Get the Oxygen Advantage over your rivals

You've done the Level 1 course, or have effective breathing already? But, you're frustrated by lack of progress in your sport, despite plenty of high intensity and strength training. You just can't get past that point of your legs giving out on you.

The strength in your limbs will only go as far as the blood flow that supplies them. In this course you'll learn about the competition between breathing muscles and limbs for your precious blood and oxygen, and how to make sure you're getting oxygen where you most need it.
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Image by Anita Murphy, 2018. Courtesy of Patrick McKeown

What can this do for me?

After taking this Level 2 course, athletes feel like they're 'firing on all cylinders', able to go further for longer. Their capacity to get oxygen around the body is boosted, and they feel mentally ready for whatever the race has to throw at them.

Benefits may include;
  • Delayed onset of fatigue
  • Reduced breathlessness
  • Improved running economy (vital for long distance/endurance)
  • Boost VO2 max and anaerobic capacity
  • Focussed and confident before events
  • Well recovered for sustainable training

What the course covers

Pre-requisite is the Level 1 course an/or a BOLT score of 25+
  • A summary of Level 1 key lessons and exercises
  • How the Bohr Effect can boost your brain and muscle power
  • Strengthen breathing muscles using a Sports Mask, inspiratory device (like a Powerbreathe) or without equipment
  • How to simulate training at high altitude without leaving home
  • Refine your pre-race preparation to be focused, confident and physically ready to perform
  • Introduces a range of recovery approaches to rest deeply in between trainings
  • Advancing your practice with hyperventilation training

What's high altitude training?

Ever since the Mexico City Olympic Games, where athletes performed at high altitude and returned to their home towns to set amazing new personal bests, high altitude training has become a common activity for elite athletes.

The goal is to boost oxygen carrying capacity of the blood by either;
  • Living high, but training low altitude
  • Training high, but living low altitude
  • Resting or training in hypoxic tents
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This is obviously out of most recreational athlete's budgets! That's why simulating high altitude could give you the professional edge to your training without the £££.

What I provide

The Level 2 course includes;
  • Full Oxygen Advantage sports breathing manual (PDF) created by Patrick McKeown, author of The Oxygen Advantage (OA)
  • Three tutorials (theory)
  • Three workouts with multiple exercises
  • Exploring the benefits of hyperventilation training
  • Pre-race preparation guided audio and warm-up video
  • Deep relaxation practices for high quality recovery
  • Access to the private Facebook group for all Breathing School students for support, Q&A and exclusive information

Frequently asked questions

1. Why do you have a pre-requisite?
The exercises in this course will challenge you mentally, especially if your tolerance to carbon dioxide is low. That's why I recommend not starting this Level 2 until your BOLT score is 25 or higher.
2. Are there any medical cautions?
Yes. More so than at Level 1.
If you suffer from panic disorder or anxiety then you may want to ease into the stronger breath-holds slowly, as the feelings induced can mirror those experienced during panic.

Anyone suffering from high blood pressure, heart disease, recent heart surgery, recent heart attack, migraines, COPD should consult their doctor before beginning the course. Exercises will reduce blood oxygen below 90% and load additional work onto breathing muscles.