Swimmer Uses Meditation to Raise Temperature Prior to Icy Swim
Larry Pugh is a record breaking swimmer. His physical feats are
well-established and remarkable. In a recent article the reporter said
that Mr. Pugh would raise his body temperature and other metabolic
systems up very high prior to getting in the water.
"Before he dives in, he spends around 15 minutes using mind power alone to superheat his body. His pulse rate shoots up from 70 to 160 a minute and his temperature rises from 37C to 38.4, causing him to sweat profusely. All of this without moving a muscle - and something which would take an ordinary person around 30 minutes of hard exercise to achieve."
Mr. Pugh's particular feat wasn't just the ability to get in and swim in the icy water, but was the length of time he spent in the icy water to complete his goal.
The Buddhist monks have training that includes raising the body temperature to high marks, and part or their test is dry out these ice-cold, thick soaking wet blankets that draped on them during a cold Tibetan night, while they sit in meditation. They sit until they have dried the blanket, and don't get sick (cold, flu, etc). This particular type of meditation is called Tummo, and is particularly powerful, and can be somewhat dangerous, if practiced without someone teaching details.
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Swimmer Uses Meditation to Raise Temperature Prior to Icy Swim
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Posted on Wednesday, August 01, 2007 at 10:30 AM by Sifu Smith