Performance Science Lab
Breathing lab
Breathing interventions can help if they reduce wasted effort and improve tolerance at high work rates.
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- • Most gains come from fitness, but breathing training can be a useful accessory.
- • If it causes dizziness or panic, stop; do not push through.
- • Use simple protocols and measure whether it changes your pacing/RPE.
Study library (reference)
Individual studies for deeper reading.
Effects of specific inspiratory muscle training combined with whole-body endurance training program on balance in COPD patients: Randomized controlled trial.
PMID 34555068 (2021): inspiratory muscle training — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Effect of respiratory muscle training on exercise performance in healthy individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
PMID 22765281 (2012): respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Impact of inspiratory muscle training in patients with COPD: what is the evidence?
PMID 21282809 (2011): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
The Effect of Respiratory Muscle Training on the Pulmonary Function, Lung Ventilation, and Endurance Performance of Young Soccer Players.
PMID 31905644 (2019): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Effect of respiratory muscle training in asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
PMID 35843501 (2023): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Inspiratory Muscle Training: Improvement of Exercise Performance With Acute Hypoxic Exposure.
PMID 30702370 (2019): inspiratory muscle training, ventilation — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
The effectiveness of physiotherapy in patients with asthma: a systematic review of the literature.
PMID 23333065 (2013): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Effects of a concurrent training, respiratory muscle exercise, and self-management recommendations on recovery from post-COVID-19 conditions: the RECOVE trial.
PMID 36476156 (2023): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
[Inspiratory muscle training during pulmonary rehabilitation].
PMID 33879382 (2021): inspiratory muscle training — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Putative Role of Respiratory Muscle Training to Improve Endurance Performance in Hypoxia: A Review.
PMID 30697170 (2018): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Effects of 4-Week Inspiratory Muscle Training on Sport Performance in College 800-Meter Track Runners.
PMID 33467421 (2021): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Endurance and Resistance Respiratory Muscle Training and Aerobic Exercise Performance in Hypobaric Hypoxia.
PMID 33187563 (2020): respiratory, ventilation — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
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Effects of specific inspiratory muscle training combi… (PMID 34555068)
PMID 34555068 (2021): inspiratory muscle training — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Effect of respiratory muscle training on exercise per… (PMID 22765281)
PMID 22765281 (2012): respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Impact of inspiratory muscle training in patients wit… (PMID 21282809)
PMID 21282809 (2011): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
The Effect of Respiratory Muscle Training on the Pulm… (PMID 31905644)
PMID 31905644 (2019): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).
Effect of respiratory muscle training in asthma: A sy… (PMID 35843501)
PMID 35843501 (2023): inspiratory muscle training, respiratory — Time to exhaustion (study note for endurance athletes).