Dr. Kelly Starrett

So we can – at the highest level, at low level, low speed, walking around –

You know, the breathing, you can have one lung and still climb Everest.

Like we're so efficient.

But on the other hand, when we start to look at, hey, we're going to do these five reps on this squat.

I need you to get back to that breath.

Your first breath is great.

You get back to the top.

Can we pressurize again?

Can we pressurize again?

And suddenly that becomes a skill.

Can I breathe while I'm under this load?

And if that doesn't sound like something you can relate to, go ahead and do a plank because everyone on this call or listening has probably done a plank.

And watch what happens when you plank.

You stop breathing or you breathe very shallowly.

So show me you can maintain this reference volume, taking these huge breaths in and out while you're doing some of these mundane skills.

You're back at yoga again.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And what you can certainly see is, wow, as soon as it gets a little bit hard, the first thing that goes out is the window.

So when I work with coaches and teams, or even a group of people will do like you do a little demo, let's do a squat or do something.