Respiratory Muscle Training for Faster Cycling and better VO2 Max
From FASTER Cycling by FLO Cycling
April 16, 2025 · 1h 5m
About this episode
This episode discusses how respiratory muscle training can enhance cycling performance and improve VO2 max.
The lungs you are born with do not change like a muscle when exercised. For this reason, many people believe there isn't much that can be done to improve breathing for performance. I was fascinated to find out that while you can't change the lungs you have you can change how you use the lungs you have. In this episode of FASTER we welcome back Dr. Andrew Sellars and introduce Luke Way from Isocapnic. They've developed a respiratory muscle trainer that simulates your lungs at a increased effor...
People in this episode
Host: FLO Cycling
Guests: Dr. Andrew Sellars, Luke Way
Topics covered
- respiratory muscle training
- VO2 max
- cycling performance
- breathing techniques
- exercise physiology
Keywords
- respiratory training
- cycling
- VO2 max
- breathing
- exercise
- performance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Isocapnic
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