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>If you are going to claim that people have drowned by following his methods, you should link to it. http://www.parool.nl/binnenland/-iceman-oefening-eist-opni

by zmb_ 10y ago

>If you are going to claim that people have drowned by following his methods, you should link to it. http://www.parool.nl/binnenland/-iceman-oefening-eist-opnieuw-leven~a4332186 http://www.parool.nl/binnenland/-iceman-oefening-eist-opnieu... I did not say, nor do I think, that Wim Hof is scamming people. He appears genuine, although often evasive. And I do not think it has anything to do with English being his second language. However, I do get a feeling that _someone_ is using him behind the scenes to make money, due to the false/exaggerated claims made about the results of his method and the related publications, and the method getting heavily commercialised and promoted. As for the method itself, like I wrote before, it is nothing new. It is controlled hyperventilation (and cold showers). Like many kids, I discovered it when competing with friends in who could hold their breath the longest. It has also been used by free-divers for a long time, and there is evidence that it may cause brain injury when done repeatedly (in addition to blacking out and drowning). Which is why I would not recommend anyone to "just try it". Too many red flags for me personally, and I just wanted to share that since the topic came up.

vonnik 10y ago
Fair enough. Wim Hof and his organization have warnings on every single page of their tutorials telling people not to do the exercises in a swimming pool, like the guy did who died. Below is a screenshot of them. Saying that people die following his method, when they do the exact opposite of what he says, is inaccurate. Nobody should try it near water, or driving, or anywhere but sitting in a meditative position. http://imgur.com/a/j8F7o http://imgur.com/a/j8F7o Wim's marketing is crap, and frankly, he's not making a lot of money off of this. No one is. The method may not be new, but many old things are not known or popularized. Kids may discover it, but we are still learning about the effects of this technique on the body.

by zmb_ 10y ago

vonnik 10y ago

Fair enough. Wim Hof and his organization have warnings on every single page of their tutorials telling people not to do the exercises in a swimming pool, like the guy did who died. Below is a screenshot of them. Saying that people die following his method, when they do the exact opposite of what he says, is inaccurate. Nobody should try it near water, or driving, or anywhere but sitting in a meditative position. http://imgur.com/a/j8F7o http://imgur.com/a/j8F7o Wim's marketing is crap, and frankly, he's not making a lot of money off of this. No one is. The method may not be new, but many old things are not known or popularized. Kids may discover it, but we are still learning about the effects of this technique on the body.