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Meet Wim Hof The Ice Man

00:00this is wim hof i am the ice man i must be a genius i must be a genius because it's so simple to be happy because it's so simple to be happy because it's so simple to be happy just go into this ice bath just go into this ice bath just go into this ice bath is meeting the stress to the deepest is meeting the stress to the deepest is meeting the stress to the deepest see the mist it's cold i'm in holland i'm with the ice man it's i'm in holland i'm with the ice man it's pouring rain it's freezing and i'm gonna pouring rain it's freezing and i'm gonna pouring rain it's freezing and i'm gonna get an ice bath with this man who's get an ice bath with this man who's get an ice bath with this man who's already been in here for 45 minutes go already been in here for 45 minutes go already been in here for 45 minutes go down slowly and surely down slowly and surely down slowly and surely follow your breath follow your breath follow your breath follow your breath follow your breath follow your breath don't think about the camera just be don't think about the camera just be don't think about the camera just be oh man oh man oh man great great great this is awesome this is awesome this is awesome powerful powerful powerful everybody should do this it's amazing everybody should do this it's amazing everybody should do this it's amazing you learn to deal with stress
01:00[Music] six-year-old wim hof is an extreme six-year-old wim hof is an extreme athlete from holland who is world athlete from holland who is world athlete from holland who is world renowned for his ability to withstand renowned for his ability to withstand renowned for his ability to withstand sub-zero temperatures at 17 years i was sub-zero temperatures at 17 years i was sub-zero temperatures at 17 years i was when i first encountered when i first encountered when i first encountered a thin layer a layer of ice on the water a thin layer a layer of ice on the water a thin layer a layer of ice on the water i went in and i felt connection i could i went in and i felt connection i could i went in and i felt connection i could get a hold of my deeper feelings after get a hold of my deeper feelings after get a hold of my deeper feelings after decades of immersing his body into decades of immersing his body into decades of immersing his body into freezing temperatures he developed his freezing temperatures he developed his freezing temperatures he developed his own practice called the wim hof method own practice called the wim hof method own practice called the wim hof method is about breathing techniques that makes is about breathing techniques that makes is about breathing techniques that makes you able to enter into the depth of your you able to enter into the depth of your you able to enter into the depth of your natural physiology your mindset and you natural physiology your mindset and you natural physiology your mindset and you have the cold which trains the have the cold which trains the have the cold which trains the cardiovascular system to the best he cardiovascular system to the best he cardiovascular system to the best he claims that it can strengthen the body's claims that it can strengthen the body's claims that it can strengthen the body's immune system and help cure things like immune system and help cure things like immune system and help cure things like depression anxiety pain and even fight depression anxiety pain and even fight depression anxiety pain and even fight off diseases winning a tour of wim's off diseases winning a tour of wim's off diseases winning a tour of wim's house right now yeah man it's more like
02:00house right now yeah man it's more like house right now yeah man it's more like a campground a campground a campground this is where i drink it's not cold now this is where i drink it's not cold now this is where i drink it's not cold now but normally it's -30 degrees celsius this man is truly a superhuman i run in this man is truly a superhuman i run in my shorts when it's cold you know for an my shorts when it's cold you know for an my shorts when it's cold you know for an hour or so no shoes and go hour or so no shoes and go hour or so no shoes and go you have how many world records and what you have how many world records and what you have how many world records and what are they yeah it's like 26 world records are they yeah it's like 26 world records are they yeah it's like 26 world records getting quote records breaking them getting quote records breaking them getting quote records breaking them standing for in the ice for almost two standing for in the ice for almost two standing for in the ice for almost two hours now uh running beyond a polar hours now uh running beyond a polar hours now uh running beyond a polar circle a barefoot then once i lost the circle a barefoot then once i lost the circle a barefoot then once i lost the way under the ice i had to go for 50 meters but i went i had to go for 50 meters but i went over the 100 meters because i missed the over the 100 meters because i missed the over the 100 meters because i missed the ice hole there i lost the fear of dying ice hole there i lost the fear of dying ice hole there i lost the fear of dying that was very very impressive he is that was very very impressive he is that was very very impressive he is completely breaking down barriers for completely breaking down barriers for completely breaking down barriers for what scientists thought the body could
