The Unforgiving60
The Unforgiving60
Ben Pronk, DSC & Tim Curtis
S5E12 - Martin McPhilimey: Take a Deep Breath
1 hour 9 minutes Posted Jun 20, 2024 at 3:10 am.
Breath as the ‘core of the dynamic interplay’ between mind and body
Martin’s background – how he got interested in stress, breathing and sleep
The link between breathing and sleep
The importance of being a scientist and a practitioner
How Martin starts with a new client
The impacts and requirements for oxygen and carbon dioxide within the body
What is air hunger, why is it so powerful and what triggers it?
The benefits of increasing our air hunger tolerance
Using wearables to monitor and improve your breathing
Martin’s take on the utility and applicability of some of the more popular breathing techniques, including:
Box (or combat!) breathing…
…4-7-8 breathing…
..and could 4-7-20 be better than 4-7-8?!...
…the physiological sigh, and…
Wim Hof or tummo style hyperventilation techniques
What Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can teach you about breath
Tips and trick for increasing our tolerance to air hunger?
Martin’s business – Performance Through Health
The Performance Through Health breath science certification
How to incorporate breathing techniques for children
What does Martin do for Martin?  (Including his jiu-jitsu practice with Ground Control Jiu-Jitsu)
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Show notes
Tim and Ben love breathing.  Not just for the fact that it keeps them alive (although that is undoubtedly a strong benefit…) but also for the opportunity it gives to tap into the body’s autonomic nervous system and impact its emotional state.  In this episode, they speak with Martin McPhilimey – someone who was researching the impacts of breath long before it was cool - and find out how the differences between some popular breathing techniques and when these are best applied.
 
External Links
Performance Through Health
Martin’s Insta – some great stuff on here, give him a follow
Martin’s LinkedIn
 
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Music …. With thanks to:
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