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u/gekogekogeko · 104 pointsr/Meditation

I've been studying the Wim Hof method for about five years. I was one of the first people to learn it from him in Poland. I'm also an investigative journalist and someone who was very skeptical of the super-human sounding claims that he makes. When I went to visit him my plan was to out him as a charlatan, but it didn't turn out that way. In a week I really started to see the benefits. And it just got better from there. I've accomplished pretty amazing things with the method--most notably hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro shirtless last year in January. I have a book coming out about my experiences with him in a few days. You can see a trailer about it if you're interested.

If you want to learn the method there is a 10-week course online that will keep you to a schedule as you train, but it's not really necessary if you don't want to splurge on it. The core is learning the breathing method and becoming comfortable in cold water.

u/8FiveO · 5 pointsr/wikipedia

Except he teaches people how to do it.

This guy went to debunk him and was convinced he's legitimate.
https://www.amazon.com/What-Doesnt-Kill-Environmental-Conditioning/dp/1623366909

u/ShinraTM · 2 pointsr/IAmA

It’s called the “Win Hof Method.” It uses breathwork and controlled cold exposure to achieve conscious control of some autonomic nervous system functions, such as vasoconstriction and vasodilation. This Book is a pretty easy read and comes at the whole like like a seasoned skeptic.

u/valkenburgh · 1 pointr/explainlikeimfive

You are probably in great shape and have active brown fat deposits for thermogenesis and fat burning. Ever heard of Wim Hof?

u/IamABot_v01 · 1 pointr/AMAAggregator



joelst :



Hi Joel! I've been taking cold showers since January and gotta say, CST really

changed my life. Two quick questions, have you consider taking a course with

Wim Hof (aka the iceman)? What are your thoughts on his approach to cold?

Thanks!!



: joelrunyon :

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: I don't know any of Wim's specific courses - so I can't say. I like to learn

: from smart people though. I like the cold :)

:

:: joelst :

::

:: During my first weeks with the CST I researched on the cold effects on the

:: body and found a lot of info on this dutch guy. With breathing exercises

:: and cold exposure he can regulate his body temperature and produce even

:: some sort of enhancement of his inmune system. He climbed mount Everest

:: and the Kilimanjaro(with some of his students) just wearing shorts. You

:: should check out [Scott Carney](https://www.amazon.com/What-Doesnt-Kill-

:: Environmental-Conditioning/dp/1623366909)'s book. A really good read if you

:: are into cold. Keep up the good work Joel! Thanks!!

::

::: joelrunyon :

:::

::: Yup - I know about Wim! I've read parts of Scott's book as well. I think

::: the caveat on the Everest climb is that he climbed to base camp or just

::: above it - I don't believe he summitted (please let me know if I'm wrong)

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A_Man_of_Routine :



what's next, Joel? ...and when is enough? Ever think about settling down?

wife, kids and a few dogs?



: joelrunyon :

:

: I have some personal fitness + strength goals I want to hit. I have a few new

: impossible challenges, I want to launch at the beginning of the year. I

: would love a dog! I don't think all of them are mutually exclusive :)

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milkywaylava :



Hi Joel, One of the most helpful things I've found on your blog is the clod

shower trick. It is something simple and short that I can do every day that has

a huge impact on how I think. Do you have any other short exercises for brain-

training/dramatic thought change like that, or any advice on how to develop my

own?



: joelrunyon :

:

: I'm working on them :) Here's a few: Blackmail Yourself -

: https://impossiblehq.com/blackmail-yourself/ The Impossible List -

: https://impossiblehq.com/impossible-list/ Workstation Popcorn -

: https://impossiblehq.com/workstation-popcorn/

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canigetagobears :



What is your favorite breed of dog? Is it Wrench?



: joelrunyon :

:

: Pitbulls (and wrench)

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coryrenton :



food wise what are the most palatable foods at the beginning, in the middle,

and at the end of a marathon?



: joelrunyon :

:

: Before - I don't like to eat very much before races. Maybe a couple of eggs

: on toast. Middle - Gummies are my go-to. End - Pizza.

