Asthma and training

[MiniJoe]

Hi, I just started a class today,even though i fully enjoyed the session, the one thing that messed things up for me and the others was my shortness of breath, struggling to breath while boxing or moving around while boxing and little warm ups, I have jsut got rid of bronchitis and I always have my blue inhaler with me, however i know i am upfit however, i found it frustrating and embarrsing that after 5 mins each bit of work out, such as boxing the gloves or whatever i was gasping for air and felt faint, while my spar partner was waiting about for me until i got my breath and i dint like to do that cause i felt inaquandet, now, i know i should take it easy on myself but i don't know if the others understand or maybe they get a bit frusrated as well, i was the only one on the floor gasping while the others were up standing the whole session.

I would like some advice on how to improve my stamina and breathing in this case, i go to the gym as well and do all the other cardiovascular training such as aerobics and tredmill etc, will i improve in time? and what should i do or explain to my teacher so that i don't look a fool when am doing it because i do need to take it steady and not over do it.

[Wiegieboard]

I developed bad cough variant asthma and since then I haven't been able to really train properly like I did before I had it. I get tired fast when drilling and wrestling etc. but as time goes on I get better because I naturally adapt to the movements that I'm doing just as anyone would. I just develop slower because of my lung problems.

I do 6 sets of 10 second hillsprints once a week, the couture barbell complex once a week for 4 or 5 rounds and do long slow running or more commonly these days, hillclimbing once a week. I feel that general cardio is probably more important for many of us asthmatics as often,we need to be all the more vigilant just to get up to the standards of normal folk.

Plenty of very fit fighters have asthma however and one thing that these guys seem to be is consistent with their training. I certainly think that regularity in your training is one of the most important things when you have asthma as when you stop, you really can lose it fast.

With time when you box and wrestle, you'll get fitter by using the movements required to do the sport. MMA fitness is very sports specific. I learned that after switching back from hill running.

[MiniJoe]

I developed bad cough variant asthma and since then I haven't been able to really train properly like I did before I had it. I get tired fast when drilling and wrestling etc. but as time goes on I get better because I naturally adapt to the movements that I'm doing just as anyone would. I just develop slower because of my lung problems.

I do 6 sets of 10 second hillsprints once a week, the couture barbell complex once a week for 4 or 5 rounds and do long slow running or more commonly these days, hillclimbing once a week. I feel that general cardio is probably more important for many of us asthmatics as often,we need to be all the more vigilant just to get up to the standards of normal folk.

Plenty of very fit fighters have asthma however and one thing that these guys seem to be is consistent with their training. I certainly think that regularity in your training is one of the most important things when you have asthma as when you stop, you really can lose it fast.

With time when you box and wrestle, you'll get fitter by using the movements required to do the sport. MMA fitness is very sports specific. I learned that after switching back from hill running.

Thank you for the advice

[DetoxGuru.com]

you need to find out what makes your asthma worse and try and avoid that ( diesel fumes ) i know its not easy but you might be better off doing stuff like cross country running and not city running to build up your stamina without inhaling bad shit which will almost certainly set your ashtma off , also using inhalers IMHO is bad for your lungs.

[SteveW]

Research the Eucapnic/Buteyko breathing method.

[SWM]

I have asthma and sometimes it can mess my breathing up bad. Do you have a brown inhaler(Becatide sp?)? If so ramp up the dosage (10-12 puffs a day) and buy a spacer. This will help prevent asthmatic breathlessness. obviously the fitter you are the less stress you will put your respiratory system under for an equivalent workload.


Simon

[boxingbrit]

Simon is correct. If your asthma is stopping you doing these things then you may need to be up at the next step i.e instead of the Short acting Bronchodilator (blue) with Inhaled cortico steroid (Brown) you may need a Long acting bronchodilator/ ICS mix.

It is important to discuss the change in exercise and asthma results with your dr or asthma nurse. It could just be that you havent fully got over the bronchitus.

Either way with the quality of medicines and asthm care around now you it shouldnt stop you doing anything.

[Wiegieboard]

Boxingbrit.

I know that you have experience dealing with breathing conditions.

I'm on seretide 125 using a spacer and vary between 2 puffs per day when I'm well to 4 puffs a days when my asthma starts getting worse for example in the winter or when the pollen count is bad. In your experience, what is the upper limit of how much medicine an individual might take? I rarely use my Bronchiodilator as I've found that it doesn't stop the itching quite so bad as my Seretide 125 instead which has a long acting reliever as well as a preventer.
My asthma nurse only really tells me what I should be using but I've been wanting to educate myself better on the subject personally. Are there any books that you can recommend to a member of public by any chance?

Thanks for the time,
Neill

[boxingbrit]

Sorry i cant think of any books off hand but will see if i have any literature to reference for you at mine.

With regards the seretide it should stop you using the SAB as you have described as long as you take it twice a day. The dosage i believe can go upto 1000 micrograms dailyso its not really a problem.

I would say use a little as possible to keep you non symptomatic

[Shaolin Exile]

also using inhalers IMHO is bad for your lungs.

Could you elaborate on that please? I probably won't agree with the analysis but I would like to know what your opinion is based on; so that I cna do my own invetigation of the evidence