Wim HofInstructor and teacher, Wim Hof Method

He didn't see this coming...From 15 to 40 push-ups in just a few minutes. 💪 @JayShettyPodcast.

7 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this short clip, Wim Hof recounts a moment at a recent event in the Polish mountains where a participant, frustrated with his cold‑exposure results, claimed he could only do 15 push‑ups. Hof invited him on stage and instructed him to perform 30 deep, full inhalations followed by a full exhalation, focusing entirely on the breath. After completing the breathing cycle, the participant, now with emptied lungs, managed to perform 40 push‑ups. The anecdote highlights Hof’s core message that controlled breathing can dramatically boost physical performance and mental focus, illustrating his method’s practical, on‑the‑spot impact.

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It's remarkable. Just last week I was in Poland with 500 people in the mountains and there was one guy saying, "Oh Wim, I'm doing the cold and I'm doing this, but my results get lower." I said, "Come forward, come here on stage. So how many push-ups can you do?" And he said, "15." "Now breathe this way for 30 times, fully in, let it go." Fully in and be with your mind in one thing. You give the best you got. That's it. That's all. Follow your breath. Fully in, fully out. 30 times. 30 times. Last time, he fully in, let it go. On empty lungs, he did 40 push-ups.