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digitalnomadic :



How do you feel about Maneesh being way cooler than you tho?



: joelrunyon :

:

: If only that were true...

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mrlozza88 :



Fair play to you mate! An incredible achievement to have. Ive done an ultra

marathon myself, 62miles (100km) so know what you went through, but not after

your 1st one I dont. I cant imagine the pain you went through, I nearly lost my

big toe due to doing mine. A question about entrepreneurship: How does one

go from having an idea to getting it to be real, with zero cash? Kind Regards

Lozza



: joelrunyon :

:

: Make your idea as small as possible. Find out if people will pay for it.

: Like cold call them, do it by hand, whatever you have to do. Get paid for it

: before you do the work. Then, once you get a couple customers, build it.

:

:: mrlozza88 :

::

:: You need to patent it first surely? How does one even get to that point, I

:: spoke to many people in regards to my ideas and all have said a brilliant

:: idea, however I dont want to tell companies of them as they have the money

:: to patent it for themselves

::

::: joelrunyon :

:::

::: Depends on what it is. Patents can cost thousands and thousands of

::: dollars. And that's just the patent. Then you have to enforce it. At

::: some point you have to jump. If you can't do the patent idea, there's

::: gotta be another idea that you can do that will provide the funding to do

::: the patent idea.

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kesmaster :



Hey Joel, I was just curious about which towns in Guatemala the schools were

being built in? Keep up the good work. These are the fights worth fighting.



: joelrunyon :

:

: We're still waiting on those details. Our first school was built in a school

: outside Panajachel [(in Las Palmas)](https://impossiblehq.com/impossible-

: school-2013-pop/). The HQ in Guatemala has moved to Guatemala City, so I

: think the schools are being spread a bit more evenly across the country - but

: we should know in the next few months!

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wafflez707 :



Hi, what was the hardest part of the marathons?



: joelrunyon :

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: Doing so many of them back-to-back. After the Finland race, I thought I

: broke my foot. After spending all day in the hospital, the nice Finnish nurse

: heard what I did, shook her head and said "you work it too hard."

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u/joelst · 1 pointr/IAmA

During my first weeks with the CST I researched on the cold effects on the body and found a lot of info on this dutch guy.
With breathing exercises and cold exposure he can regulate his body temperature and produce even some sort of enhancement of his inmune system.

He climbed mount Everest and the Kilimanjaro(with some of his students) just wearing shorts.

You should check out Scott Carney's book. A really good read if you are into cold.

Keep up the good work Joel!
Thanks!!

u/reallyserious · 1 pointr/Documentaries

Don't listen to what Wim says. Listen to what he does, and try it yourself. You can learn the essentials from any of the hundreds of youtube videos out there.

I've tried it and there's no question that it affects the body. Can it cure inflammatory diseases? I don't know. That's what I'm on tnf-alpha inhibitors for anyway. But there's a ton of people reporting that they have gotten better with his breathing excersises and cold exposure. Can it be placebo? Sure, placebo is as strong as 25%. Is it only placebo for everyone? No. People apply his lifestyle to an otherwise hopeless and miserable life and get better. Will this work for everyone to treat everything? Of course not. Does it completely lack merit? No.

If you're at all interested in these things I suggest the book What Doesn’t Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength by Scott Carney. Although Wim's training takes a big part of the book he's more articulate than Wim and there are many other methods and people interviewed that also uses extreme methods to gain an edge.

u/nopcodex90x90 · 1 pointr/Documentaries

The fact that I'm seeing this today is crazy; Amazon had recommended me a book a month and a half ago called: "What Doesn't Kill Us," really great read from another journalist named Scott Carney, he had followed Wim Wof and trained with him. I just finished it last night, a great read if you think this type of stuff is interesting.

https://www.amazon.com/What-Doesnt-Kill-Environmental-Conditioning/dp/1623366909/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500402291&sr=8-1&keywords=what+doesnt+kill+us