I Faced My Biggest Fear!

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Ай бұрын

To prepare your body for an Ice Mile, one of the toughest swims on the planet, it’s necessary to train steadily over several seasons of winter swimming. An ice mile is not to be taken lightly; it carries the same risks as other extreme sports and can be very dangerous if you are unprepared. Can a man from South Africa survive his attempt?
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@gtn Ай бұрын

Have you ever challenged yourself to overcome a fear? How did it go? 👇

@nathandrake9129 Ай бұрын

I did it once and didn't like it at all, my skin went red within minutes, i'm lean and have zero fat on me so I really feel the cold. I now swim all year round with an orca wetsuit and gloves, much more comfortable 🤣

@coachjohn Ай бұрын

Yes I have. I have been scared to compete in an obstical race and my fiance is a Savage Race Syndicate racer. She convinced me to do a Savage race and it was a so much fun. And great crosstraining for triathlon

@ngdawgs1 Ай бұрын

Yes! I have a fear of flying and terrified to do activities in a country I don’t know anything about. Proud to say I’m in Italy today and ready for a race this Saturday 🥳. Y’all should make a video about how to prepare for a race in another country 🤔! I’m sure you guys have tons of advice.

@Claudia18915 Ай бұрын

As a competitive ice swimmer and someone training for an ice mile, I just wanted to say I really appreciate the amount of health and safety you have included in this video. There's a lot of hype around cold water swimming going around and I've seen a lot of bad and dangerous videos circulating. While I would never recommend starting cold water swimming at 7 degrees, this video is very informative and well researched which is so important

@gtn Ай бұрын

Thanks - that means a lot to us!

@JanneRasanen2 Ай бұрын

Nope this was too dangerous even with some safety info. I have swimmed in ice water slush in Finland. You do not need skin exfoliant after that 😊 Local ice swimming club member told of a macho first timer, whose penis turned black from freezing. Euwww! Unsurprisingly that guy never showed up again. I heard a commando trainee died from dropping to cold water. Just the cold, not drowning. I know a guy who passed out face down in a lake after jumping in water after sauna. Alcohol consumption greatly increases risks from cold water exposure. Interestingly I have never seen warnings of not going to hot shower then sauna after cold water swimming. Which is common practise in Finland. We are acclimatized to sauna as a nation though. I saw a documentary of a local lady doing an ice mile in Spitsbergen in 1 C water and walking very very stiffly to sauna approximating an ice block for a good time even in the sauna. An ice mile is no joke.

@StumbleWarriorz 29 күн бұрын

I’ve been cold water swimming for a year and a half, this really is so valuable

@TimWhild Ай бұрын

" I don't know what to say to him right now....look at those nipples" 🤣🤣🤣

@gtn Ай бұрын

Probably worth hitting subscribe for, right? 😅😂

@enonek2960 Ай бұрын

HOLY CRAP! James, you should have pushed your co-host into the water at the end. James is the IRONMAN!

@marie-louisekarlander2366 Ай бұрын

Well done James.🙌 I’m from north of Sweden, actually my city got Winter Swim championship every winter. The first year we made this event, it was-40 C outside and 0,5+ in the river. They swim 25 m and yes it is mandatory to wear a hat. If I were you I had wear one neoprene swim cap. During the pandemic, our swimming arenas were closed so than we started early with OW. 🥶. My mother were from Finland 🇫🇮, very common to swim cold after the sauna. Healthy?! I don’t know. Marie-Louise

@gtn Ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@JanneRasanen2 Ай бұрын

Tjänare från Finland. I have not heard of any Finns having issues with sauna after ice water, but do know a guy, who passed out jumping to ice water after sauna.

@billcodey1430 Ай бұрын

Amazing what a narrow temperature band we tolerate.

@RichardChambers Ай бұрын

You can’t beat ice swimming for feeling alive. Breaking the ice to get in the water was incredible this year. I definitely wouldn’t recommend going straight in, you need to work up it to. It is surprising how much difference each degree of water temperature makes. 5c is a world away from 7.5c and 9c is tropical compared.

