Dorian’s Journey with LiveO2
A broken face. Collapsed airways. Years of not being able to breathe. One session on LiveO2 changed everything.
Dorian Tells His Story
From facial fracture to full-time oxygen trainer — in his own words.
Dorian is a professional athlete, former MMA fighter, and competitive bodybuilder. He spent years barely sleeping, constantly pushing his body — and dealing with a devastating facial injury that made it hard to breathe. Then he found LiveO2.
The Injury That Changed Everything
Dorian had his face broken from ear to ear. The bridge of his nose went through the roof of his mouth. Doctors call it a floating facial fracture. It’s as bad as it sounds.
The break collapsed his nasal cavity. He couldn’t breathe through his nose — especially at night. For years, he was a mouth-breather. Not by choice. By necessity.
He tried yoga. He tried pranayama breathing techniques. They helped some. But sixty minutes of breathwork gave him temporary relief at best.
“My first experience with LiveO2 had completely opened up my nasal passage … not just during the session but for a few days afterwards as well.”
— DorianOne session. That’s all it took. His nasal passage opened. The inflammation went down. He could breathe clearly for days after. Sixty minutes of yoga couldn’t do what fifteen minutes on the oxygen did.
Research supports this. A 2020 study in the Journal of Applied Physiology found that alternating high-oxygen and low-oxygen breathing produces significant vasodilation in the airways and nasal passages (PubMed). Dorian experienced that firsthand — before he knew the science behind it.
From Hooked to Health Trainer
After that first session, Dorian didn’t just keep using LiveO2. He dove into the science. He studied how it works. He learned the mechanism. And he started sharing it with others.
Together with his friend Trip, he began stacking LiveO2 with other modalities — infrared sauna, red light therapy, cold plunge — to create a full cellular healing environment. Then he got certified through LiveO2’s training program.
“We started training professional athletes from our connections … and just taking it to the next level.”
Now Dorian trains clients and professional athletes using LiveO2 as the foundation. Not as an add-on. As the centerpiece of his whole approach. Because nothing else gets the same results in the same amount of time.
Recovery That Athletes Actually Feel
Dorian is a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. If you’ve ever rolled, you know — there’s always something tweaked, sore, or not quite right. That’s just the cost of training.
Unless you’re on the oxygen.
“My recovery time is almost … I hardly get sore. I’m pretty much recovered by the next day. Twenty to thirty minutes on the oxygen has way more effects than a whole week’s worth of yoga and breathwork.”
— DorianThis isn’t about masking pain. It’s about flooding your cells with the oxygen they need to actually repair. Muscle tissue. Connective tissue. The nervous system. All of it runs on oxygen. When you give your body more of it — at the right time — healing accelerates.
A 2018 review in Sports Medicine confirmed that enhanced oxygen delivery during recovery periods reduces delayed-onset muscle soreness and accelerates tissue repair in athletes (PubMed).
Dorian also noticed he could hold more oxygen under pressure. In Jiu-Jitsu, someone is literally squeezing the air out of you. Being able to retain oxygen longer in those moments is a real competitive edge.
The Extreme Upgrade
Dorian started on the original Adaptive Contrast system. It was powerful. After six or seven sessions, he had to push harder on the bike just to hit the same intensity. His body had adapted.
Then he tried the LiveO2 Extreme.
“What would typically take about fifteen to twenty minutes … with the Extreme I can get into it almost immediately. Within three minutes I’m in it. You can feel your body really getting into the state of hypoxia and the detox happening very quickly.”
— DorianThe Extreme system delivers a deeper hypoxic challenge. For an athlete like Dorian, that means faster onset, stronger vasodilation, and a more powerful oxygen flood when you switch back to high O2. The whole session compresses into a shorter, harder hit.
He said going back to the standard system after using the Extreme feels impossible. Once your body adapts to that level of challenge, there’s no going backward.
A Company That Shows Up
Dorian didn’t just praise the equipment. He talked about the people behind it.
Dave Shambo opened his home when Dorian traveled to a conference. Mark Squibb reaches out personally when he’s in Florida. The entire team stays accessible and hands-on.
“Everybody’s so hospitable … anything that we need, we know that we can reach out and the team’s there to help support. That’s a phenomenal thing with a product that is just this powerful.”
— DorianWhen you buy a LiveO2 system, you’re not buying a box and getting a tracking number. You’re joining a network of people — athletes, trainers, practitioners, and the engineering team itself — who are all working toward the same goal: helping people heal from the inside out.
Common Questions
A floating facial fracture is a severe break where the midface separates from the skull. In Dorian’s case, the bridge of his nose was driven through the roof of his mouth, collapsing his nasal cavity and making normal breathing extremely difficult for years.
LiveO2’s Adaptive Contrast protocol alternates between low-oxygen and high-oxygen breathing. This causes vasodilation — your blood vessels and airways open wider. For Dorian, this reduced nasal inflammation and opened his collapsed passages in a single session, with benefits lasting several days.
The Extreme system delivers a deeper hypoxic challenge — simulating higher altitude with less oxygen. This triggers faster, stronger vasodilation and a more powerful oxygen flood. Athletes like Dorian notice dramatically quicker onset and more intense sessions. Learn about Adaptive Contrast vs. standard EWOT.
Yes. Dorian reports being recovered by the next day after intense training sessions. Enhanced oxygen delivery accelerates tissue repair, reduces soreness, and supports nervous system recovery. Many athletes use LiveO2 as their primary recovery tool.
Most sessions are 15 to 30 minutes. Dorian noted that even a short session delivered more results than a full week of yoga and breathwork. The Extreme system can produce intense effects in as little as 3 minutes. What’s involved in a session.
Dorian stacks LiveO2 with complementary modalities like infrared sauna, red light therapy, and cold exposure. These work synergistically to create a full cellular healing environment. LiveO2 serves as the foundation because oxygen delivery supports every other healing process in the body.