METHOD FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE TRAINING

• US 20100009328A1
• Filed: 09/18/2009
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gary Nadeau
• Original Assignee: Gary Nadeau
• Inventors: NADEAU, GARY
• Granted Patent: US 7,993,268 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/247
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1477 non-invasive
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/417 the bone marrow
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0078 Exercise efforts programmed as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/065 within a certain range
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/205 P-CO2, i.e. partial CO2 value
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/40 respiratory characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/43 Composition of exhaled air
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases

Abstract

A method for enhanced exercise training or performance utilizing intentional controlled tachypnea and somatic sensory alkalosis biofeedback training to maintain an essentially non-acidic state during exercise. A trainee is instructed to decrease measured transcutaneous CO₂ levels by increased ventilation and to correlate measured transcutaneous CO₂ levels with subjective somatic symptoms. Studies under exercise conditions measure the intensity of exercise correlating to an onset in blood acid accumulation in the trainee and such level of intensity is in turn correlated with a predetermined heart rate. The trainee is then instructed to use heart rate and somatic sensory changes as a guide to the need for increased ventilation to lower blood CO₂. In another embodiment, the method of the instant invention utilizes intentional controlled tachypnea to increase maximum breath holding time.

Claims

1. A controlled breathing method for increasing the alkaline reserve of an individual, comprising the steps of:

1) measuring a baseline respiratory status characteristic value prior to exercise;

2) exercising in a progressively graded manner;

3) measuring and recording at least one acid-base characteristic value;

4) measuring and recording at least one exercising respiratory status characteristic value;

5) measuring and recording at least one cardiovascular characteristic;

6) determining an LT respiratory characteristic value representing the at least one respiratory status characteristic value selected from the group of values reflecting a rise in value of at least 50% over baseline values and a value of blood lactate greater than 2.0 mmol/l, and a laboratory lactate level greater than the standardized normal values for the assay, during exercise of progressively increasing intensity;

7) determining an LT cardiovascular characteristic value representing the cardiovascular characteristic value at the point at which measurement of the acid-base characteristic value indicates a non-linear accumulation of lactic acid;

8) determining a target cardiovascular characteristic value that is less than the LT cardiovascular characteristic value by a predetermined amount;

9) increasing ventilation at a level of exercise intensity producing the target cardiovascular characteristic value to achieve a training respiratory characteristic value that is less than the baseline respiratory status characteristic value.

2. A breathing technique for increasing the alkaline reserve of an individual, comprising the steps of:

1) monitoring a respiratory excretion level of carbon dioxide by the individual during ventilation;

2) increasing ventilation to increase the respiratory excretion level of carbon dioxide;

3) monitoring the respiratory excretion level of carbon dioxide concurrent with increased ventilation;

4) modulating ventilation to produce a predetermined target respiratory excretion level of carbon dioxide as indicated by the monitored respiratory excretion level.

3. The technique according to claim 2, wherein the steps of monitoring a respiratory excretion level of carbon dioxide further comprise the step of monitoring at least one TCO₂ level.

4. A technique for teaching controlled breathing for maximizing breath holding time of an individual, comprising the steps of:

1) determining at least one normal exercise heart rate value as measured during predetermined exercise;

2) resting for a predetermined time;

3) monitoring at least one TCO₂ level;

4) exercising at an intensity sufficient to produce the normal exercise heart rate;

5) increasing ventilation sufficient to lower the at least one TCO₂ level to a predetermined TCO₂ level;

6) suspending ventilation for a maximum amount of time physiologically possible while maintaining exercise at the intensity sufficient to produce the normal exercise heart rate; and

7) repeating steps two through six above, decreasing with each repetition the predetermined TCO₂ level achieved by increasing ventilation, until a point is reached at which additional decreases in the predetermined TCO₂ level achieved by increasing ventilation do not increase the time possible to suspend ventilation for the maximum amount of time physiologically possible while maintaining exercise at the intensity sufficient to produce the normal exercise heart rate.