@JanneRasanen2 Ай бұрын

True that and 1 C or slush is next level 😊

@gtn Ай бұрын

Wow that does sound pretty epic 🙌 Do you make cold water swimming part of your routine

@JanneRasanen2 Ай бұрын

@@gtn I used to but being old in rehab for over a year I have not swam in this winter, because getting there is a hassle and I have prohibitive family commitments now. I found out ice swimming improves your immunity a lot. You get fewer flus 😊

@RichardChambers Ай бұрын

@@gtn yes I love open water swimming and I just didn't want to stop as the temperature dropped. The distance and time in the water does taper off but you can do a surprising amount of swimming in the cold if you keep your head. I actually prefer it to summer swimming now as the buzz is unbeatable!

@blrun129 Ай бұрын

Well done , swimming through the winter is awesome but it takes a lot time to get used to it, one thing never ever to rush into

@gtn Ай бұрын

Certainly not one to rush into, but can be so good for you 🙌

@barnie1979 Ай бұрын

Love how KZbin captions "Ice Mile" around 2:32... "The I Smile" 😁

@grahamsmallpeice1212 Ай бұрын

Well done. Just started swimming in a local outdoor centre, temperature has slowly increased from 8* so I feel your pain. Appreciate the serious message and information from this video too 🏊🏼‍♂️👍🏼

@Hestyjka2 Ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this episode, both funny and informative :)

@gtn Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@coachjohn Ай бұрын

Being a triathlete from Florida 70f or lower is an ice bath. More power to James.

@philipjackson1589 Ай бұрын

Well done on that challenge James, that's called taking one for the team. Really interesting video on the effects of cold water swimming gent's.

@gtn Ай бұрын

Hahahah James really helped us out here 😉 Are you a fan of cold water swimming?

@philipjackson1589 Ай бұрын

@@gtn to tell you yhe truth I've never tried it, but I'm game for anything once.

@DigininjaRobin Ай бұрын

An ice mile is on my bucket list when I have a season where I can focus on it rather than tri training. I've done a few short swims just over 5 degrees so know how hard it is. Well done James.

@mikestevenson1334 Ай бұрын

James, you're really brave for doing this. I couldn't! Hope you were ok afterwards! =D Bring on the summer weather :D

@gtn Ай бұрын

Brave...silly... It's a fine line 👀

@Underdog_Triathlete Ай бұрын

4:31 Putting that down on my list of “Things I Never Expected To Hear On GTN”

@simonbeer5259 Ай бұрын

A few of us have started sea swimming right through the winter with just trunks and a neoprene hat but it’s much harder getting into cold still water as opposed to the sea with waves so well done 💪🏼💪🏼as a plus after one season of winter swimming all my polymyalgia and asthma symptoms disappeared 😊

@fionahunt8530 Ай бұрын

Very interested in your comment about polymyalgia. I was diagnosed with this in Dec 23 and have been taking prednisoline to treat the symptoms. Did you take any medication as well as the cold water swimming?

@simonbeer5259 Ай бұрын

@@fionahunt8530 hi yep I was on prednisoline for my asthma and it was when I had to stop taking steroids that the polymyalgia symptoms started,I didn’t realise that I even had it,got so bad I was nearly stuck in bed,went on to etroxicobide anti inflammatory drug which just about got it to a level where I could function,it was only when I went into the first winter sea swimming in trunks that I was able to cut down these drugs to a point that by January I was off them completely and have been able to stay off them and feel great ,as a side note I had no improvement the first winter when I was wearing my wet suit gloves boots etc so I think it was the shock getting in with cold water on the skin that really worked,good luck with it 👍

@ingom6397 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for this, great information 👍 Quick question... As the body still cools out of the water would very light exercise help warm you up along with the hot drink? Light jog for instance?

@suttonfarms2343 Ай бұрын

Another great video! :)

@stephenneal23 Ай бұрын

James, you should do an ice mile. Overcome your fear and make yourself an unstoppable force. I believe you can do it.

@gtn Ай бұрын

We might need some training but we're sure he would smash it 💥 He's not a fan of the cold though

@ngdawgs1 Ай бұрын

Love Mark and his reactions 😂🤣. Almost feels like a payback for when James made him pull him n his bike at KONA 😜🤣.

