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Re:Wim Hof’s teachings about breath work and the health bene... by pm on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @12:09AM (#24773016)
Without having to listen to 4 hours of podcasts, what was their take?
Re:Wim Hof’s teachings about breath work and the health bene... by skosch on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @12:58AM (#24773241)
I haven't listened to them but can recommend the Medlife Crisis episode [0], in which he reviews the scientific literature around the effects of cold exposure, blood oxygenation/acidity from hyper-/hypoventilation, and related topics. He comes to the conclusion that Wim Hof is likely a genetic outlier, but that breathing techniques can have real physiological effects on things like pain perception, and that cold exposure likely has a bunch of real benefits – but also that placebo may play a big role (which is nevertheless a very real effect).

[0] https://youtu.be/D6EPuUdIC1E?t=2215 (timestamped to the conclusions)

Re:Wim Hof’s teachings about breath work and the health bene... by swader999 on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @01:16AM (#24773335)
He's taken people up mountains in -15 C wearing just shorts after a few days of training. So I'm not sure it's just him being unique.
Re:Wim Hof’s teachings about breath work and the health bene... by skosch on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @02:05AM (#24773606)
Yes, and that is impressive! But he has also set several cold exposure world records that these people probably couldn't replicate that easily, or perhaps ever.
Re:Wim Hof’s teachings about breath work and the health bene... by watwut on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @03:58AM (#24774271)
How does that differ from people being able to lift 484kg or run marathon slightly over 2:10?

Them being outliers does not debunk notion of sport and training generally.