Respiratory muscle training in healthy humans: resolving the controversy

AK McConnell, LM Romer - International journal of sports …, 2004 - thieme-connect.com
Specific respiratory muscle training offers the promise of improved exercise tolerance and
athletic performance for a wide range of users. However, the literature addressing …

Respiratory muscle training in healthy individuals: physiological rationale and implications for exercise performance

AW Sheel - Sports Medicine, 2002 - Springer
The respiratory system has traditionally been viewed to be capable of meeting the
substantial demands for ventilation and gas exchange and the cardiopulmonary interactions …

Respiratory muscle training as an ergogenic aid

AK McConnell - Journal of exercise science & fitness, 2009 - Elsevier
Most sport scientists still do not consider breathing to be a limiting factor for exercise
performance. However, the past decade has seen evidence emerge showing unequivocally …

Effects of respiratory muscle training on performance in athletes: a systematic review with meta-analyses

B HajGhanbari, C Yamabayashi, TR Buna… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Abstract HajGhanbari, B, Yamabayashi, C, Buna, TR, Coelho, JD, Freedman, KD, Morton,
TA, Palmer, SA, Toy, MA, Walsh, C, Sheel, AW, and Reid, WD. Effects of respiratory muscle …

Effect of respiratory muscle training on exercise performance in healthy individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SK Illi, U Held, I Frank, CM Spengler - Sports medicine, 2012 - Springer
Objectives Two distinct types of specific respiratory muscle training (RMT), ie respiratory
muscle strength (resistive/threshold) and endurance (hyperpnoea) training, have been …

Inspiratory muscle performance in endurance athletes and sedentary subjects

PR Eastwood, DR Hillman, KE Finucane - Respirology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether whole‐body endurance training is
associated with increased respiratory muscle strength and endurance. Methodology …

“Functional” respiratory muscle training during endurance exercise causes modest hypoxemia but overall is well tolerated

J Granados, TL Gillum, W Castillo… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Granados, J, Gillum, TL, Castillo, W, Christmas, KM, and Kuennen, MR.“Functional”
respiratory muscle training during endurance exercise causes modest hypoxemia but …

Exercise training-induced changes in respiratory muscles

SK Powers, J Coombes, H Demirel - Sports Medicine, 1997 - Springer
Interest in the adaptive strategies of respiratory muscles in response to exercise training has
grown in recent years. Animal studies have clearly demonstrated that regular endurance …

Respiratory muscle endurance after training in athletes and non-athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ATN Sales, GAF Fregonezi, AH Ramsook… - Physical Therapy in …, 2016 - Elsevier
The objectives of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of respiratory muscle
training (RMT) on respiratory muscle endurance (RME) and to determine the RME test that …

Respiratory muscle function, assessment, and training

TH Shaffer, MR Wolfson, VK Bhutani - Physical therapy, 1981 - academic.oup.com
This article presents a brief overview of respiratory muscle mechanics and the effects of lung
disease and neuromuscular disease on pulmonary function. A variety of current specific and …