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Train your breathing to improve endurance, strength, & recovery

11/18/2025

Most coaches go straight to ice baths or more mobility work when they’re trying to improve recovery… but these are all secondary to 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 your athletes nervous 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡.

If the 𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢 never shifts into parasympathetic recovery, all that recovery work doesn’t stick.

Here’s what to do instead 👇

✅ Train slow controlled exhales: it’s your off switch for stress

✅ Teach nasal-only cooldowns: to restore balance and diaphragm control

✅ Build consistency: recovery is a habit, not a one time thing

You can’t out-recover poor breathing patterns… but when your athletes learn to breathe efficiently, every system, from heart rate to sleep ,starts working for them instead of against them.

Comment BREATHE and I’ll send you my free resource with cooldown techniques to use with your athletes

11/11/2025

Most S&C coaches stop at box breathing and sighs. 🫁
But that’s barely scratching the surface.

If you’re ready to understand how breath training actually impacts performance, recovery, and resilience—let’s talk.

🔥DM me "LEARN"

11/06/2025

🚫📱 “No phones in the gym.”

I learned this rule from at 16yo, back when the biggest distraction was a T9 text. Now? You’ve got endless ways to lose focus between sets.
The real question: are you wasting those minutes scrolling… or using them with purpose?

💭 Every second in the gym counts.
Here’s what you should be doing between sets 👇

1️⃣ Recover
Focus on your breath to bring your system back online

2️⃣ Mobilize
Open up the areas you just worked

3️⃣ Train opposites & keep moving
Keep your body balanced and your breath steady
When I program for my holistic training clients, there’s no such thing as dead time—we’re either recovering with breath and purpose or staying fully engaged.

How do YOU spend your rest between sets? 👇

10/31/2025

Follow to fix your breathing and stop holding back your performance

You’re doing everything right…
✅ Lifting weights
✅ Dialing in nutrition
✅ Focused on sleep and recovery

But you’re still gassed early. Have a weak core. And can’t stay calm under pressure.
I’ve seen this over and over with high-level athletes.
They train like pros, but they never learn to breathe like one.

Here are 7 overlooked signs your breath is holding you back:
1️⃣ No breath control during lifts = power leaks
2️⃣ No pre-session breath plan = reactive, not ready
3️⃣ Mouth breathing during warmup = early burnout
4️⃣ No game-day breath strategy = scattered under pressure
5️⃣ Tight hips/shoulders = chest-breathing & chronic tension
6️⃣ Never trained breath holds = low endurance, poor recovery
7️⃣ Think breathwork is “extra” = overlooking the fundamentals

If any of those hit… it’s time to fix your foundation.

👉 Follow to train the system everyone else ignores and finally unlock your next level of performance.

10/08/2025

Breath timing = Better results. 😤💪

Whether you’re lifting, running, or jumping, how you breathe matters. Sync your breath with movement to maximize power, stability, and endurance.

Remember:

✔️ Exhale during concentric efforts (reps 5+)

✔️ Try to keep inhale/exhale even with your strides when running

✔️ Don’t hold your breath, use the rhythm of your movement to make sure you are breathing consistently

10/06/2025

A lot of athletes breathe inefficiently, so the first step is usually teaching them to breathe low into their belly, diaphragm and get 360 expansion. That correction matters.

But here’s where things get overcorrected… Many breath coaches stop there.

The truth is, athletes also need to be able to chest breathe. When it’s time to move maximum air, you have to open the chest, ribs, upper back, and clavicle.

It’s not about choosing one style. It’s about having access to both. If you learned to breathe low, great! But that’s just step one on your journey to true athletic breathing 🫁⚡️

10/03/2025

Athletes have training plans for the gym.
They have practice plans for the field.
But almost none have a plan for how to breathe daily to hit their goals.

That’s the gap my coaching and my app fills. 📲

I don’t just give you random breathwork sessions. I build structured breath training into your overall performance plan. That means assessments, progress tracking, and using every breathing tool available to match your training demands.

This is how I help athletes stop guessing and start training their breathing like they train their bodies.

DM me “Train” for a free consult and let’s build your breathing plan.

10/02/2025

Your head position could be limiting your breathing efficiency, your performance, your confidence, and your focus.

When you tilt your head back or jut it forward, you compress your airway and force shallow chest breathing.

An arched neck can also lead to mouth breathing and a loss of focus, while hanging your head can lead to a lack of confidence.

Instead, focus on a neutral head position to breathe effectively while staying focused and confident under pressure.

📏 Keep your head in line with your spine.
💪 Train posture awareness for better endurance.
🔥 Maximize your breathing potential.

09/02/2025

Unlock the Free Coach’s App: Breathing Protocols That Win in the Weight Room

Most coaches can program a squat, sprint, or lift.
But when it comes to breathing under fatigue, in recovery, or during high-pressure moments? Silence.

That’s the gap holding athletes back.

I used to overlook breathwork too—until I discovered it was the missing performance pillar. Now, it’s the foundation of my system.

That’s why I built this free app—so coaches like you can instantly access:

Ready-to-use breathing drills you can plug into training sessions today

Progressions that connect breath directly to power and recovery

Cues that make athletes feel the difference in real time

Coaches at the collegiate, pro, and Olympic level are already using this approach to stand out and lead from the front.

DM me “APP” to unlock your free access.

08/21/2025

The
𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱.
Question.

Way more of your athletes are holding their breath than you realize. They hold their breath when lifting, when running, when watching their opponent.

If there is one thing that can hold you back more than anything else it’s NOT BREATHING.

This seems so obvious right? But once you start looking I promise you will see it everywhere.

Today start asking your athletes the simple question. “Are you breathing?”

Any breathing method is better than none.

08/18/2025

This image is inspired by one of my favorite analogies from Anatomy Trains; the psoas as a cobra coiled deep in your core.

As breath coaches and strength coaches, we need to pay close attention to the psoas.

Why?

Because the psoas and diaphragm are literally connected.

They both anchor to the front of the lumbar spine and are linked through deep fascial tissue. When the psoas is locked short or overly tense, it pulls down on the diaphragm, limiting its ability to move and expand.

If the diaphragm can’t move freely, athletes can’t breathe efficiently. No matter how many cues you give them...

That affects:
❌ Breathing mechanics
❌ Core stability
❌ Spinal alignment
❌ Performance output

If we ignore this connection, we’re asking athletes to do something they physically can’t do.

So whether you’re programming lifts or breathwork:
✔️ Look at posture, rib cage position, and pelvic control
✔️ Restore psoas function with mobility and strength
✔️ Integrate breath training with movement patterns

📸 Huge thanks to Anatomy Trains for the powerful analogy.

08/13/2025

𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮:
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?

It starts with understanding what the athlete actually needs.

Do they need to calm down? Build confidence? Reset after a mistake?

That’s where breath and visualization link up.

🧠 Some athletes need to let go—pairing a slow, long exhale with the image of releasing tension, anxiety, or the last play.

🔥 Others need to ramp up—focusing on a strong, sharp inhale and a powerful posture while picturing success or saying something that grounds their confidence.

💭 Visualization isn’t just about seeing the outcome. It’s about syncing that image with the breath you need in the moment:

- Confident inhales
- Reassuring self-talk
- Grounding exhales to let go
- Quick breath resets

The breath becomes the delivery system for the mindset shift.

Evaluate first. Then pair the right image with the right breath.

Let me know if you have a specific question and I’ll do my best to answer here!

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