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🗓️ 17 May 2016
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I'm infatuated with getting a better body andmindbyusing special breathing techniques.
In previous podcasts and articles, I've describedeverythingfromrhythmic breathwork while runningandbicycling,to hyperoxygenation breathing, to fire breathing to hypoxic and apnea training and beyond. Andintoday'spodcast, I'm going to introduce you to anotherspecializedstyle ofbreathwork referred to Chi Kung - or QiGong.
My guest is Gary Daniels, a lifelong martialartist,formercompetitive boxer, and former elite amateur bicycleracerwith over100,000 logged miles and over 200 race starts.Garyspecializes intraining methods that have been designed tohonephysical skill andmental focus, and uses specificbreathingtechniques to extend timeto failure, increase overallcorecompetency, and achieve thehighest level of natural balanceforgreater efficiency in anyfield of endeavor. Gary aUSA-Cyclingcertified coach, formerBlack-Belt in Uechi Ryu karate,three timeFlorida AAU GoldenGloves competitor, NORBA expert crosscountrycyclist, Cat-3masters road racer, present coach of severalworldclass athletes,founder of HealthDefense training systems and writerforNextMotoChampion.com.
During our podcast episode, you'll discover:
-What exactly Qi Gong is...
-How you can "move" electricity throughoutyourbody...
-The link between Gary's work as anelectrician,acupunctureand Qi Gong...
-How to "breathe" through your handsandfeet...
-How your blood, biomarkers and biology respondtoQiGong...
-And much more!
Do you have questions, comments, or feedback aboutQiGong or anything else that Gary and I discuss? Leaveyourthoughtsat BenGreenfieldFitness.com andoneofus will reply.
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0:04.0 | What I try to do is I get up in the morning and I have pretty good sized backyard and I have a nice little patch of grass in the back that faces east. |
0:12.0 | And when I get up in the morning, I will usually use the 8th Bracade Cheegong, which is all standing, all motion and face east. |
0:19.0 | Then I will finish up with a little meditative Cheegong. |
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1:21.0 | Hey folks, it's Ben Greenfield and you probably know that I tend to get pretty infatuated with using special breathing techniques to work on my body or work on my mind. |
1:45.0 | And in previous podcasts and articles, I've talked about like rhythmic breath work while running and bicycling using techniques from, for example, the book Body Mind Sport by John Dooyard or the book running on air by Bud Coats. |
2:02.0 | I've talked about hyper oxygenation breathing and crazy 90 minute session spent literally like taking the body to another dimension while doing some of the training that I've done down at the SEALFIT organization in insinitas, California. |
2:18.0 | I've talked about fire breathing using Wim Hof style techniques. |
2:23.0 | I've talked about hypoxic and apnea training, the type of things that free divers do, Kundalini Yoga and beyond. |
2:30.0 | And in today's episode, I actually want to hone in on a specialized style of breath work that I actually, I don't know that much about, but I really want to learn a lot more about just because I've seen a lot of folks using this. |
2:44.0 | It's called Qi Gong Qi Gong also goes by the name Qi Gong. You may have heard of it before. It's also spelled keys. It looks like it's spelled Qi Gong Qi, G-O-N-G. |
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