{"id":16367,"date":"2021-08-19T05:02:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T12:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drworkout.fitness\/?p=16367"},"modified":"2024-05-20T07:58:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:58:54","slug":"wim-hof-diet-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drworkout.fitness\/wim-hof-diet-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Wim Hof&#8217;s Diet Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>He may be not known to all by his real name Wim Hof, but his nickname is more popular than his original one. He is called\u00a0<strong>\u2018The Iceman&#8217;<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>for his feats in various cold surroundings and has <strong>twenty Guinness records<\/strong> to prove it. He is capable of surviving on Subzero Conditions or in the extreme desert heat.<\/p>\n<p>He can run across the hot Namib Desert without pausing a minute to drink water. To reiterate his defiance to Mother Nature, he ran a marathon on the icy glacier of Arctic Circle and that too on barefoot!<\/p>\n<p>He almost succeeded in climbing Mount Everest with just a pair of shorts and sports shoes, but a recurring leg injury forced him to stop the climb that was just a few thousand meters away. However, he did succeed in climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.<\/p>\n<p>A Dutch by nationality, <a href=_-1167.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wim Hof<\/a> is an <a href=_-1070.html>athlete<\/a>. He was born on 20 April 1959 and has completed 61 years of age. He stands tall at 6 feet and 2 inches and possesses a superpower with which he can withstand any temperature, hot or cold, due to his ability to control his mind. The only way to emulate Wim Hoff is to make an effort that should be twice what you normally can!<\/p>\n<p>He owes his success to the three pillars of breathing and the\u00a0diet plan\u00a0devised on his own. Wim Hof is 100% Vegan. He has never indulged in Non- vegetarian foods over the past forty years, and he advocates\u00a0his\u00a0plan\u00a0to his followers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What Will I Learn?<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=_-76.html#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #9d24e2;color:#9d24e2\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #9d24e2;color:#9d24e2\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=index-3513.html#Wim_Hof_Diet_Plan\" title=\"Wim Hof Diet\u00a0Plan\">Wim Hof Diet\u00a0Plan<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=index-3513.html#The_Food_He_Eats\" title=\"The Food He Eats\">The Food He Eats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=index-3513.html#What_Foods_He_Avoids\" title=\"What Foods He Avoids\">What Foods He Avoids<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=index-3513.html#Wim_Hofs_Supplements\" title=\"Wim Hof\u2019s Supplements\">Wim Hof\u2019s Supplements<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wim_Hof_Diet_Plan\"><\/span><strong>Wim Hof Diet<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Plan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16370 size-full\" title=\"Wim Hof Diet\" src=_-1168.html alt=\"Wim Hof Diet\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drworkout.fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wim-Hof-Diet.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.drworkout.fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wim-Hof-Diet-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drworkout.fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wim-Hof-Diet-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wim Hof\u00a0eats\u00a0only once a day and when the clock strikes 6 pm. The meal would mostly consist of pasta and a vegetable soup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During the day, he has normal fresh fruits along with nuts. It is noteworthy to mention that he occasionally indulges himself in some beer after his only\u00a0meal\u00a0at 6 pm. The\u00a0meal\u00a0that follows\u00a0is a low-calorie one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wim Hof\u2019s diet\u00a0<\/strong><strong>plan has a low protein content at 10%, Low-Medium Fat at 20%, and the rest are carbohydrates at 70%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=_-1169.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Win Hof<\/a> was not a born vegan but stopped\u00a0eating\u00a0non-vegetarian since he was 20 years old. Since then, he has been on a the full-meal-a-day diet. He does indulge in snacks or\u00a0eats a few nuts when he feels like it. <strong>His fasting, at times, goes on for 16 hours a day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from that, he never misses his exercise regime that is an everyday routine and equally important as his meal plan.<\/p>\n<table width=\"623\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"623\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wim Hof <\/strong><strong>Meal Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"311\">\n<p>Dinner at 6 pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p>Pasta \/ Vegetable Soup\/ Beer(occasionally)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"311\">\n<p>Intermittent Fasting<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p>Up to 16 hours a day<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"311\">\n<p>Lunch\/Tea<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\n<p>Snacks\/ Fresh Fruits\/Nuts\/Coffee\/Green Tea<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>From the table above, Wim has a meal the previous evening and indulges in light snacks, nuts, tea, etc., after fasting for 16 hours.