You train your body for peak conditioning. You train your mind for mental toughness. Now train your breathing patterns to achieve your ultimate athletic potential.

In Breathe, Focus, Excel, Harvey Martin-breathing coach for top athletes and teams in the MLB, NHL, and NFL-explains the science behind breath work, how breathing affects various systems of the body, and why changing how you breathe can help you change your game.

Like any skill, breathing is a fundamental movement pattern that requires training to achieve mastery. Breathe, Focus, Excel guides you through breathing exercises that will expand the rib cage, protect the spine, and strengthen the pelvic floor. More importantly, each exercise is designed to help you improve performance:

Generate more power
Move with greater efficiency and ease
Expedite recovery
Improve aerobic capacity
Enhance decision-making and focus in competition
Reduce anxiety in high-stress, competitive situations

Breathe, Focus, Excel draws the connection between how you breathe and how you perform. Applicable to any sport, the invaluable instruction and real examples lead you to more efficient and effective breathing that will unlock your full performance potential.
Earn continuing education credits! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately, or as part of a package that includes both the book and the exam.

ABOUT HARVEY MARTIN
Harvey Martin founded The MindStrong Project, where he has trained some of the top athletes and business executives in the world toward peak performance since 2017. Working alongside the player development staff in the Milwaukee Brewers organization since 2015, he specialized in training amateur and professional athletes from the NCAA, Olympics, MLB, NHL, and NFL in strength and conditioning, recovery, and mental performance. He began providing consulting services to universities in 2013 and would eventually teach at every level of college athletics around the country. During this time, he helped develop culture and peak performance habits for over 1,000 student-athletes and coaches. Beyond the athletic field, Harvey has spoken and led workshops with Fortune 100 companies on how to optimize human performance and how to achieve peak performance habits with the use of breathing and mindset. In recent years, Harvey became the breathing specialist for the San Francisco Giants, where in 2021 the team set a franchise record, with 107 wins in a single season. Currently, Harvey is the human performance coach for the San Francisco Giants.

Harvey was a Division 1 athlete at Central Michigan University (2008-2011), where he received his bachelor's degree. He finished his playing career at Minnesota State University, Mankato (2012-2013), where he earned his master's degree while also teaching courses such as Coaching Theories, Strength and Conditioning, and Team Skills. As an athlete Harvey was a two-time All-American and was named National Pitcher of the Year before signing to play professional baseball with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2013.

Part I. Breath Awareness

Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Breath Awareness
Chapter 2. The Anatomy and Physiology of Breathing
Chapter 3. Athletic Performance and the Breath
Chapter 4. Emotions and the Breath

Part II. Breathing Exercises

Chapter 5. Exercises to Test and Measure the Breath
Chapter 6. Oxygenation Exercises
Chapter 7. Strengthening Exercises
Chapter 8. Recovery, Relaxation, and Emotional Regulation Exercises
Chapter 9. Environmental Stress Exercises