Wim Hof: The 'OXYGENATION' Illusion Debunked

Wim Hof Breathing Technique: does it oxygenate the body?

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[dancorcoran]

When I do Wim Hoff I eliminate anxiety, and I don't get sick anymore. Trying to punch holes in Wim Hoff while you are trying to sell your own program is low vibrational. Do better

[ck-nguyen-dotcom]

POV: Man tries to sell his course by disagree with prominent health influencer like Wimhof, Hubermann

[MrEyes-rmxp]

Yes but in retention (breath holds) oxygen levels decrease in the body, and then turn resaturation encourages an adrenaline and lymphatic response. Doing this over 3-6 rounds is technically "desaturating and resaturating" the body in a way that does not usually occur over a standard timeline. It prevents sickness, oxygenates the blood, and liberates killer cells from the lymphatic system to fight off any illnesses.
We shouldn't encourage anything that discourages people from doing the one Hof method. It is great for the mind and great for the body!

[cenarn]

This breathing technique has been proven to help expand the lungs and initiate your bodies stress response, which can greatly heal your body. Tearing apart someone else’s work to promote your own is not right. I’m sure your work is amazing in its own right. Spread good karma by showing love to others and promote your work by its own merit. We should be building each other up and not tearing each other down. I wish you the best with your business success and hope you move forward in love and truth ❤❤❤

[modelchanger]

You're purposefully ignoring the fact that Wim Hof's method is including both hyperventilation and hypoventilation in a specific sequence for the complete exercise. Your claim is that Wim's exercise is only hyperventilation, when it's clearly not only hyperventilation. Cherry picking and making false statements will not get you followers. Check yourself before you wreck yourself. You will abide to Wim Hof or you will perish.

[hyechungehring]

You can't debunk something that helps millions of people

[APBCTechnique]

When I’m in hospital my oxygen levels were low 95% too much talking I guess, no lung disease, anyway the nurse asked me to deep breathe for 5 mins & she’d come back. I put Wim Hoff’s video on and deep breathing, she retested me and 99% O2
Does Wim HOFF improve oxygenation yes it does I saw it work in hospital and it was measured.

[Bkbroliler]

I was suspicious but genuinely curious to hear a counterpoint to my positive experiences with the The Wim Hof method, the moment I saw the link to buy this guy’s training plan is the moment I knew he was full of it. Real healers are on a mission to share not sell.

[bryanmay]

Wim Hof breathing and cold shower routine has dramatically helped my anxiety and depression while working on medication practice nor do I get ill as often.. So for me, its working amazingly. "Debunk" that.

[plutotoad]

Funny that though, wim Hof has doctors on his team that say his breathing increases oxygen levels. No offense to you but it seems like you're selling something so that makes you a competitor. No judgement there, just wanted to mention that

[woodsnstrings]

It's not rapid breathing, it's full deep breathing. When you exhale fully and hold without breathing in each round, the CO2 accumulates so that the deep inhale and 15 second hold provides an influx of oxygen.

[BrendanTietz]

I love wim and his teachings! I’ll keep doing them.

[sews]

From everything i've read here, to conclude, this video refers to blood oxygen levels. The video is directed more towards diving and breath hold.

He doesn't say that the method is ineffective for what it does. Just that divers have better methods for their particular goal.

Apparently, the "oxygenation" that Wim Hof talks about also includes tissue oxygen levels (which don't reach anywhere near 95-99%, it's a different measurement).

There's a better thread somewhere in this comment section where the science behind it was discussed.

Also, in the end, for the average person, semantics aren't as important as long as the desired message gets conveyed effectively and the results are good. But of course, for someone like a diver or a scientist, semantics would matter more.

[ElisaSturm]

Wim is right, especially after inhale after breath retention … so he is right

[jonw]

So maybe his terminology is wrong but principle is correct?
Do you think the method is worthless or is this just in relation to the term oxygenation of the body and its official meaning?

[woodenshoe]

As a practitioner of the wim hof method for many years i am still open for other insights. I believe most people including Wim Hof are. I would very much like to read the studies that back you’re claim and see if these are as well studied and documented as Wim Hof his method is. People have been doing breathing exercises and cold water therapy for centuries and with outstanding results so don’t be surprised that people are sceptical.

[coTMH]

They have literally done studies on this breathing technique that shows bacteria did not attack the body after doing this technique. I use this technique when I was septic in the hospital, and I truly believe it is part of the reason I did not die after my appendix ruptured, and I did not make it to the hospital after the ER turned me away, saying I was fine (they saw the abscess and thought it was constipation.), but I landed there a week later.

[debbiesobbads]

The only thing destructive here is your thinking, Which is negative and self-serving.

[jackychandler]

Sir, All I can say is this. Wim has 26 extreme athletic world records, and says his breathing exercises are why. How many world records do U have ?

[davidlowes]

You don't make any sense. If my oxygen level goes from 95 to 99 and I can hold my breath for longer I think I've oxygenated my body. I think you should try it.