“Athletes are unhealthy, I’m just sayin’. Sure, on the outside we exercise enthusiasts and gym junkies may look like pristine spandex-clad Greek gods and goddesses dominating ironman events, CrossFit games, Spartan races, and ultramarathons, but on the inside, we’ve got depleted hormones, overstressed hearts and damaged gust from out physically demanding lifestyle” – writes Ben Greenfield in his book Beyond Training. Ben Greenfield considers himself to be a Guinea pig when it comes to health, nutrition, sleep and fitness. He has competed as one of the top-ranked amateur triathletes in the world, completed over 120 races and 12 Ironman triathlons. In 2013 and 2014, Ben was named as one of the world’s top 100 most influential people in health and fitness, and by 2015, Ben has also coached some of the world’s top CEO’s, chefs, biohackers, and endurance and professional athletes from the UFC, the NHL, NBA, and beyond. Ben has always been passionate about fitness and endurance. In his research he has focused on maximising endurance feats without compromising on longevity, a task harder than what most people believe. In a 2012 article published in the journal of British Medical Association, James O’Keefe* mentioned, “Evidence is accumulating to indicate …
Ben Greenfield on Hacking Your Body for Longevity
“Health experts might be killing their bodies.” – Ben Greenfield Ben Greenfield has been obsessed since a teenager to use the most cutting edge fitness and nutrition hacks to get the most out of the human body. Today he uses it for the benefit of his audience not only to achieve peak potential but also to feel as healthy as possible on the inside while looking as good as possible on the outside. Over the past decade he has done 10 Ironman triathlons and over 80 other races. He has put his body through the roughest challenges on the planet and figured out some of the best solutions, shortcuts and ways to achieve fitness, health and longevity. His research into the most gruelling competitions on earth have shown him that vitality, life, fitness, looking good and feeling good, and performing well, all go way beyond exercise. Ben Greenfield’s mission is to show you how to get your body performing at peak capacity, with maximum fat burning efficiency and ideal hormonal and health status, in the safest and fastest way possible. Other topics include gut health, mental performance, maximising recovery, boosting libido, and enhancing every possible aspect of you body – rather than just working out like …
Ben Greenfield: How to Find Balance in Biohacking
Biohacker Summit 2015 opens with Ben Greenfield’s “Biohacking vs Nature”, Ben is an ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, Spartan racer, coach, speaker and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health and Life”. Ben starts his presentation with a Warrior breathing technique, which he practices every day to boost his energy. This technique involves hyperoxygenating the body with fast and deep nasal inhale followed by a quick exhale in sets of 50-40-30-20 and deep breath in and out in between. The technique apparently works as Ben receives a burst of applause. According to Ben it is essential to find a balance between living in nature and biohacking. See below his 10 ways to get most out of biohacking without losing the connection with nature: Quantified self. Ben is not convinced that constantly tracking the body with various wearable devices is healthy because the signal they emit may disrupt the blood brain barrier and cause low-level radiation. Ben poses a question whether one really needs data from various devices. Nevertheless, he agrees that these are great tools to look at how different habits affect different aspects of life. He spends only 5 minutes a day to track his heart-rate variability – the …