Thanks Alen!

1. My CP have been fluctuating between 50 and 60 for the last 4 years. Normal CP combined with stable ketosis during the same time with serum glucose 3.5-4.5 mmol/L or 65-80 mg/dl translates for me into the best indicators of health —> STABLE ENERGY (surplus) throughout the day and especially NO SOILING effect. I bring people into 120-160 CP zone in their active training period. Then it normally goes down to CP 60 zone, that I call maintenance.

2. The fastest ways to increase CP is to combine all the 5 factors that I teach in my programmes: https://sakharoff.com/sakharoff-protocol/. DIY device is a part of my 1:1 client work. All the exercise has to be done with stcrict nose breathing. No exceptions. It’s crucial thet you ENJOY this chosen type of exercise 🙂 The exercise HAS to be MODERATE – it’s crucial. Otherwise it’s gonna be detrimental. I found with years that the most crucial things I want my clients to learn is MODERATION in everything – it requires training of SENSITIVITY towards your body’s intrinsic signalling. Slow learning.

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1. What is currently your own CP? I noticed that even lots of buteyko teachers don’t have a CP of over 60 seconds. Why are there not more people that get to 2-3min CP? Doesn’t that show that it’s pretty much impossible to get into the super high health stages?

2. What do you think is the fastest way to increase your CP (without talking about lifestyle factors)? What do you think about Arthurs DYI breathing device? And what kind of physical exercise with strict nose breathing would you suggest? I mean there is so many different types of exercise: HIIT; Lifting weights, running, walking, cycling, swimming….and so many different intensities. How do you know what’s right? Buteyko teachers often just say “you have to do lots of physical exercise”, but WHAT KIND is often not mentioned, even in practitioners books?

Thanks and keep up the great work

Dear Matias,
1. I think that pinching the nose is a very good idea when you make therapeutic breathholds – as a part of training. Because it helps accumulate NO, Nitric Oxide, which helps unblock the nose, for example. Taking CP is better relaxing in your arms, laying them down. Yes, consistency is a good word here. Because it’s crucial to measure CP in the same set-up every time to have comparable results.
2. Don’t lock the throat, it’s not relaxation.
3. I use to measure my CP just after waking up – lying in bed. You can also use it if you are sitting at the toilet. Just do the same thing every time, the same measurement setup = consistent measurement.
Good questions 🙂

My CP just now was about 16 seconds. 😉 So not dangerous but far from normal. I have had a flu for three days.

Some questions about measuring the CP:

1. You did not pinch your nose. I have previously thought that it’s somewhat important so that you get accurate results. But now that I think, maybe it’s more important to just be consistent (like you said in the third video)?

2. What do you think about “throat lock” while holding the breath? Just curious, I don’t think I’ll do it as it’s easier to relax the jaw and throat if I don’t do the lock.

3. Should I ideally measure my morning CP while still lying in the bed? Or get up and go sit somewhere? If the latter (get up and sit), should I wait for some time before I do the measurement? If I don’t wait, maybe it’ll affect the results… Or maybe it would be good to get up but remain sitting in the bed (i.e. raise your upper body and throw your legs out of the bed) and then do the measurement after a minute. But what if the very first thing I have to do is go to the toilet (happens rarely but sometimes)? 🙂 (Maybe I’m overthinking this. :D)