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hammock on Feb 22, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Can you warm yourself with your mind?

>People have died attempting the Wim Hof Method (one example [1]).

Does WH recommend using his method for breath-holding underwater? (I don't know)

Hyperventilation causing deaths underwater is well-known and not specific to WHM

Panino on Feb 22, 2022 [–]

> Does WH recommend using his method for breath-holding underwater? (I don't know)

No, he explicitly says don't do that. Just one example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzCaZQqAs9I&t=56s

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