The Oxygen Episode: Upgrade Your Performance, Sleep, and Stress Resiliency

Apr 30, 2019

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Patrick McKeown has worked with some of some of the top athletes in the world across a variety of sports including tennis, cycling, weight lifting, American Football, MMA and track and field. In this episode, Patrick and Boomer discuss the breath in detail and how breathing can help you prepare for a big speech, sporting event, or sleep better.

Who is Patrick McKeown?

Patrick’s book, The Oxygen Advantage (published in fourteen languages)combines simulation of high-altitude training and specifically-formulated exercises which empower readers to improve their corporate and exercise performance. For the first time, individuals are afforded a reliable and accurate means to measure their progress using the Body Oxygen Level Test, enabling them to address poor breathing habits; understand in simple terms how oxygen is released to working muscles, and to practice breath hold exercises that naturally increase aerobic and anaerobic capacity. A summary of the science can be found at http://oxygenadvantage.com/science/

To date, Patrick has worked with some of the top athletes in the world across a variety of sports including tennis, cycling, weight lifting, American Football, MMA and track and field.

A TEDx Speaker, Patrick’s work has touched the lives of thousands and more worldwide.

Key Highlights

[4:34] Patrick's corporate background
[10:00] How the breath is impacted during stressful times
[14:24] What is the BOLT score?
[17:00] Carbon Dioxide
[19:11] The role of breathing in anxiety
[22:00] Slowing down the breath in stressful situations
[27:00] Nitric Oxide
[30:00] Mouth breathing and the correlation with stress
[31:21] What are the attributes of breathing right?
[36:52] Overcoming the fear of public speaking
[53:00] Mouth Taping
[55:41] Increasing erythropoietin naturally
[1:04:02] Wim Hof vs. Oxygen Advantage
[1:08:29] Patrick answers the final four questions

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