Becoming the Iceman

597 Pages·2012·2.51 MB·English

Table of Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1: Breaking the Ice
Chapter 2: Philosophy - The Love for
Knowledge
Chapter 3: The Road to Dakar
Chapter 4: A State of Mind
Chapter 5: Growing Up
Chapter 6: The Search Back to Myself
Chapter 7: Suomenlainen Sisu - Finnish
Power
Chapter 8: Super Powers
Chapter 9: El Gloces - A Canyon in the
Spanish Pyrenees
Chapter 10: Fear
Chapter 11: Camp Judson
Chapter 12: Half Marathon in Lapland
Chapter 13: Frostbite
Chapter 14: Who is The Iceman?
Chapter 15: Everest
Chapter 16: California
Chapter 17: USA
Chapter 18: The Cabin
Chapter 19: Kilimanjaro
Chapter 20: Hello Iceman
Chapter 21: Marathon Beyond the Polar Circle
Chapter 22: Hm… How Can I Train?
Chapter 23: Controlled Training
Chapter 24: Research
Chapter 25: The Invitation
Chapter 26: Workshops
Chapter 27: Patience
Chapter 28: Texel
Chapter 29: Almost There…
Chapter 30: Welcome to Poland
Chapter 31: Going Home
Chapter 32: The Endotoxin Experiment - A
Great Fight
Chapter 33: The Wind Tunnel Experiment
Chapter 34: Preparing for Mount Blanc
Chapter 35: Hello… Spain?
Chapter 36: The Spanish Pyrenees
Chapter 37: Returning Hopeful to America
Chapter 38: Lectures from the Iceman
Chapter 39: The New Year
Chapter 40: Strength and Honor
Chapter 41: Finland
Chapter 42: New Adventures
Chapter 43: THe Final Chapter
Chapter 44: Introduction to the Methods
Chapter 45: Wim's Method
Chapter 46: The Four Stages of the Cold
Chapter 47: Justin's Method
About the Authors
BECOMING THE ICEMAN
PUSHING PAST PERCEIVED LIMITS
WIM HOF
JUSTIN ROSALES
EDITED BY JUSTIN ROSALES AND
BROOKE ROBINSON
Copyright © 2011 by Justin Rosales
MIll City Press
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ISBN: 978-1-937600-53-2

FOREWORD
B
ecoming the Iceman is a project inspired by Wim
and Justin 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 anyone.
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.
You may have seen Wim running around on
television, barefoot in the snow or swimming in ice-
cold waters. While he is doing those incredible feats,
he isn't worried about how cold it is; he is enjoying
himself.
Like any new tool, you must understand how it
works before you can use it efficiently. This pertains
to the cold as well. Wim is the epitome of what can
happen if someone uses the cold to train the body.
You might ask, "How can you prove that anyone
can learn this ability?" We're glad you asked...
As of Fall 2009, Justin Rosales had no
experience with the cold whatsoever. He was a
college student attending Penn State University.