Eddie once said that he realised he couldn't out-train his competitors - Brian and Thor were working super hard too - but he could put more effort than them into his recovery. Smart move.
😂Eddie tore a bicep leading up to the match, TBF. Excuses aside-- Eddie just wanted to knock Thors ass down, and so he trained for that. Thor trained to NOT get knocked down, still got knocked down twice, and won because he was able to avoid every haymaker Eddie was throwin'. 😂
Lots of people only see Eddie as a clowny guy, but forgoet where the guy started and how determined he is And at his peak, that was the most insane static strength ive ever witnessed
I wish this was a longer video. I can’t get enough of watching two amazing people just talking about being the best they can be. Thanks for sharing Mitch and always big love to the beast.
Love this. Eddie droppin the knowledge ball and Mitch taking it all in. The more you can take in the easier it is to take away what you think is important.
@@ThePirateDjango I dont know about that, maybe because Moose is formally educated so he sounds more mature? 😂 No one can deny Eddie is young at heart! Also Eddie can still do what he wants, even competing with the next generation, so no implication that he is done in any way.
Eddie is not lying about the sleep aspect. Even without a cold plunging, just spending like good 15 - 30 minutes in hot ass sauna and then just showering and washing yourself afterwards. The relaxed feeling you have afterwards is just something else and you sleep so well. At least thats my experience with saunas living my whole life in Finland where sauna is a cultural thing. Also no eletrical sauna beats an og woodfire sauna stove.
The more I get to seen into Mitch’s life; he’s a phenom. He doesn’t eat like a typical strongman doesn’t recover like a strongman. And just one of the world strongest men to ever exist
Glad to see Mitch giving it all a go but similarly watching Eddie with a relative newcomer and not pushing things on him, just giving his opinion like a seasoned pro was really great and reminds me that behind Eddies big bollock chat and jokes he’s a real gent and a scholar of the strong man sport just helping to push it forward! Fucking loved this and really didn’t think I would as I thought there would be tension between two of these best of all time. Bravo to both!
And this is one of the reasons why Eddie is one of the greatest strongman competitors ever! The man did everything that one can do to improve performance, recovery, you name it
If the hot cold helps with sleep, that's good enough reason for an elite athlete to get it. Even if the science isn't there for the physiological part, but just better sleep helps recovery so much. I'm generally skeptical about most things, but as an elite athlete, you really gotta do whatever you need to in order to get that edge. Love the content!
Yeah, that's what I thought, too. With a scientific education, I couldn't randomly do stuff (that is stressful and expensive and thus possibly even detrimental) just because someone says so. There are so many variables, one person doing sth. isn't good evidence. But if it helps with something as basic and as important as sleep (which I somewhat struggle with), that is huge. A thing I have personally found (and I think this is backed by evidence) is that this hot cold stuff helps with soreness (just the pain part of it). I used to do them sometimes whenever my hamstrings were just beyond sore and not feeling like I couldn't even walk certainly helped with the mental side of training. If you look at it that way, it's more of an individual thing of "does this specifically help someone who has some specific needs" instead of just being a blanket recommendation.
@@MellonVegan that's a good point. Like if you can get the heat and cold to permeate, like really permeate, there could be a physiological response, whatever that may be. I do trust Hooper to take a scientific approach to anything he buys. As a skeptic, I stay away from any of those pseudo scientific "recovery" things, but like what Penn Jillette said about his weight loss "half of what I did was bullshit, and half worked. We're just not sure which half it is yet". What we want is to have Mitch as strong as he can be, for as long as he can, and do it without any major injury. Do I think he can win 5 WSM titles? Absolutely. I will guarantee that most of what Eddie does is bullshit, but we're not sure exactly what part. Cheers.
Yeah 100% but how would you tell how much came from all this and how much came from the training. This wouldn't say anything on how much it helps. Only he could tell by feeling but there won't be any reliable data from it.
Sometimes you can do to much if something working keep doing look at some best boxers wrestlers some very basic facility's produce best athletes hard work dedication disapline Thing Mitch he always trying to learn more and improve open-minded to everything Highest level 1percent improve yr could make a difference
Just imagine it, @wolf_of_nature1858, YOU could join Mitch in the 6-degree cold tub. After a year, we could compare the impact the tub had on the both of you.
Mitch with hyperbaric-boosted O2 levels and hot/cold therapy in season would be a force. Off season, like now tho, it could hurt his intended hypertrophy on his upper body.
Cool to see someone learn and get excited about something like this. Shows you’re willing to learn abd see you’re missing on certain things. Awesome to see.
I give so much respect to Eddie, because he was willing to die to win world, strongest man. He was going up against prime, Brian and Thor. He literally had to do some thing that most men could never do.
