I'm going to let you in on a hilarious little secret: Wim Hof has an identical twin that was lab studied, and he has the same special physiology despite not living the iceman lifestyle (Vosselman et al 2014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101653). A bigger problem is that people instead of being told to put a $2 bag of ice in their bathtub (or make their own ice) now there is a sprawling industry of cold plunges that sell for $thousands and more. Buyer beware.
Great post Benjamin! The bro zeitgeist can be oppressive. I really want Tim Ferriss and Huberman to stop trying to get me to do a cold plunge! :)
I'm going to let you in on a hilarious little secret: Wim Hof has an identical twin that was lab studied, and he has the same special physiology despite not living the iceman lifestyle (Vosselman et al 2014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101653). A bigger problem is that people instead of being told to put a $2 bag of ice in their bathtub (or make their own ice) now there is a sprawling industry of cold plunges that sell for $thousands and more. Buyer beware.