I Tried Andrew Huberman's No.1 Running Tip

As mentioned - this is a completely new format for the channel. I'd love to get some feedback!

Looking forward to your follow up video. The new format works well and I think seeing you strive to achieve your goals is something most of us can relate to.

I love this format, great video. Keep it up 👍

One thing to watch for when using rhythmic breathing is to make sure you’re using an odd number of steps, like 2 steps inhale and 3 steps exhale (5 steps total). That way you’re alternating the foot that lands on the last exhale, which is weaker than your other steps in the pattern. Failure to do this could result in muscular imbalance, which can lead to injury. To make the breathing pattern second nature while running, I would count steps out loud on exhales and then take a partial inhale for each inhale step.

Without going into detail, I've read/ watched content by Mr Huberman and he is like a lot of social influencers on YouTube. He might have all the qualifications in the world but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. And to me, he is just a quack.

I appreciate the honesty and the transparency of your struggles and goals. You got a new suscriber. Good luck on your journey and thank you for helping with mine! 👍

00:00 🏃‍♂️ Running on treadmills can be challenging, especially for those focusing on low heart rate training. 00:42 💓 Breathing technique plays a crucial role in controlling heart rate during a run. 01:22 🧪 The video creator conducts a DIY experiment to test the effectiveness of the breathing technique. 04:58 📊 Data analysis shows subtle differences in heart rate between normal breathing and using Huberman's technique. 08:23 🌬️ Further experiments with different breathing techniques are planned to explore their impact on heart rate con

love all your videos including this one. we all love seeing all runners. from sub 20min 5km to 30 min 5km. makes us happy

WHAT HELPED ME: Just focus on BELLY-BREATHING not CHEST, 3:3 Rhythm 2:2 , 2:1 ETC WHATEVER FEELS BEST.

Good Work, Buddy! I, for one, like the new format! All about the story 😊

I appreciate your honesty James. You're doing good work.

Really like this format.

It was awesome to watch you run as you discussed breathing. Not sure how you see yourself but you look comfortable/relaxed to me! Been running for 21 months now and don’t often pay too much attention to my own breathing but in my current training I’m focussed on maintaining proper running form. Completed a marathon, then two half marathons in the last month with PBs aged 31, but now with that in the past it feels like starting a new journey!

I enjoyed the new format, and would be really interested to see your follow up test, as I have not managed to see any affect on my heart rate from trying the breathing you suggested in the previous video (but I maybe didn’t persevere enough to truly gain the effect)

James, your videos work for me regardless of format! You're always informative. As a fellow asthmatic (moderately-to-severely affected), I really struggle running in the humid English conditions. I'd love it if you could make a video on that aspect, like what works and doesn't work for you, any special training you might do etc. As for Huberman's breathing suggestion...I doubt I could do it comfortably given the asthma, and I'm not entirely sure humans in general could maintain such a breathing pattern without constant conscious effort given we're not designed to breathe that way naturally. For me it's one of those "hey, it's cool that we can do odd things and get unusual results" situations, but practicality is a different beast altogether. And sometimes academics will do all kinds of weird studies to justify their employment, as often publishing papers is a job criteria. That said, I'd be interested to see what you may find out with your own implementation down the line as something useful may come of it for sure, you never know 👍🏻

This is a fantastic video, thank you! James,you are too critical of yourself! You are wonderful!

what are your breathing pattern videos ? i'm super intrigued, thanks looking forward to the next, cheers !

This was an interesting experiment James - but please, no apologies needed! You share so much valuable content which I’m sure has helped so many people with their running. We are also all on our own running journeys remember - with the inevitable ebbs and flows of fitness that come with that. Keep on doing what you do and I look forward to the next step of yours! 🙂

I find very deep breathing (through the abdomen) helps bring HR down. However, I figured it's also important to focus on running form first. Going slower destroys my form. So if I overshoot my HR2 max by a few beats, that's fine for now. I'll keep trying to stay in Zone 2 as long as possible on my long runs, but if the last part ends up in low Zone 3 that's fine.

Hi James, great thought-provoking video, I like that you're also experimenting with these things 😉The way I always thought about bringing HR down with long exhales has something to do with meditation practice; if one's brain has gotten used to breathwork-meditation, than it sort of "knows" that a long exhale means safety, thus HR can go lower... I know it's somewhat abstract from running, but I keep seeing some (maybe temporary, though) changes through running, too. The other thing that made me think was the idea of cardiac drift... I feel that the long exhales and controlled breathing can help only so far, but if cardiac drift kicks in, I feel, I cannot do an awful lot. What's your take on this?