mouthguard conditioning

[stabmasterarson]

Hey, I've been doing all my conditioning training with a mouthguard in lately..grappling, sparring (of course), running...and found that it is a lot harder, especially running, my heart rate goes through the roof... I find that I have to take short breaks running with the mouthguard in when I never had to without it.anyone else do this?

 

[Morgano]

I always have problems with mouthgards because i have a lot of trouble breathing through my nose, although thought about going to a doctor but been too lazy

 

[Tap112]

Try only breathing through your nose when you go through your warmups. My coach used to yell at us if he saw our mouths open.

 

[LCDforMe]

I have a stuffed up nose and it's gonna hurt my chest to go for a run in this wheather while breathing through my mouth.

 

[desertbake]

Try only breathing through your nose when you go through your warmups. My coach used to yell at us if he saw our mouths open.

I don't know if I've got sumthin wrong with my nose, but I can't JUST breathe through my nose with exercise (I usually breathe through my mouth a lot just resting). As far as the mouthguard goes, you might just have to either get used to it, or invest in a more expensive one

 

[KOU In3]

I don't know if I've got sumthin wrong with my nose, but I can't JUST breathe through my nose with exercise (I usually breathe through my mouth a lot just resting).

I'm in a similair boat. My nose has been broken enough times, and my septum is so deviated that I only get air through one nostril, and not much through that one at that. Not a problem at rest but under heavy exertion, it's like breathing through a straw.

 

[Reakt]

Im the same, because my nose has been broken so many times its real hard to breathe through it. I use a mouth guard like this: http://www.karatesupply.com/14583.htm with a breathing channel, so i can still clench my jaw and breath through my mouth.

 

[Tap112]

I don't know if I've got sumthin wrong with my nose, but I can't JUST breathe through my nose with exercise (I usually breathe through my mouth a lot just resting). As far as the mouthguard goes, you might just have to either get used to it, or invest in a more expensive one

If you're in good shape, then you might want to get your nose checked out (if you can bother going to a doctor).

I'm in a similair boat. My nose has been broken enough times, and my septum is so deviated that I only get air through one nostril, and not much through that one at that. Not a problem at rest but under heavy exertion, it's like breathing through a straw.

I know how you feel. Up until I got my nose cortorised, it used to bleed like hell (got so bad that it would start bleeding when I washed my face). So I always had one nostril or the other stuffed up to my brain with gauze during practice.

 

[farmboy]

Im the same, because my nose has been broken so many times its real hard to breathe through it. I use a mouth guard like this: http://www.karatesupply.com/14583.htm with a breathing channel, so i can still clench my jaw and breath through my mouth.

I have one of these. It's pretty nice for the price. Much more protection than the crappy softer plastic ones.