And he went into that 2017 event with having to get tests done on his heart to make sure we wasn't going to keel over in the middle of it. He thought he was having a heart attack during the euro strongest man event.
Brilliant video guys! Eddie chatting mitch's ear off in the cold tub while he's fighting for his life😂 Even if eddie's recovery didn't do as much as he thinks it did, his ability to have full conviction every thing he did will be what made him so good
Others have said it, but I have to add my agreement. We're so used to seeing Eddie as this goofball personality these days, but it's moments like these that force you to recognize and respect that he's still one of the most experienced, masterful wellsprings of wisdom and insight in the world of professional strength.
Man I freaking love Eddie Hall's mentality! Great content here and cool to watch. Mitch has been climbing in as someone else to look up to as well, can't have too many good role models giving great real advice.
Superb content as always AND Very educational too.. especially looking further than most have regarding recovery. Eddie has always done this, EVEN down to filtering his tap water for drinking. Every little helps.. I do think it does to be honest. Hat off to you for exploring this part of the strong man scene 👏👏👍👍
Its such an awesome setup to have in ones backyard. I think the sauna for sure is the thing easiest to actually stick to and do. Its also one of the most researched thing and really good for health. Regarding cold plunge all the studies are on plunges not showers. Worth remembering. Also one must remember that the cold interfere with hypertrophy. So its a tool that need to be used right. As far as I know the sauna wont interfere with hypertrophy. Might actually improve it due to the increase in blood flow. However it can be a strain so could affect training energy if used incorrect.
Eddie halls is a great person. But you are as well Mitchell. Many many great things in life will happens to you even more. I got to meet you to get inspired by you one day 🤞💪💪💪💪💪💪
Interesting watching this, knowing Mitch openly doesn’t agree with any of it. He stayed so quiet that I forgot it was his video and not eddies haha. Big respect for both of them tho man 💪🏼🤘🏼
This is such a fantastic idea for a video series. I hope he really goes ALL in but I think we'll get the usual stuff, which is still going to be so much fun and educational. I admire him for doing even the things he knows science doesn't show really helps. I don't think I would since I'm into the science stuff.
I'm glad to see Eddie got a real sauna (not just a warm room but a hot room with water to throw on the stove). I bet he would LOVE Finland! Going to the sauna and skinny dipping in the hole in the ice!
It was awesome to see you at the Olympia. You visited the Sumo booth. Wish I had taken a moment to talk with you. I was trying to get my head into the game.
Dope. This was awesome. Eddie's such a legend. Sometimes you dont want to meet a legend but when the character is so genuine and cool, the legend is just so much more awesome. ❤
I really respect that you’re willing to try those things that you’re cynical about and are willing to change your view if warranted. Some people are too stubborn for that.
I love the feeling when you put your head into cold water, itt's like time is standing still for a moment, very relaxing. Used to fill my bathtub with cold water and use a snorkel to just stay there lol Really cool setup Eddie has! Sauna is very underrated
Brian Shaw's longevity should end all conversations because of how well he takes care of his body. Have helped him to have a long career and pretty healthy after retiring.
welcome to winter bulking season mitch, I see your warming up with eddies ice tub haha (hyperbaric chamber might be the best but seems impractical and expensive, you'd be better off with a heat (jacuzzi or sauna) and cold (cryo-chamber/ice tub) mixture, depending on what you get they can have other uses too
I think what makes this video so funny and “rewarding” as a viewer is watching Mitch’s video “stop cold therapy” and then watching this one. I know he had valid points on why some people shouldn’t do it, but this video with Eddie makes it seem he was just listing stuff to avoid the torture haha.
them just talking in the sauna i think i didn't blink for 5 minutes... its so interesting , and eddie is seriously on the highest level you can be... his half ton moment was for me the most iconic moment in strongman
For recovery the best thing is the sauna and ice bath. Some people start their day with the ice bath. There is studies showing the benefits of both. For what you do working out, you would definitely benefit from both. If I had the money I'd definitely have both. I like the pool too.. it's pretty cool.
Eddie from what we see acts like a child ! This shows how much more than that child we see off Eddie there is ! Total dedication to get what he wanted! Knowing there were bigger stronger people! But working out what he could do better to make him sucssed! Impressive 👍
You should try sitting in a flowing river with Wim Hof in water that is just a couple of degrees and sit in it for 10 minutes. The feeling afterwards is incredible. I've done something similar in Sweden where we plunge into lakes in the early spring, the water is around 3-4 C and you stay in for 12-15 minutes. After the intense feeling of a million needles subsides and the fire in your core is at max you feel as if you are taking a bath in summer when the water is around 20 C. It's crazy hard in the beginning but like Eddie said. You sleep like a baby. Your body also gets way better at fighting of viral infections but there is so many other health benefits. Both physical and mental.
