an award-winning writer and consultant. His work has appeared on VICE, and in Men's Journal and Runner's World magazines, among other pubications. He is a lifelong athlete and a former asthmatic-turned-Boston Marathon qualifier.

Contents

A note of caution to the reader
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Breathing fire: A new paradigm for better performance
2 Choose your athletic superpower
3 How modern living took our breath away
4 The breathing IQ: Are you breathing intelligently?
5 How to breathe better: Fundamentals
6 Game changer: Learning the 360-degree breath
7 Posture and pelvic floor: How to not end up in adult diapers
8 Breathing for endurnce: How to run faster (and have it feel easier)
9 Getting stronger, going longer: Exercises to improve endurance
10 Sea, land, and air(dyne): Applied techniques for rowing, swimming, and biking
11 Breathing for strength: Discover your inner Anaconda
12 Mastering tension for maximum muscle
13 Applied strength: How to breathe during the major lifts
14 Breathing for precison: Learning the fine art of lethal accuracy
15 Applied precision: Finding (and extending) 'The sweet spot' in golf, shooting, archery, and pool
16 Breathing for recovery: Techniques to come back faster and stronger
17 Between your ears: Breathing techniques to master your inner game
Bibliography
Illustration captions with text from the Anatomy of Breathing by Blandine Calais
Index… (lisätietoja)

Updated review:
Dr. Vranich makes a convincing case that the way you breathe has a huge impact on your health, well-being, and even athletic performance. Having a backing of research studies helps solidify some of the arguments presented here. However, after reading The Oxygen Advantage, I do feel that some of the principles in this book don't quite hold up to the light of scientific scrutiny. She dismisses the evidence that high altitude training can be beneficial for performance and seems to have longevity effects. The Bohr Effect (the importance of carbon dioxide in the body) is not noted at all either, and this seems a crucial oversight.

That said, the main message here -- you should breathe from the belly/diaphragm, and through your nose -- is on point. For a more advanced look at the relevant science, and particularly for athletes looking to optimize performance, I'd recommend The Oxygen Advantage instead, though.… (lisätietoja)