In this episode of the Stamina Lab podcast, founder Glen Lubbert speaks with JJ Ruescas, a human optimization strategist, which includes being an expert breathwork coach. Glen has attended many of his live breathwork sessions in Austin, TX and they are a transformative reset from the stress and emotional buildup that cumulatively drags us down in all parts of our life. He often walks away from these sessions with a level of feeling alive that he can't believe comes from just breathing for 90 minutes. Even though you breathe every day, you probably don't know how to breathe optimally for different phases of your day. How do you breathe to prepare for a big presentation? To focus and drop into a flow state? To have more energy? To physically perform at your best? To wind down and get ready for sleep? Or even to have better sex? Glen and JJ discuss all that and more. If you really want to perform at your best, then learning how to breathe is a key skill. JJ breaks it down for you in this episode –

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Topics:

The type of breathing that JJ believes we should strive for in our day to day
The difference between mouth breathing, nose breathing, and belly (or diaphragmatic) breathing
What to do when you notice your breath and the power of awareness
The role that your nervous system plays in pairing with your breathing to either increase or decrease stress
How breathwork can be effective for training, endurance, and recovery
Carbon Dioxide and what you need to know in order to use it effectively for your overall performance
How humming comes into play with breathing, regulating your nervous system, and even getting better sleep
The role that social conditioning has in creating healthier breathwork and how JJ solves this in his client sessions
The components of JJ’s Human OPS framework
How JJ recommends that a beginner starts their breathwork journey

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