@peachxblue Ай бұрын

Good job James!! I love how the older ladies said, « it’s not cold » …from the comfort of their full-body neoprene 😂

@innesdunbar Ай бұрын

Well done James, a tough way to get some safety information for the viewers! Good to get the facts out there, hope you didn't take too long to warm up and the feet weren't stinging afterwards.

@gtn Ай бұрын

Did this video put you off having a go yourself? 🤔

@innesdunbar Ай бұрын

@@gtn Wild swimming is really popular in the sea where I live in Nairn in the Highlands, I'll stick to running or cycling in the cold!

@quovadis5172 Ай бұрын

One thumbs up for James, for his sacrifice. 😊

@MissGimpsAlot Ай бұрын

Do a follow up with Ross Edgley, yall. Awesome collab

@gtn Ай бұрын

We love the challenges he takes on! 💪

@SayMcGillicuddy Ай бұрын

fair play James. You're a braver man than me 👊

@TheChez1230 Ай бұрын

Big respect James!! I think you get to pick a challenge for Mark now??!! 😂

@gtn Ай бұрын

Sounds fair! What should we do? 🤔

@TheChez1230 Ай бұрын

@@gtn hmnn need to think!

@TheChez1230 Ай бұрын

maybee a tough muddder type thing with lots of obstacles and mud!!@@gtn

@rosmarbal Ай бұрын

Aussie here - I feel you James. 🥶

@jonathanzappala Ай бұрын

Nope. haha. I've gone in the low 60's though in October, wetsuit of course. The water is generally warner than the air that time of year.

@andrewmcalister3462 Ай бұрын

What bet did James lose to feature in this video? 😅 Seriously though, mega kudos to James for facing his fears on camera.

@Takaya2131 Ай бұрын

I won’t even step foot in the Cape Town water, too cold. And kinda gross lately!

@basildaoust2821 Ай бұрын

hmmm, I wonder if I would die in cold water swimming, I am a bad swimmer to start with so no real reason to try this. I mean I did get in the water in early spring when we were playing around, and it was bad, but I don't recall how cold the water was since I was trying not to die at the time. I'm in central Canada where we all feel that England in general has no clue what cold is. But then I suppose you could find a mound to stick me on and laugh at me. Now I'm getting old and weak, but when I worked I often walked to work in -40 weather, and yes my beared face did get covered in ice, but that was easily removed using one warm hand :) Anyway, keep up the great show. I was waiting for him to go into a sauna, though I suppose that would be even worse than a shower. I have done the roll in the snow then climb back into the hot tub, seemed simple enough.

@debrascott8775 Ай бұрын

I've done a polar plunge before. No way on the swimming. This is scary. Well done, facing that fear!

@gtn Ай бұрын

Oooo how was the plunge? 🥶

@JMcLeodKC711 Ай бұрын

Plenty of risk in hot water swimming too. An Olympic pool is supposed to be between 25 and 28. You’re swimming in water that’s at 7.2. Imagine swimming in water that’s between 45-48 aka a hot tub. The estimated water temperature that Fran Crippen died in was 30.

@annelisenorth8670 Ай бұрын

He is for sure not from Cape Town! Clifton, Blouberg are out icy beaches. James, surely as an triathlete you've done icebaths. Well done for trying.

@blubbblubb6239 Ай бұрын

Oh please let Mark do sports with a heavy bump aka ball in front of his belly 😁 or, let him do a small triathlon with a 6-15kg doll as a backpack. I think James and Heather will have their fun and can give lots of guidance :D as an expert you can ask people with expertise in back pain and baby carriers ;-)

@theresajudge212 Ай бұрын

Where is this location? Is it popular for ice swimming and neoprene-clad triathletes?

@gtn Ай бұрын

This is Vobster Quay near GTN HQ 👌

@tebbsy Ай бұрын

MUCH KUDOS!!!!!!

@MyWillbot Ай бұрын

“Look at those nipples!” Video immediately demonetized…

@mikeflanagan4096 Ай бұрын

You are a better man than me.

@adrianmayhew6835 Ай бұрын

Research paper on this Tipton/Morgan/Massy/Mayhew out form Ports uni - giving the most accurate scientific advice and pre checks with doctor - would advise putting water on face, but our paper on this “cold water therapies”