I've never seen this before, but it makes perfect sense:
Wanderlei Silva, who is preparing to fight Keith Jardine at UFC 84 on May 24, wears a contraption with tape over his nose and a snorkel while he's working out to force himself to breathe through his mouth. That improves the cardiovascular benefit of the workout, and it prepares him for a situation that could arise in a fight, such as blood in his nose restricting his breathing.
It strikes me as a little silly that Silva was asked about getting a title shot in that video, seeing as he's on a three-fight losing streak. But I do think his fight with Keith Jardine has the potential to be a great one.
Hat tip: Bloody Elbow.
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Wanderlei Silva Prepares for UFC 84 by Working Out With Tape Over His Nose
Posted May 6th 2008 10:35AM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Fighting, MMA, MMA/Boxing
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1. I don't think I've ever seen that technique before either, but it makes perfect sense. I have seen guys train ground technique while someone covers their mouth and nose with a hand, and of course lots of athletes in many sports do high-altitude training, but I don't know of any other apparati dedicated to restricting airflow while training.
I fully agree that a title shot should be the furthest thing from Silva's mind. Maybe it'd be best to concentrate on winning one match before worrying about that. Not sure where that question even came from.
Posted at 12:37PM on May 6th 2008 by Trogdor
2. Doesn't seem like such a good training technique to me. Conventional wisdom says that you should AVOID breathing through your mouth in a fight, if at all possible. It makes you more susceptible to a knockout. Also, I don't know too many people who need to consciously train to mouth-breathe. Seems like it comes natural to just about anyone--especially people who aren't in shape. Every fat piece of **** who tries to get out and exercise for the first time is a mouth-breather.
The whole idea of training with hypoxia (limited oxygen) is a good one, but trying to perfect the "science" of mouth-breathing is ridiculous.
Posted at 3:27PM on May 6th 2008 by Fred
3. Actually the resticted breathing technique that Wanderlei is seen doingin the video was used by Kathy Long, the champion kickboxer, back in the early 90's.
Posted at 3:34PM on May 6th 2008 by Gary
4. Take a look at Brandon Vera's web site and his training for his upcoming fight. The mask he uses for limited oxygen uptake covers both the mouth and the nose.
Posted at 4:36PM on May 9th 2008 by garynccfl10
5. If the device actually helped him train by requiring extra oxygen, similar to what happens when ppl train in high altitudes, then it would be of far more practical use then if it just trained him how to breath with his mouth. I mean if his nose gets clogged in some way does he really need to be have training to decide that he should then breath through his mouth? I realize that I am making it sound simplistic however it sort of seems like it is.
Posted at 4:06AM on May 10th 2008 by PB&J