Ha ha, i love this! 😀 Man i can't believe this is all so new to Mitchell, this guy could be an absolute beast! Followed 🙂 Would love that sauna and cold tub setup of Eddies.
Definitely the cold tub and hyperbaric chamber. You can get your temp up just fine with lifting and cardio so the sauna isn't that important. The cold and extra oxygen will benefit you tremendously
sauna is one of the best way to relax, well its obvious to us finnish people. we have sauna all places. but its a place to relax, to get your muscles relax, when the heat is right its like good massage or allmost some fysiotherapy.
Recovery to improve the effectiveness of your workout - yes. I also wonder if it helps to prevent injury by addressing mini-injuries before they even emerge?
I have been to a Korean spa / jjimjilbang several times. I have done back and forth between the sauna and cold tub as well as hot tub to cold tub. Cold bing approximately 45F, 7C - 50F , 10C. To me if you do more 2 or more times you will feel it more that tingling feeling over all. Hot & Cold therapy does work. It can do wonders waking up the whole body and system. After one day I can feel it all over for up to 5-7 days. It can be that strong. But must spend a few minutes in both several times. Enjoy
@mitchell hooper, Mitch i hope you read this, i'd love to jump on a short call to discuss this with you in more depth ive looked into this for a number of years now Personally recommend Infrared sauna 20 mins a day post work out cold plunge /Cryotherapy make sure its either in the morning and atleast 5 hours before training or 5 hours after training ( stoltmans was doing it straight after training and since this i've noticed their not really improving in strength numbers Red light therapy - do whenever is good for recovery and soothing the muscles also Hyperbolic is good especially after training and good breath work. Breath work - shown to provide better recovery post workout already
I have heard sports scientists say that the cold training removes some of the growth stimulus from training but does allow you to train/perform more often. So check into that and see what you think but the take home message seemed to be to use it for quick recovery between events but not during preparatory training. I'm sure that play off between session growth stimulus and session frequency is something each individual could play around with to suit themselves though.
Mitch, if you do go out and buy yourself a sauna and maybe make yourself a cold tub, with your background, you could shed some light on the science of it. As far as I know, there is a LOT of falsehoods people say about cold baths, but there is still some benefit, even if only "psychological" from being uncomfortable and going through "shock",
Seems like a rare instance of eddie being serious being serious at 8:00. No hate, just respect for a man doing what he did and more in a tenth of the time. Will Brian ever do the same for you?
I'll second what Eddie said, If you're that good without any of this...how good could you be with it? Great content and interesting to see a different side to you - normally you are the one imparting great knowledge from a scientific background and here we seen a glimpse of the brute force and ignorance approach that lives in all guys. Maybe you dont need it but you'd be untouchable if it made as big a difference as Eddie suggested. Loving the content 👌
A new fan from Florida who has followed Guangzhou. For a long time, and I'm watching the video of you with Eddie. And now I say that you are a lot bigger than you look standing by your? Of anyway, I will be voting for you. 're a good guy like Bryan as strong as anybody, so keep up the good videos.😅😂
Sorry I don't type. That was supposed to be Brian sure that I've followed all of his Korea. Sorry he retired but I understand why? What you guys do is incredible. I'm just a golfer.
Mitchells strength is his mind he has a competitive nature and knows what he needs to do He doesn't like all this extra stuff as he knows he can do it already
The difficult part about all this is, for all of our knowledge a lot of how the body really works is still mostly guess work to the point where mentality plays a role in things, sometimes just believing something works actually makes it work. The human body is so, insanely complex that end of the day there's no real way to prove what is and isn't worth doing.
If you let something move you forward and make you better, you have less critical thinking and active hard work to do. You just get better. Mitch gets better by thinking his way through problems. Which is bizarre. Mitch knows these recovery tools would get him better faster but would make him feel detached from the improvement process, which is stupid. You don't have to use the scientific method all the time. If your intuition tells you something will make you better at something you are passionately pursuing then it is usually right.
My mom who is in her 60's goes to take a plunge into frozen lake regularly and the thing is that she doesn't go to even sauna after it even though there is possibility. It does feel amazing afterwards but I just can't resist not to go sauna at least once. If you do go to sauna as well then it is still best to end it to cold water before dressing up again.
There's some who say cold doesn't do as much as hot on it's own. Saunas are great. The swimming is cool but I'd have to be convinced not to have an indoor pool or something instead. I guess the idea is it's like a treadmill for swimming.
