“…Previous studies have shown that increasing both inspiratory and expiratory muscle force (pressure) by resistance respiratory muscle training reduces the WOB [5,31] and the energy cost of ventilation (Stimson, Held), as well as increasing exercise endurance [1,2,3,6]. The major factor for the reduced POB is that after respiratory muscle training there is a reduction in V̇E and increased V T , and lower b f , especially during sustained exercise where respiratory muscle fatigue resulted in a reduction in V T and a compensatory increase in b f [1,2,3,6,31].…”