Did you hear the news? Influencers everywhere are blasting the newsfeeds about another trend: nasal breathing. We’ve been teaching intentional performance breath, including nasal breathing for almost a decade now with DEUCE Breath + Exposure, but this concept is even old news by those standards.
Let me tell you about a book titled, “Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life.” Sounds like an eBook written by an Instagram coach last year, doesn’t it? Want to guess what year it was written?
Did you guess 1870?
Crazy, right? It’s written by George Caitlin, who was an American painter and explorer after he observed Native American tribes actively closing the lips of their infants during sleep and rarely breathing out of their mouths. This habit seemed to be in connection with a number of significant health benefits.
If you’re curious about the wisdom and power of breath that has promoted the well being of humanity for thousands of years, we can help. Drop in to a coach-led Breath + Exposure class this week!
8/5/25 WOD
DEUCE Athletics GPP
Complete 4 rounds of the following:
8 LM Lateral Lunges(ea)
Complete 3 rounds for quality of:
8 Front Foot Elevated DB Split Squats(ea)
24 Baby Bear Pull Throughs
6 Staggered Stance KB Swings (ea)
EMOM 12
Min 1: 3 Barbell Push Presses
Min 2: 20 Yard Bear Crawl
Min 3: :30 Max Ball Slams
DEUCE Garage GPP
1-1-1-1
Eccentric Ring Muscle Up
Then, complete 4 rounds for time of:
6 Maltese Presses
:15 Bottom Support Hold
Then, with one partner working at a time, complete 8 rounds of:
40′ Sandbag Carry
8/6 Cal Bike