18:30 Talking about the Wim Hof breathing In Wim Hof’s breathing technique, the instruction is to take 30 big breaths through the mouth before holding the breath. 16:00 The stress effects of cold water reactions on the body and mind. Wim has been able, scientifically checked, to control his own vagus nerve, autonomic nervous system, immune system, and endocrine system by thinking about how he wanted them to react in a certain situation.
This means that application of the Wim Hof Method (WHM) may be of particular importance in the fields of public health, sports and at many other levels. Initial results have shown that the method appears to affect the autonomic nervous system and the immune system. The effects and applicability of this method are being investigated by various scientific institutes, including Radboud University. It generates an intermittent hypoxic/hypocapnic response low oxygen and low carbon dioxide.Wim Hof has developed a method characterized by simplicity and effectiveness.
In the meantime he has accumulated almost 20 world records, including the longest ice bath, climbing snowy mountain peaks wearing only shorts, running marathons around the polar circle, as well as many others. Wim’s impressive performance, especially under cold conditions, have earned him fame, along with the nick-name “The Iceman”. In doing so, he has continually developed and perfected his method over the years, constantly shifting his goalposts higher and higher.
He also sought further cooperation with the scientific community to study the possibilities resulting from his method. From this moment onwards, Wim Hof made it his goal to share the possibilities offered by his method with the world. The results showed that Wim Hof appeared to be able to influence his autonomic nervous system.
On a molecular level, this progresses via various chemical and physiological processes. The amount of oxygen that we inhale through our breathing influences the amount of energy that is released into our body cells. Fortunately it’s an unconscious praxis, otherwise we simply wouldn’t have a break, as we’d have to deal with it incessantly.
To really grasp why these breathing exercises are such an essential component in the WHM, we will first delve deeper into the physiological impact of respiration on the body. By training you breathing actively, you increasingly gain control over a range of physiological processes in the body. While you start to sensations of lightness, laxity and tingling, these rounds are repeated a number of times”.
During this diffusion, O2 is absorbed via the blood, whereas CO2 is dissolved. These bronchioles effuse into lung bubbles, where oxygen and blood cohere. The respiratory system supplies oxygen so that the air can be transported via the primary bronchus to the bronchiole (the smaller respiratory tract). Our lungs have a hierarchical branch structure and consist of two parts (the left and right lung). Oxygen (O2) is delivered through our lungs, whereas carbon dioxide (CO2), which is just a byproduct, (that your body nevertheless needs) flows out. Every day, we inhale and exhale on average 20.000 times to make sure we absorb sufficient oxygen.
The WHM breathing technique is designed as such that anyone can reach the largest surface possible. When you breathe calmly, this can stretch up to 70 m2, yet when you inhale deeply this can expand to 100 m2 (Mandigers & Van StraatenHuygen, 2004 p.290 up to p.316). Hence, the so called “diffusion surface” is where the exchange between O2 and CO2 takes place. After this exchange, oxygen rich blood is transported to enter the body cells.Due to their great elasticity, lung bubbles generally have significant diffusion capacity.
The demolition of nutrients is connected to the transference of oxygen. Hence, they are the energy suppliers of a cell. On top of this, the amount of O2- consumption had doubled after 45 minutes.What happens with the oxygen when it enters the body cells? For starters, oxygen will convert into CO2 and H2O, which takes place in the mitochondria.These double membrane-bound organelles are one of the organs of the cell that are responsible for releasing energy, all with the purpose for our bodies to function properly. After an hour, the CO2-levels were even lower. Based on scientific research (Kox et al., 2012), Wim Hof’s blood levels indicated, after 30 minutes of implementing the breathing technique, a significantly low dose of CO2.
Put differently: without ATP we simply wouldn’t be able to move, let alone have the capacity to think.One of the pillars of the WHM is to increase stamina. Without oxygen (and adequate nourishment) there simply would be no ATP. Furthermore, ATP is essential for the generation of electrical signals in the nervous system. This mechanism is named aerobe dissimilation.This atom is essential in virtually any bodily activity, from the motion of our muscles to the transfer of nutrients and waste materials in and from the cells.
In the first phase, glucose is converted into pyruvate. This process is called anaerobic dissimilation and is highly inefficient.The relation between oxygen use, the demolition of nutrients and the production of ATPTo get the most out of a glucose molecule, the metabolic route (as shown in the representation) should be progressed entirely. For example, when we fully exert into any kind of activity, the oxygen levels in our blood then decrease to adequately supply all cells with this atom. The efficacy of these breathing techniques can be explained down to the molecular level within the cells.No, ATP can also be produced in the absence of oxygen.
Subsequently, in the Electron Transport System, the production of ATP molecules is connected to the ingestion of products stemming from the citric acid cycle, where oxygen is simultaneously converted into CO2 and water.When this process has been fully completed, 1 molecule of glucose has generated about 30-32 ATP molecules. This process results in one molecule of ATP. When there is sufficient oxygen in the cell, pyruvate is conveyed in the mitochondria, where it is further dissected into acetyl CoA to enter the citric acid cycle.
To make matters worse, the pyruvate is also altered into lactic acids, which lower the pH-values in the body, making the body more acidic. In doing so, this is highly inefficient. Thus, your muscle cells then can only make use of the first part of the route, namely the glucose, which per glucose molecule results in two ATP molecules. When you feel out of breath during an extensive work out, this often means there is insufficient oxygen to finish this process.
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