Talk:Wim Hof

Wim Hof section from article on Tummo

What follows is the former Wim Hof section of the Tummo article. There are some cites and info that could be integrated into this article if anyone (perhaps Wim) is interested, but basically Wim Hof isn't relevant to the Tibetan Buddhist project Tummo article beyond a very brief mention as Tummo is quite old and has been well practiced by many people. Enjoy...

In January, 2008, Wim Hof from the Netherlands set a world record for exposure to ice. Wim Hof is a self-described Tummo master who set a world record by spending one hour 44 minutes and 22 seconds in a tub of ice wearing minimal clothing. He hopes to beat his own record, and is training to do so.

Hof broke the ice endurance record in 2010 by standing fully immersed in ice for 1 hour and 44 minutes in Tokyo, Japan

Maria Hopman is one of the many scientists who have examined Wim in recent years. Not only in the Netherlands but also abroad, Wim caught the attention of scientists around the world with his exceptional performance. They examined him in different ways:

• Blood tests during meditation and breathing exercises in the UMC St Radboud Nijmegen led by Prof. Netea and Prof. Stick
• Cold physiological research TNO led by Prof. Daanen
• Cold physiological research in Oulu (Finland) led by Prof. Oksa
• Blood tests during meditation and breathing exercises in New York led by Dr. Kevin Tracey
• Ten records exposing to extreme cold led by different doctors and physiologists.

Book advertisement?

Is this wikipedia or a book advertisement? The last few paragraphs sound more like an ad for a book than something that belongs in wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.93.3.170 (talk) 01:43, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

This article is nothing but a big publicity. Need improvement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.30.170.84 (talk) 19:04, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

It is a fucking ad — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.215.49.118 (talk) 16:33, 16 November 2011‎ (UTC)

Bookspam removed. – ukexpat (talk) 15:29, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

The article seems satursted with bias. It sounds like it was written by a friend or fan with consistent familirs reference to the subject by his first name. Others have already mentioned the seeming bias in the references. There does not seem to be any counter point or reference to possible controversy in the writing. This reads like a puff piece and does not meey Wikipedia's standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mountainhardcore (talk • contribs) 08:13, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

In popular culture

I don't know what the rules are for adding this kind of content, but Omniheat has been featuring Mr. Hof extensively in their latest ads (at least on my Hulu in the United States). I think it would deserve some sort of "In Popular Culture" note. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.61.80.173 (talk) 08:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Problems with this article

Generally this highly interesting subject (my POV) deserves a well-referenced article but currently there is much promotional material here, with "references" pointing to a WH website, and almost all primary sources. Following Wikipedia's excellent rules will, as it (almost) always does, result in a much improved article. What I am saying is the subject looks amateurish because the article does not follow WP's rules. Please fix.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 10:46, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Im new to the editorial process and tried to flag the article for neutrality but I accidentally seem to have changed the appearance of the first section. I apologize, can anyone fix this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mountainhardcore (talk • contribs) 08:51, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

@Mountainhardcore I fixed it for you. Zebrasandrobots (talk) 16:03, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

@Tomwsulcer I added a link to the autonomic nervous system and the radboudumc research article in the introduction. Hope this help users new to the topic and gear more of the attention towards the scientific literature on the subject.--Rougieux (talk) 10:38, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Is this witch doctor revision from 15:26, 31 December 2015 vandalism?

Remove 'Fact or Faked' ?

I don't see how comparing one mans surface temperature to another mans core temperature proves anything at all. I vote to remove this section, or update if the source does have any comparable figures. 203.16.182.28 (talk) 02:41, 29 October 2015 (UTC) Link to SyFy channel is broken as well. Agree that this section is irrelevant (bad comparison) as well as weakly documented by a questionable source to begin with. Suggest deletion unless something more substantive can be documented for this section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.0.246.238 (talk) 00:01, 7 November 2015 (UTC)