re: Wim Hof

Yea if it's not helping me get stronger or look better, shite is a waste. I'll just do the ice baths then. Screw all that hocus pocus BS

Cool you guys are talking about this. I’ve done the breathing and cold showers. Got the hot tub with the heater off but am too scared. Lol

Cold tubs are nothing new though. Absolutely destroys soreness. Probably 50% taken away. I did the hot tub (cold) once after a p90x leg day. I was greatly improved compared to other leg days.

Are you on his program? I've never done it. His story only got me interested in cold adaptation.

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His story only got me interested in cold adaptation.

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So I'm in week four now. His cold adaptation is most definitely connected to what the breathing does for the body. Now when I get in the cold shower and the cold hits it feels as if the skin is numb or something. You just don't feel the cold while the first week it feels a bit miserable, second week it feels a bit dreadful that you are going to take a cold shower. But end of second week / beginning of third week it starts to feel pretty amazing and you feel fully energized leaving the shower. Undeniably the worst part is if you shave after showering you can't use hot water, because it would be counterproductive to cold adaptation

This fourth week is on inflammation and the homework is doing horse stance for an hour outside in the cold in your shorts and t-shirt. Using the breathing, and what else you've learned to control your chemistry to not become acidic, like your thighs would normally. The adrenaline usage is very interesting stuff. I was able to do that at like 42 degrees today, but looking not so forward to tomorrow when it is like 31 out.

If you are interested in doing it you southerners may not have much time left to really do it without having to wait for next winter as some of the stuff has you outside in the cold in just your shorts

Thanks for posting these updates. I’ve been following Wim for a few years and have been debating trying out this program. I’ll be interested to hear your overall thoughts once you complete it.

There's two programs, both ten weeks. One is 199 and the other is 297. I asked the difference and they said the 297 is the newer up-to-date one modified from the experience of teaching it for years. I'm doing the 297 one.

So just starting week five, so I don't know if it is worthwhile for certain. There is reasoning behind the steps to the ten week program. The breathing is super important for the cold therapy, the breathing is probably the most important thing. Apparently you are supposed to be able to control the chemistry of your body via this plan. Including neutralizing acidity, like lactic acid. You should get better athletic performance via this method. If you are inflexible it may be beneficial to do a couple weeks of yoga or some such before starting, but you can just go with the yoga in the plan too.

I'm sure you can figure out the gist for free, but I don't know if you'll get the proper steps. Some tards have went too far with cold portion because they could stand the cold and then got frost bite because their body wasn't acclimated yet even though they had the willpower for it.

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The cold definitely helps put me in an incredibly calm state

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He has three free videos on the website. I will say if those put you in an incredibly calm state that the breathing exercises feel fantastic at the end. I do enjoy the weekend for it quite a lot more because there is no hurry to get to work. It is blissful.

With that said I will take a look at those free videos and if he doesn't explain the breathing very well I will try to fill in the gaps as best I can if you'd like.

Any updates?