Finn here, we here like to do sauna all year round, during winters, we make hole in the icelake, and go in from sauna. I would suggest not to make the shift too quickly from heat to cold,its not good for the heart
I am as sceptical and anti-new training fad as you can get. Was taken to a Sauna-Gus (extreme sauna) with cold showers in between at a Stagparty...that was 10 years ago and havent stopped since. Life changing
TWO BEHEMOTH OF MEN TALKING ABOUT HOW TO BE BETTER AND STRONGER. ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING ✨️ 🙌🏽 THINGS EVER ! ESPECIALLY FOR AN UNMOTIVATED GUY LIKE ME ! WHO IS TRYING TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OFF HIS HEAD. MAKES ME WANT TO GET ON THE GRIND, AND I WILL 🙏🏽 AND BE ABLE TO STAY ON IT IS ALL I PRAY 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 FOR.
I don't have a sauna or any of this, but what works amazing for me is running anywhere from 5-10 miles outside in the summer mid-day when it's nearly 100 degrees. I'm completely drenched and exhausted and hop right into a shower as cold as I can possibly make it. No better feeling in the world.
2024: Thor & Martins back to strongman, Eddie likely to compete in something again, a Super Heavyweight MMA Tournament with Brian, The Moose and others, Iron Bibby in top form, The Masters Tournaments with Grip Strength Events gaining traction, The Shaw Classic is in full swing now, Rogue focusing harder than ever to produce and stream events featuring some of the most innovative and eye catching implements. This is shaping up to be an interesting year for the sport as a whole.
Kinda like how brian shaw is doing a fantastic strong man comp. Would be cool if someone or a group would make a strongman compound like the ufc training center with all the training and recovery stuff. Mitchell, try the hot cold when you're sore as hell and see how much it helps.
Forget the physical side, I'm pretty sure the hot/cold therapy is doing more benefits on the mental side of things. When you go through this daily, you become stronger mentally to overcome the pain you feel.
Willpower/toughness is a finite resource. Doing very hard things just for the sake of it will just make you more irritable and lazy the rest of your day.
Eddie once said that he realised he couldn't out-train his competitors - Brian and Thor were working super hard too - but he could put more effort than them into his recovery. Smart move.
Didn’t help him in boxing lmao
😂Eddie tore a bicep leading up to the match, TBF. Excuses aside-- Eddie just wanted to knock Thors ass down, and so he trained for that. Thor trained to NOT get knocked down, still got knocked down twice, and won because he was able to avoid every haymaker Eddie was throwin'. 😂
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@@samstudy21 his boxing prep was terrible in all kinds of ways.
Lots of people only see Eddie as a clowny guy, but forgoet where the guy started and how determined he is
And at his peak, that was the most insane static strength ive ever witnessed
Who sees him as a clown
@@jaleelz7435 Well he's always been a practical joker and messing around with others, but when he wants to, he can be very focussed.
@@wickywills still doesnt answer my question. I have never seen or heard anyone say hes a unserious clown
@@jaleelz7435 he has a lot of haters who downplay him because of his abilities
@@MoltenGriefing name one
I wish this was a longer video. I can’t get enough of watching two amazing people just talking about being the best they can be. Thanks for sharing Mitch and always big love to the beast.
i agree, shouldent be afreid to do a 30-40min vid here :)
100% agree
You just like seeing grown men in tootoos
Very serious advice from Eddie here. If we talking about strongman mentality Eddie is your guy
The Kobe of strongmen
Love this. Eddie droppin the knowledge ball and Mitch taking it all in. The more you can take in the easier it is to take away what you think is important.
So cool to see Eddie passing on his experience to the next generation. I wonder what his power bill is a month. 😂 Great video!
It's a little weird because Mitch looks like the older strongman.
@@ThePirateDjango I dont know about that, maybe because Moose is formally educated so he sounds more mature? 😂 No one can deny Eddie is young at heart! Also Eddie can still do what he wants, even competing with the next generation, so no implication that he is done in any way.
I think Eddie did do a break down of it
@@SMac86he’s been retired for 6 years, he’s done
@@SMac86 It's because he's bald and has a moustache.
Eddie is not lying about the sleep aspect. Even without a cold plunging, just spending like good 15 - 30 minutes in hot ass sauna and then just showering and washing yourself afterwards. The relaxed feeling you have afterwards is just something else and you sleep so well. At least thats my experience with saunas living my whole life in Finland where sauna is a cultural thing. Also no eletrical sauna beats an og woodfire sauna stove.
The more I get to seen into Mitch’s life; he’s a phenom. He doesn’t eat like a typical strongman doesn’t recover like a strongman. And just one of the world strongest men to ever exist
And hes not Built like the other strongman,hes moré athlétique than anybody
Glad to see Mitch giving it all a go but similarly watching Eddie with a relative newcomer and not pushing things on him, just giving his opinion like a seasoned pro was really great and reminds me that behind Eddies big bollock chat and jokes he’s a real gent and a scholar of the strong man sport just helping to push it forward! Fucking loved this and really didn’t think I would as I thought there would be tension between two of these best of all time. Bravo to both!
