Iga Sibiontech (22, Poland) is currently the world’s number one player in women’s tennis. She has won four majors so far, including winning the French Open in 2020 when she was only 19 years old. At the US Open, which will be held at the end of August, she is aiming for a second consecutive victory following last year.
Sibiong Tech revealed her unique training method at the recently concluded Canadian Open on the Women’s Professional Tennis (WTA) Tour. Something she practiced by putting tape over her mouth and hitting the ball over and over again. Regarding this, Sibiong Tech said, “If you breathe only through your nose, it is difficult to breathe and it is easier for your heart rate to rise.” If you look at the women’s tennis (WTA) website, this method implemented by Sibiong Tech’s fitness coach is a training method to improve her endurance, as Sibiong Tech said, by limiting the amount of oxygen intake in her body.
The Washington Post published some expert opinions on this, saying, “Nasal breathing exercises such as the Sibiong Tech have become increasingly popular in recent years with the help of TikTok videos and related books.” Brett Comer, professor of otolaryngology at the University of Kentucky, said, “Breathing through the nose helps filter warm, humid air. When nitric oxide comes out of the sinuses and goes down to the lungs, it can also help expand blood vessels.” “When you cover your mouth with tape, your heart rate goes up because the heart has to work harder to compensate for not getting enough oxygen,” Comer said. My heart rate will go up because I can’t do it, but it will change over time.”
Then, is this training method useful for amateur players? “Tape can cause allergic reactions,” said Nicholas Rowan, an associate professor of otolaryngology and neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University. If you put the tape on in an unsupervised environment, it can actually make breathing difficult,” he said. “You have to consciously try to breathe with your mouth closed without the tape. During exercise, you should only breathe through your nose, regardless of whether you inhale through your nose and exhale through your nose, or inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth.”안전놀이터
Aside from tape training, Sibiongtech is also pretty much the only player on tour with a sports psychologist throughout the season. Fox News said, “Sibiong Tech uses special equipment to measure brain and heart activity for stress management.” Sibiongtech said, “Sometimes I don’t understand what they (the management team) are asking me to do, but I’ve been doing it for a long time now, so I’m pretty used to it.” No one can be number one in the world.