<\/p>\n<p>On fasting for such long hours, he feels that the brown fat, otherwise known as excess fat can be done away with.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Food_He_Eats\"><\/span><strong>The Food He Eats<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16371 size-full\" title=\"Wim Hof Diet Plan\" src=_-1170.html alt=\"Wim Hof Diet Plan\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drworkout.fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wim-Hof-Diet-Plan.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.drworkout.fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wim-Hof-Diet-Plan-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drworkout.fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wim-Hof-Diet-Plan-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His nutrition chart that reflects his macros has low protein, low to medium fat, and quite high in carbs. Here are the food items that\u00a0Wim Hof\u00a0thinks are essential to obtain the super fitness and mental strength that he possesses with the title\u00a0Iceman.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fruits<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables but only fresh<\/li>\n<li>Water in regular intervals<\/li>\n<li>Nuts<\/li>\n<li>Pasta<\/li>\n<li>Coffee<\/li>\n<li>Green Tea<\/li>\n<li>Beer<\/li>\n<li>Vegetable Soup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Don&#8217;t miss:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=_-1060.html>Wim Hof Workout Routine<\/a> <br \/><a href=_-1074.html>Shannon Sharpe Diet Plan<\/a> <br \/><a href=_-1075.html>Kyrie Irving Diet Plan<\/a><br \/><a href=_-1081.html>James Harden Diet Plan<\/a><br \/><a href=_-1082.html>Stephen Curry Diet Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Foods_He_Avoids\"><\/span><strong>What Foods He Avoids<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Wim Hoff rejects meat, eggs, and any food which had sugar. His nutrition chart that reflects his macros has low protein, low to medium fat, and quite high in carbs.<\/p>\n<p>Since it is a strict\u00a0<a href=_-26.html>diet chart<\/a>\u00a0his\u00a0meal plan\u00a0would consist of only healthy\u00a0eating.<\/p>\n<p>Go through the list below, you will learn what he avoids\u00a0eating.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Processed Food in any form<\/li>\n<li>Sugar<\/li>\n<li>Meat<\/li>\n<li>Any food with artificial ingredients<\/li>\n<li>Refined foods<\/li>\n<li>Hydrogenated Fats<\/li>\n<li>Genetically modified foods<\/li>\n<li>Any item which is treated with Antibiotics or Hormones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The desire to have a good physique requires two plans. One is the diet plan, and the other is the workout plan. Both are followed by Wim Hof strictly.<\/p>\n<p>As per Wim, only good, fresh, clean foods help our diet, and processed food spoils it. A healthy body requires a good nutrition plan and a diet chart to be followed. By doing so, Wim believes that his fitness routine can be practiced easily.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wim_Hofs_Supplements\"><\/span><strong>Wim Hof\u2019s Supplements<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=_-1171.html target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wim Hof\u00a0<\/a>does not believe in consuming supplements as he prohibits the intake of processed foods as these are found to have chemicals in them. Although he consumes a beer, it is just an occasional habit and not a part of the diet. He advocates three principles that spoil a diet. They are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mis-trust the hype that food and drug companies create. We should control our health and control our bodies.<\/li>\n<li>Never Break the Fasting.<\/li>\n<li>Snack away Like a Hunter-Gatherer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Don&#8217;t miss:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=_-1083.html>Mariusz Pudzianowski Diet Plan<\/a><br \/><a href=_-1172.html>Eddie Hall Diet Plan<\/a> <br \/><a href=_-1173.html>Brock Lesnar Diet Plan<\/a> <br \/><a href=_-1078.html>Chris Heria Diet Plan<\/a> <br \/><a href=_-1174.html>David Goggins Diet Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wim Hof&#8217;s diet\u00a0cannot get simpler. All the foods he prescribes are not at all difficult to procure from the supermarket. His success in maintaining his\u00a0diet\u00a0and intermittent fasting allows him to control his mind, thereby leading to physical super endurance.<\/p>\n<p>Equal attention should be paid to the foods he avoids since they also play an important role in letting him achieve super-human tasks. The dedication does go hand in hand with his motivation to succeed, thus assuring us of a well-planned and balanced nutritional plan.<\/p>\n<p>He does not trust supplements or modern quick fixes to develop the physical frame. Instead, he leans towards a superior fitness program to lend him his strength which earned him the title the\u00a0Iceman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He may be not known to all by his real name Wim Hof, but his nickname is more popular than his original one. He is called\u00a0\u2018The Iceman&#8217;\u00a0for his feats in various cold surroundings and has twenty Guinness records to prove it. He is capable of surviving on Subzero Conditions or in the extreme desert heat. 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