03:00what scientists thought the body could what scientists thought the body could do when i asked him how he does it he do when i asked him how he does it he do when i asked him how he does it he explains that cold exposure works like explains that cold exposure works like explains that cold exposure works like weightlifting the muscles get stronger weightlifting the muscles get stronger weightlifting the muscles get stronger the more you expose them reducing the the more you expose them reducing the the more you expose them reducing the force that your heart has to use to pump force that your heart has to use to pump force that your heart has to use to pump blood it's the best part you know the blood it's the best part you know the blood it's the best part you know the striptease striptease striptease do you own shoes do you own shoes do you own shoes yeah but they don't own me yeah but they don't own me yeah but they don't own me my vision is that my vision is that my vision is that we are now able to get 100 control over we are now able to get 100 control over we are now able to get 100 control over our own brain we are able to defy our own brain we are able to defy our own brain we are able to defy inflammation actually the course of inflammation actually the course of inflammation actually the course of disease and then disease and then disease and then we will change mental health care with we will change mental health care with we will change mental health care with natural ways we are able to out balance natural ways we are able to out balance natural ways we are able to out balance any hormonal or mental disorder i tell any hormonal or mental disorder i tell any hormonal or mental disorder i tell you want to get you want to get you want to get any mental disorder wayne wants his any mental disorder wayne wants his any mental disorder wayne wants his voice to be heard in every corner of the voice to be heard in every corner of the voice to be heard in every corner of the globe which he's had enormous success so globe which he's had enormous success so globe which he's had enormous success so far hearing cops far hearing cops far hearing cops [Music] [Music] dozens of documentaries and books have
04:00dozens of documentaries and books have dozens of documentaries and books have been created about his life and theories been created about his life and theories been created about his life and theories millions of social media followers millions of social media followers millions of social media followers actively engage in his lifestyle and he actively engage in his lifestyle and he actively engage in his lifestyle and he constantly runs workshops for people to constantly runs workshops for people to constantly runs workshops for people to implement his wim hof methods into their implement his wim hof methods into their implement his wim hof methods into their daily lives if there's something i've learned over if there's something i've learned over the last two hours at wim's house it's the last two hours at wim's house it's the last two hours at wim's house it's that this man is up to something very that this man is up to something very that this man is up to something very special i literally slept zero hours special i literally slept zero hours special i literally slept zero hours last night we came here i was sleeping last night we came here i was sleeping last night we came here i was sleeping in the car and now i've never put more in the car and now i've never put more in the car and now i've never put more alive in my life alive in my life alive in my life it's been incredible to meet the legend it's been incredible to meet the legend it's been incredible to meet the legend himself and i look forward to not only himself and i look forward to not only himself and i look forward to not only practicing his message but seeing him practicing his message but seeing him practicing his message but seeing him next time in the cold mountains nice next time in the cold mountains nice next time in the cold mountains nice meeting you drew and remember ice is meeting you drew and remember ice is meeting you drew and remember ice is your warm and fast crap you know when you make love it's called you know when you make love it's called [ __ ] in french [ __ ] in french [ __ ] in french hey when you [ __ ] you you think it's hey when you [ __ ] you you think it's hey when you [ __ ] you you think it's amazing what what is happening wow amazing what what is happening wow amazing what what is happening wow everything changes this becomes everything changes this becomes everything changes this becomes beautiful oh that smile becomes
05:00beautiful oh that smile becomes beautiful oh that smile becomes beautiful the twinkling in the eyes beautiful the twinkling in the eyes beautiful the twinkling in the eyes becomes everything is beautiful and more becomes everything is beautiful and more becomes everything is beautiful and more and more that was nice that's the way you got to that was nice that's the way you got to learn to live and love life every day learn to live and love life every day learn to live and love life every day because we got the brains for it we got because we got the brains for it we got because we got the brains for it we got their mind for it we got the heart for their mind for it we got the heart for their mind for it we got the heart for it it it and we never have been schooled there in and we never have been schooled there in and we never have been schooled there in but i tell you we gotta [ __ ] love but i tell you we gotta [ __ ] love but i tell you we gotta [ __ ] love life life life as the [ __ ] as the [ __ ] as the [ __ ] and this time the taboo is gone and this time the taboo is gone and this time the taboo is gone because hey man [ __ ] is the most because hey man [ __ ] is the most because hey man [ __ ] is the most beautiful thing in the world we get beautiful thing in the world we get beautiful thing in the world we get these beautiful little innocent these beautiful little innocent these beautiful little innocent beams out of it and then we sodomize it beams out of it and then we sodomize it beams out of it and then we sodomize it no no no no no no no no no no no no it's beautiful it's beautiful it's beautiful and with that it is the life and with that it is the life and with that it is the life it's [ __ ] beautiful it's [ __ ] beautiful it's [ __ ] beautiful i'm drewbinski and if you like my travel i'm drewbinski and if you like my travel i'm drewbinski and if you like my travel videos please click subscribe and join videos please click subscribe and join videos please click subscribe and join me as i plan to visit every country in me as i plan to visit every country in me as i plan to visit every country in the world