And this is one of the reasons why Eddie is one of the greatest strongman competitors ever! The man did everything that one can do to improve performance, recovery, you name it
Really really happy to see this video. Thank you for sharing!
If the hot cold helps with sleep, that's good enough reason for an elite athlete to get it. Even if the science isn't there for the physiological part, but just better sleep helps recovery so much. I'm generally skeptical about most things, but as an elite athlete, you really gotta do whatever you need to in order to get that edge. Love the content!
Yeah, that's what I thought, too. With a scientific education, I couldn't randomly do stuff (that is stressful and expensive and thus possibly even detrimental) just because someone says so. There are so many variables, one person doing sth. isn't good evidence. But if it helps with something as basic and as important as sleep (which I somewhat struggle with), that is huge. A thing I have personally found (and I think this is backed by evidence) is that this hot cold stuff helps with soreness (just the pain part of it). I used to do them sometimes whenever my hamstrings were just beyond sore and not feeling like I couldn't even walk certainly helped with the mental side of training. If you look at it that way, it's more of an individual thing of "does this specifically help someone who has some specific needs" instead of just being a blanket recommendation.
@@MellonVegan that's a good point. Like if you can get the heat and cold to permeate, like really permeate, there could be a physiological response, whatever that may be. I do trust Hooper to take a scientific approach to anything he buys. As a skeptic, I stay away from any of those pseudo scientific "recovery" things, but like what Penn Jillette said about his weight loss "half of what I did was bullshit, and half worked. We're just not sure which half it is yet". What we want is to have Mitch as strong as he can be, for as long as he can, and do it without any major injury. Do I think he can win 5 WSM titles? Absolutely. I will guarantee that most of what Eddie does is bullshit, but we're not sure exactly what part.
Cheers.
And the fact there’s loads of scientific evidence makes it all even better…
For what it improves in sleep it may make up for it inhibiting muscle repair and ruining the swelling process
@@Ollie-s7x fair point.
I would love to see Mitchell doing this for a year and see the results
Yeah 100% but how would you tell how much came from all this and how much came from the training.
This wouldn't say anything on how much it helps.
Only he could tell by feeling but there won't be any reliable data from it.
It does not need to be data he can feel the difference and he could tell if it helped our not@@GumsGnag
yeah but not as excessive, the amount eddie does is over the top
Sometimes you can do to much if something working keep doing look at some best boxers wrestlers some very basic facility's produce best athletes hard work dedication disapline
Thing Mitch he always trying to learn more and improve open-minded to everything
Highest level 1percent improve yr could make a difference
Just imagine it, @wolf_of_nature1858, YOU could join Mitch in the 6-degree cold tub. After a year, we could compare the impact the tub had on the both of you.
Eddie is a great dude. I love that guy. Very down to earth. Easy to talk to.
Mitch with hyperbaric-boosted O2 levels and hot/cold therapy in season would be a force. Off season, like now tho, it could hurt his intended hypertrophy on his upper body.
Eddie being humble and not overstating stuff; just explaining what's worked and inviting Mitch to think about it - pretty cool.
This channel is becoming excellent. Thanks to your production team, your doing good.
Cool to see someone learn and get excited about something like this. Shows you’re willing to learn abd see you’re missing on certain things. Awesome to see.
I give so much respect to Eddie, because he was willing to die to win world, strongest man. He was going up against prime, Brian and Thor. He literally had to do some thing that most men could never do.
And he went into that 2017 event with having to get tests done on his heart to make sure we wasn't going to keel over in the middle of it. He thought he was having a heart attack during the euro strongest man event.
Brilliant video guys! Eddie chatting mitch's ear off in the cold tub while he's fighting for his life😂 Even if eddie's recovery didn't do as much as he thinks it did, his ability to have full conviction every thing he did will be what made him so good
Others have said it, but I have to add my agreement. We're so used to seeing Eddie as this goofball personality these days, but it's moments like these that force you to recognize and respect that he's still one of the most experienced, masterful wellsprings of wisdom and insight in the world of professional strength.
Eddie is a legend ! He’s loaded to have all this equipment in his house mad respect!
Man I freaking love Eddie Hall's mentality! Great content here and cool to watch. Mitch has been climbing in as someone else to look up to as well, can't have too many good role models giving great real advice.
Superb content as always AND Very educational too.. especially looking further than most have regarding recovery. Eddie has always done this, EVEN down to filtering his tap water for drinking.
Every little helps.. I do think it does to be honest. Hat off to you for exploring this part of the strong man scene 👏👏👍👍
I love this, Mitch is hating the cold tub.
