Becoming the Iceman: Pushing past perceived limits
Wim Hof, Justin Rosales
Language: English
Pages: 597
ISBN: 2:00060898
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Description
Pushing past perceived limits
Becoming the Iceman is a project inspired by Wim Hof and Justin Rosales to show the world that anyone can adopt the ability to become an Iceman or Icewoman. The project's goal is to show that the ability to control the body's temperature is not a genetic defect in Wim, but an ability that can be adopted by everyone.
For many generations, we have been taught to fear the cold:"Don't forget your jacket! You don't want hypothermia, do you?""Put your gloves on before you get frostbite!"Of course, these are consequences of extreme cold exposure, but with the proper understanding, anyone can learn to use the cold as a natural teacher.
In this book you will learn the following:
*The story behind The Iceman (Wim Hof)
*How someone else (Justin Rosales) trained to become like The Iceman
*Exclusive methods and exercises to teach YOU how to become like The Iceman *using a step-by-step guide!
*How to push past your perceived limits!
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