Today’s top athletes, as well as their coaches and trainers, know the benefits that breathing muscle training provides. From performance to conditioning, the results are clear. Now with Breathe Strong, Perform Better, you will learn how to use breathing training to excel.
In this comprehensive guide, the world’s leading authority on breathing muscle training, Alison McConnell, will show you how to apply the latest scientific research and case studies to maximize training, conditioning, and performance.
Part I The Science of Breathing
Chapter 1. Breathing During Exercise
Chapter 2. Performance Limitations of Breathing Muscles
Chapter 3. Training Response of Breathing Muscles
Chapter 4. Performance Benefits of Breathing Muscle Training
Part II Breathing Muscle Training
Chapter 5. Training the Breathing Muscles
Chapter 6. Building Your Foundation
Chapter 7. Training for Exercise and Fitness
Chapter 8. Training for Endurance Sports
Chapter 9. Training for Team Sports
Chapter 10. Training for Racket, Striking, and Throwing Sports
Chapter 11. Exercises for Breathing Muscle Training
Alison McConnell is a professor of applied physiology at Brunel University in London. She is a fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) and is a BASES-accredited physiologist. McConnell is acknowledged as a leading authority on breathing muscle training and is the author of numerous scientific articles and book chapters. She is a regular presenter at international scientific and medical conferences.