Its such an awesome setup to have in ones backyard.
I think the sauna for sure is the thing easiest to actually stick to and do. Its also one of the most researched thing and really good for health.
Regarding cold plunge all the studies are on plunges not showers. Worth remembering.
Also one must remember that the cold interfere with hypertrophy. So its a tool that need to be used right.
As far as I know the sauna wont interfere with hypertrophy. Might actually improve it due to the increase in blood flow.
However it can be a strain so could affect training energy if used incorrect.
Eddie halls is a great person. But you are as well Mitchell. Many many great things in life will happens to you even more. I got to meet you to get inspired by you one day 🤞💪💪💪💪💪💪
Inspire yourself brother
Interesting watching this, knowing Mitch openly doesn’t agree with any of it. He stayed so quiet that I forgot it was his video and not eddies haha. Big respect for both of them tho man 💪🏼🤘🏼
This is such a fantastic idea for a video series. I hope he really goes ALL in but I think we'll get the usual stuff, which is still going to be so much fun and educational. I admire him for doing even the things he knows science doesn't show really helps. I don't think I would since I'm into the science stuff.
the placebo effect is a legitimate thing. Sometimes belief that something is working is all you need for it to work.
I'm glad to see Eddie got a real sauna (not just a warm room but a hot room with water to throw on the stove). I bet he would LOVE Finland! Going to the sauna and skinny dipping in the hole in the ice!
man i love the calm and serious Beast. Not that i dislike when he's goofy but his real talk is 10/10
It was awesome to see you at the Olympia. You visited the Sumo booth. Wish I had taken a moment to talk with you. I was trying to get my head into the game.
Dope. This was awesome. Eddie's such a legend. Sometimes you dont want to meet a legend but when the character is so genuine and cool, the legend is just so much more awesome. ❤
I could listen to Eddie and Mitch talk in the sauna for an hour 😂 the wisdom and coziness is calming.
I like this Eddie more than the footage of him always up to something mischievous. Super knowledgeable info.
I used to work 10 or 11 hour shifts in a frozen food warehouse and that made me sleep better than I have the rest of my life.
I wouldnt be able to sleep knowing that the next day I had to spend 11 hours in a warehouse. Those are slave hours.
@@Josh-cf7xf Believe it or not, if I hadn't blown out my back, I'd still happily be doing that job. It was great pay and I miss what I did.
@@DallasG83yea I did that too man. You work at Sysco?
I really respect that you’re willing to try those things that you’re cynical about and are willing to change your view if warranted. Some people are too stubborn for that.
I love the feeling when you put your head into cold water, itt's like time is standing still for a moment, very relaxing. Used to fill my bathtub with cold water and use a snorkel to just stay there lol
Really cool setup Eddie has! Sauna is very underrated
Brian Shaw's longevity should end all conversations because of how well he takes care of his body. Have helped him to have a long career and pretty healthy after retiring.
Brian Shaw was always a big strong guy. Eddie put himself through hell to get the record and the title.
welcome to winter bulking season mitch, I see your warming up with eddies ice tub haha (hyperbaric chamber might be the best but seems impractical and expensive, you'd be better off with a heat (jacuzzi or sauna) and cold (cryo-chamber/ice tub) mixture, depending on what you get they can have other uses too
Was expecting this to be lighthearted, I guess someone like Eddie would always have that serious side to him, it was nice to see that aspect as well.
I think what makes this video so funny and “rewarding” as a viewer is watching Mitch’s video “stop cold therapy” and then watching this one.
I know he had valid points on why some people shouldn’t do it, but this video with Eddie makes it seem he was just listing stuff to avoid the torture haha.
Good to see you and Eddie together. Hopefully more in the future!
them just talking in the sauna i think i didn't blink for 5 minutes... its so interesting , and eddie is seriously on the highest level you can be... his half ton moment was for me the most iconic moment in strongman
Mitch I would take all this Eddie has told you and really think about. Don’t forget every person is different goals are different too.
Sooooooo much to learn from Eddy. Man i Love this combination.
Nice to see Eddie being a bit more serious in this one and interesting to consider what could you do to make you even more impressive for future :-)
For recovery the best thing is the sauna and ice bath. Some people start their day with the ice bath. There is studies showing the benefits of both. For what you do working out, you would definitely benefit from both.
If I had the money I'd definitely have both.
I like the pool too.. it's pretty cool.
Eddie from what we see acts like a child ! This shows how much more than that child we see off Eddie there is ! Total dedication to get what he wanted! Knowing there were bigger stronger people! But working out what he could do better to make him sucssed! Impressive 👍
You should try sitting in a flowing river with Wim Hof in water that is just a couple of degrees and sit in it for 10 minutes. The feeling afterwards is incredible.
