Wim Hof says he could break the newly-fallen Guinness World Record for ice immersion but sees no point in chasing personal records. He'd rather use extreme feats to advance science and inspire group training, arguing that regular cold exposure prevents illness and builds mental resilience.
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What is my favorite type of ice cream? It is ice cream, you scream, we all scream! Yeah! Favorite type of ice cream would be a nice, nice chocolate vanilla. Yes, yes, big one. You know? I found it crazy. Just lately there was a place I got an ice cream and it was big like this. I mean, you know, the horn thing and then the big ice cream on top. It was ridiculously big. I liked it. When is the last time I had a cold? Hmm. Must be amnesia, but I don't know. It's a long, long, long, long, long, very long time. I go to the cold. You know what it is? If you don't go to the cold, then the cold comes to you. So it didn't come for a long time because I always go. You see what I mean? To prevent from having colds, flus, and all kinds of things of the winter. Which is related to the cold. You better take the cold shower. You go into the cold and it never comes to you. You go over there. So I don't know. The cold, I always go. That's what I know. Do I get a brain freeze sometimes of ice cream and I just take it in two bites? Yes. And then I see it as an exercise to make it go away as fast. But yes, I get a brain freeze. And it's— my body works, you know. I'm not immune to the cold. I just know how to handle it better because I've been exercising. Like a football player. Are you able to prevent a ball coming to your head because you don't know? Yes. But he is able to handle it probably better because he can relate to it as a, as a hadda, something like that, you know. So yes, a brain freeze sometimes I got, but then I make it go away quite fast. Can I also handle extreme heat? Absolutely. The heat, I also did like a desert run and without water. I did that and I had a great time. It takes determination. It takes the mastery of your own mind. If you are determined to do something, you are able to take on the stress coming from heat, cold, emotional stress, biological stress. In the end, it is all stress. And temperature is stress. So if you learn to handle the cold, you learn to handle the temperature stress, which also is the temperature stress when there is heat. So yes, yes, I'm able to handle heat as well. Do I plan on beating the just broken record for ice endurance fully immersed? It's a— Hey, Sita! Sita! Sita! Just listen. Okay. Do I plan to break the record again, which has been broken recently? The fully immersed, standing in the ice up till here. I can, if I would. And if I want. Because yeah, I'm thinking of it, but it's of no use anymore to me. Let others break records. I'm into breaking records with groups of people. I'm into changing science as it is. It has served its purpose. And my biggest goal is to show scientifically that we are able to do so much more than is stated scientifically. And I think that is of much more importance. All the records have served their purpose. Now I am into the science and I do my ice endurance all the time because it is a healthy, strong thing to do. I keep on doing it until I'm no longer here. Hey guys, thank you very much for your questions. Love to you.
