Breathe Like You Mean It: Principles That Make Training Work

You’re not tired because you need more caffeine.
You might be tired because you’re breathing like someone under threat… all day.

This episode is the “rules of the game” for breathwork: the principles that determine whether breathing improves performance—or just becomes another trendy ritual.

We break down:

• The #1 misunderstanding about oxygen and breathing

• CO₂ tolerance and why it changes everything

• Nasal breathing as a foundation (and when mouth breathing is appropriate)

• Breath as a gear shift for stress, training, recovery, and sleep

• The baseline test we use to decide what to do next

Part 2 will turn these principles into protocols.