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01-29-2004, 08:07 PM
Recovery breathing from CST/ROSS methods...
From: Lemon1
Subject: Fitness
Date/Time 2004-01-29 23:57:55
Message
This is a variation of the 'Performance Breathing' method; and was demonstrated/taught by Coach Sonnon in his 'Maximology' series (edited down from the first CST certification seminar).
The idea is simple:
No matter how stressed and winded you are, you refuse to lose dignity and 'suck wind'.
You keep your face absolutely blank and calm and blow out your air out of your open mouth with your diapragm : "HUH!".
Then you keep your lungs relatively empty for several moments - don't lock your throat to keep the air out, just don't release the compression of your abdomen.
Then release your diaphragm and abdomen and let them 'pop' out - let the air rush in through your nose with no effort on your part.
(Optional) Pause for a few seconds with your lungs full as well. This is makes it a little easier to maintain the cycle for newbies (which counts me - it takes many months to fully develop the discipline AND the metabolic pathways).
After only 4-6 of these cycles, you should notice a drastic drop in your pulse rate and breathlessness, much more drastic than if you were sucking wind.
Why does this work? Two aspects:
1) O2 is not exchanged into the blood to meet the body's needs by increasing the amount of O2 in the lungs; rather, the greatest exchange of O2 into the bloodstream happens when the level of CO2 in the lungs is highest. (The Russian respiratory scientists Frolov calls this 'endogenous breathing and has a whole theory and therapeutic program based on this idea). You can accomplish this best by keep the air concentration in the lungs relatively LOW and letting CO2 from the body's respiratory processes build up, (per Frolov) or by keeping relatively HIGH and letting CO2 accumulate (per Buteyko). It seems counterintuitive, but the Spetsnaz and other SYSTEMA and ROSS experts use this approach to acheive astounding acts of endurance and stamina.
2) Breathing in the way described above is mechanically more efficient - you are not wasting energy trying to suck air in, you are simply 'letting' it in - that makes a huge psychological and energetic difference. It removes part of the 'fear and stress' portion of the load you've imposed on yourself - by acting calm, your body buys into it and BECOMES calm much more quickly.
Any CST comrades out there who understand this better or who have noticed any mistakes or misstatement, please post and correct me.
From: Lemon1
Subject: Fitness
Date/Time 2004-01-29 23:57:55
Message
This is a variation of the 'Performance Breathing' method; and was demonstrated/taught by Coach Sonnon in his 'Maximology' series (edited down from the first CST certification seminar).
The idea is simple:
No matter how stressed and winded you are, you refuse to lose dignity and 'suck wind'.
You keep your face absolutely blank and calm and blow out your air out of your open mouth with your diapragm : "HUH!".
Then you keep your lungs relatively empty for several moments - don't lock your throat to keep the air out, just don't release the compression of your abdomen.
Then release your diaphragm and abdomen and let them 'pop' out - let the air rush in through your nose with no effort on your part.
(Optional) Pause for a few seconds with your lungs full as well. This is makes it a little easier to maintain the cycle for newbies (which counts me - it takes many months to fully develop the discipline AND the metabolic pathways).
After only 4-6 of these cycles, you should notice a drastic drop in your pulse rate and breathlessness, much more drastic than if you were sucking wind.
Why does this work? Two aspects:
1) O2 is not exchanged into the blood to meet the body's needs by increasing the amount of O2 in the lungs; rather, the greatest exchange of O2 into the bloodstream happens when the level of CO2 in the lungs is highest. (The Russian respiratory scientists Frolov calls this 'endogenous breathing and has a whole theory and therapeutic program based on this idea). You can accomplish this best by keep the air concentration in the lungs relatively LOW and letting CO2 from the body's respiratory processes build up, (per Frolov) or by keeping relatively HIGH and letting CO2 accumulate (per Buteyko). It seems counterintuitive, but the Spetsnaz and other SYSTEMA and ROSS experts use this approach to acheive astounding acts of endurance and stamina.
2) Breathing in the way described above is mechanically more efficient - you are not wasting energy trying to suck air in, you are simply 'letting' it in - that makes a huge psychological and energetic difference. It removes part of the 'fear and stress' portion of the load you've imposed on yourself - by acting calm, your body buys into it and BECOMES calm much more quickly.
Any CST comrades out there who understand this better or who have noticed any mistakes or misstatement, please post and correct me.