Hey everybody, Ben Pekolsky, Musclellas, podcast.

Today I want to talk about breathing, breathwork, metabolic disconnection, which is a direct

reference from someone I look up to more than anyone in this industry, or more than most

certainly, Brian McKenzie, who is the creator of Shift, Adapt, and so many other things when

it comes to breathing and performance. Brian's, if you're not already following them on Instagram,

on social media, he's got an incredible page. And we're going to talk a little bit about the

current state of breathwork, what you need to know, what you must know, ultimately, and why I think it's just an incredible lever that most people simply aren't paying attention to.

As you've seen, or maybe you haven't seen, breathwork has exploded in the last three years.

No thanks or special thanks, we'll say to people like Brian McKenzie, Patrick McEwen, Peter

Litchfield, all previous guests on the podcast. And everyone is modeling some version of them.

Also, Wim Hof has taken what's called Tumel Breathing and made it popular. Thank you, Wim. Incredible

stuff. Massive respect. Now, what I want people to know about breathing is Wim Hof,

while an incredible useful modality, is simply one type of breathing. And just like tools and a

tool belt, you don't want to build a house, just a hammer. We want to learn how to use all those

tools, and that's the point of today's podcast. So for those of you that don't know, I've been studying

breathwork for seven or nine years now, a long time.

I took Brian McKenzie's course.

I've taken Patrick McEwen's courses.

I've read everything by Peter Litchfield.

I've actually written my own course for a specific certification out there, which I'm not allowed to mention.

But it was an extensive course

that will ultimately be released as well within the Muslim intelligence community in the next

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