I've done something similar in Sweden where we plunge into lakes in the early spring, the water is around 3-4 C and you stay in for 12-15 minutes. After the intense feeling of a million needles subsides and the fire in your core is at max you feel as if you are taking a bath in summer when the water is around 20 C. It's crazy hard in the beginning but like Eddie said. You sleep like a baby. Your body also gets way better at fighting of viral infections but there is so many other health benefits. Both physical and mental.
so many good guys in strongman, it's a joy to follow the sport!
Always impressed by how small Mitch is compared to most of the other elite strongmen, yet comparably strong. Impressive.
Hes more athlétique than any stronmen
Ha ha, i love this! 😀 Man i can't believe this is all so new to Mitchell, this guy could be an absolute beast! Followed 🙂 Would love that sauna and cold tub setup of Eddies.
real good collab loved this one very informative - Eddie is king
Definitely the cold tub and hyperbaric chamber. You can get your temp up just fine with lifting and cardio so the sauna isn't that important. The cold and extra oxygen will benefit you tremendously
I love this collab! These two bounce off each other really well 😁👌
A Finnish guy here, man from land of saunas. It warmed my heart to see Eddie's sauna was properly heated.
Nice to see there's no beef! This is 1000x better than Thor vs Eddie!!!
sauna is one of the best way to relax, well its obvious to us finnish people. we have sauna all places. but its a place to relax, to get your muscles relax, when the heat is right its like good massage or allmost some fysiotherapy.
Recovery to improve the effectiveness of your workout - yes. I also wonder if it helps to prevent injury by addressing mini-injuries before they even emerge?
8:24 Wow! Now, THAT is what we live to listen for. To get PRIMAL NOISES like this out of Mitch (lol)
I have been to a Korean spa / jjimjilbang several times. I have done back and forth between the sauna and cold tub as well as hot tub to cold tub. Cold bing approximately 45F, 7C - 50F , 10C. To me if you do more 2 or more times you will feel it more that tingling feeling over all. Hot & Cold therapy does work. It can do wonders waking up the whole body and system. After one day I can feel it all over for up to 5-7 days. It can be that strong. But must spend a few minutes in both several times. Enjoy
@mitchell hooper, Mitch i hope you read this, i'd love to jump on a short call to discuss this with you in more depth ive looked into this for a number of years now
Personally recommend
Infrared sauna 20 mins a day post work out
cold plunge /Cryotherapy make sure its either in the morning and atleast 5 hours before training or 5 hours after training ( stoltmans was doing it straight after training and since this i've noticed their not really improving in strength numbers
Red light therapy - do whenever is good for recovery and soothing the muscles also
Hyperbolic is good especially after training and good breath work.
Breath work - shown to provide better recovery post workout already
I want to be in on the powerlifting gym chains soon to come.
We need more men’s only spaces, and that would be sick. 💪🐰✌️
So...how was the sleep that night?
I have heard sports scientists say that the cold training removes some of the growth stimulus from training but does allow you to train/perform more often. So check into that and see what you think but the take home message seemed to be to use it for quick recovery between events but not during preparatory training.
I'm sure that play off between session growth stimulus and session frequency is something each individual could play around with to suit themselves though.
Mitch, if you do go out and buy yourself a sauna and maybe make yourself a cold tub, with your background, you could shed some light on the science of it. As far as I know, there is a LOT of falsehoods people say about cold baths, but there is still some benefit, even if only "psychological" from being uncomfortable and going through "shock",
reminds me of your video on stretching - that some people still believe it "prevents injuries" or w/e
Seems like a rare instance of eddie being serious being serious at 8:00. No hate, just respect for a man doing what he did and more in a tenth of the time.
Will Brian ever do the same for you?
i could watch these guys hangout all day
I'll second what Eddie said, If you're that good without any of this...how good could you be with it? Great content and interesting to see a different side to you - normally you are the one imparting great knowledge from a scientific background and here we seen a glimpse of the brute force and ignorance approach that lives in all guys. Maybe you dont need it but you'd be untouchable if it made as big a difference as Eddie suggested. Loving the content 👌
Need more of these
Cold plunge Mitch. And Wim Hoff breathing with exercise during breath-hold while in Ketosis.
A new fan from Florida who has followed Guangzhou. For a long time, and I'm watching the video of you with Eddie. And now I say that you are a lot bigger than you look standing by your? Of anyway, I will be voting for you. 're a good guy like Bryan as strong as anybody, so keep up the good videos.😅😂
Sorry I don't type. That was supposed to be Brian sure that I've followed all of his Korea. Sorry he retired but I understand why? What you guys do is incredible. I'm just a golfer.
