Iceman: Wim Hof on the Science of the Breath

The Michael Caz Podcast

Michael Cazayoux

Health & Fitness, Business

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week on the Brute Strength Podcast, I’m speaking with the Ice Man himself, Wim Hof. Wim’s method has become a growing sensation in the scientific community, demonstrating the incredible power of both mind and body in regards to improving health and physical performance. In this episode I get the opportunity to ask Wim about how his method works, the secret behind cold water training, and how you can tap into your own chemistry in order to fight illness, improve your health, and unlock your true potential as an athlete and human being. Enjoy the show.

Topics:

04:40 - Exploring mind & body through cold water

23:20 - Describing Wim’s breathing technique

29:50 - Meditation through breathing

35:20 - Long term effects of the Wim How method

37:40 - Wim’s first experience with cold water

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Root Strength Podcast, bringing you worldwide experts from all areas of health and fitness.
0:08.0	We cover training, nutrition, coaching, and mindset.
0:12.0	Welcome your host, Strength and Conditioning Coach,
0:15.0	2012 and 2013 Prospect Games Champ, Michael Kaju.
0:19.0	Mind, Body, Brute.
0:28.0	Hello, hello, welcome back. My name is Mike Kaseu and you're listening to the Brute Strength podcast.
0:31.0	This week's guest is Wimymhoff, the Ice Man. Wym is known for his
0:37.4	breathing techniques as well as the work that he does in ice-cold water. He's also
0:41.4	really well known for his crazy antics such as hanging off of a hot air balloon
0:46.8	with one finger, climbing up Mount Everest in nothing but shorts, no shoes, and even
0:52.1	injecting himself with malaria to prove that he can overcome it with his methods.
0:57.0	I first heard about Wymhoff a few years ago and a D had just gone to my wife a D had just gone to a mastermind
1:05.8	event where someone taught her the whim-hoff breathing method and I remember
1:11.5	sitting in a park with her and she showed it to me and we did the method.
1:17.0	Well, first off we tested how long we could hold our breath.
1:21.0	I think at first mine was about 90 seconds, maybe a little
1:24.5	less than that. And then we did the breathing techniques and then I retested and I could
1:29.5	hold my breath for three minutes. It took all of about 10 minutes to do this method and I
1:35.8	overdoubled the amount of time that I could hold my breath. I also at the end of
1:41.3	it tested how many push-ups I could do in a row and I did 90 push-ups at about 200 pounds which was the most I had ever done at that body weight.
1:51.6	Needless to say it was a really powerful first experience.
1:56.7	And I've come to learn that those types of just physical effects are not even the most important or impactful
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