"put your hands in" LMAOOOOOOO I love that Eddie bossed him around but it got him to do what he needed
It’s really nice to throw some menthol drops over the sauna too so when it heats up and the water evaporates it opens up your air ways too
Solid Watch. Love the gems Eddie was giving. all Facts 💯🎯
Mitchells strength is his mind he has a competitive nature and knows what he needs to do
He doesn't like all this extra stuff as he knows he can do it already
It’s those little margins that at a elite level make the difference like Eddie said. It’s effort but it’s so worth it
The difficult part about all this is, for all of our knowledge a lot of how the body really works is still mostly guess work to the point where mentality plays a role in things, sometimes just believing something works actually makes it work. The human body is so, insanely complex that end of the day there's no real way to prove what is and isn't worth doing.
If you let something move you forward and make you better, you have less critical thinking and active hard work to do. You just get better. Mitch gets better by thinking his way through problems. Which is bizarre. Mitch knows these recovery tools would get him better faster but would make him feel detached from the improvement process, which is stupid. You don't have to use the scientific method all the time. If your intuition tells you something will make you better at something you are passionately pursuing then it is usually right.
My mom who is in her 60's goes to take a plunge into frozen lake regularly and the thing is that she doesn't go to even sauna after it even though there is possibility. It does feel amazing afterwards but I just can't resist not to go sauna at least once. If you do go to sauna as well then it is still best to end it to cold water before dressing up again.
There's some who say cold doesn't do as much as hot on it's own. Saunas are great. The swimming is cool but I'd have to be convinced not to have an indoor pool or something instead. I guess the idea is it's like a treadmill for swimming.
I'm no wsm but the cold tub has sped up my recovery 5x. Really does make a difference.
Finn here, we here like to do sauna all year round, during winters, we make hole in the icelake, and go in from sauna. I would suggest not to make the shift too quickly from heat to cold,its not good for the heart
I am as sceptical and anti-new training fad as you can get. Was taken to a Sauna-Gus (extreme sauna) with cold showers in between at a Stagparty...that was 10 years ago and havent stopped since. Life changing
My two favourite strongmen. It would be cool if you and Eddie became good friends like Eddie and Brian. I'd like to see you two chum around more.
TWO BEHEMOTH OF MEN TALKING ABOUT HOW TO BE BETTER AND STRONGER. ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING ✨️ 🙌🏽 THINGS EVER ! ESPECIALLY FOR AN UNMOTIVATED GUY LIKE ME ! WHO IS TRYING TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OFF HIS HEAD.
MAKES ME WANT TO GET ON THE GRIND, AND I WILL 🙏🏽
AND BE ABLE TO STAY ON IT IS ALL I PRAY 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 FOR.
As I've gotten older I've realised that recovery is a major key in continual gains or even continual competition level training.
Eddie was battling Prime Bryan Shaw and Thor in contests of mainly strength less agility contests, think he knows a thing or two about recovery.
Was a great video seeing you visiting Eddie I hope you enjoyed it
I don't have a sauna or any of this, but what works amazing for me is running anywhere from 5-10 miles outside in the summer mid-day when it's nearly 100 degrees. I'm completely drenched and exhausted and hop right into a shower as cold as I can possibly make it. No better feeling in the world.
I remember watching Eddie’s videos with him, showing us the construction work. Telling us what it was all going to look like.
I would love to see Mitchell use a hyperbaric chamber as much as Eddie has, this has to have a positive influence on many things.
You don't have to change your mind on recovery Mitch, every "Body" is different. Do what works best for you.
Some powerful broscience. I think eddies belief that this stuff would help him probobly benefitted him more than the stuff itself.
Broscience? These have had real scientific proof for years now...
2024: Thor & Martins back to strongman, Eddie likely to compete in something again, a Super Heavyweight MMA Tournament with Brian, The Moose and others, Iron Bibby in top form, The Masters Tournaments with Grip Strength Events gaining traction, The Shaw Classic is in full swing now, Rogue focusing harder than ever to produce and stream events featuring some of the most innovative and eye catching implements. This is shaping up to be an interesting year for the sport as a whole.
Kinda like how brian shaw is doing a fantastic strong man comp. Would be cool if someone or a group would make a strongman compound like the ufc training center with all the training and recovery stuff. Mitchell, try the hot cold when you're sore as hell and see how much it helps.
The best of the best here. Love 'em both.
that's some dedication for the camera man to also go in the sauna instead of giving the camera to one of the two guys using it.
2 gentle giants. Love this episode!
Forget the physical side, I'm pretty sure the hot/cold therapy is doing more benefits on the mental side of things. When you go through this daily, you become stronger mentally to overcome the pain you feel.
Willpower/toughness is a finite resource. Doing very hard things just for the sake of it will just make you more irritable and lazy the rest of your day.