Josh Waitzkin

Or drive a car. Don't do it while driving a car.

Or drive a car. Don't do it while driving a car.

Or drive a car. Don't do it while driving a car.

I know people who have done that. Right. Actually, rather exceptional people who I know.

I know people who have done that. Right. Actually, rather exceptional people who I know.

I know people who have done that. Right. Actually, rather exceptional people who I know.

And shallow water blackout usually happens to very high-level athletes, Navy SEALs, right? Because they're training at pushing their limits. They're learning to suppress the urge to breathe. And if you're flushing CO2, you're learning, you're training yourself not to feel it. And I've been a free diver my whole life. I grew up free diving, spearfishing in the Southern Bahamas.

And shallow water blackout usually happens to very high-level athletes, Navy SEALs, right? Because they're training at pushing their limits. They're learning to suppress the urge to breathe. And if you're flushing CO2, you're learning, you're training yourself not to feel it. And I've been a free diver my whole life. I grew up free diving, spearfishing in the Southern Bahamas.

And shallow water blackout usually happens to very high-level athletes, Navy SEALs, right? Because they're training at pushing their limits. They're learning to suppress the urge to breathe. And if you're flushing CO2, you're learning, you're training yourself not to feel it. And I've been a free diver my whole life. I grew up free diving, spearfishing in the Southern Bahamas.

But I wasn't doing hypoxic breath work while free diving. Here I was at the NYU pool. I drowned. I was in the bottom of the pool for four and a half minutes after blacking out.

But I wasn't doing hypoxic breath work while free diving. Here I was at the NYU pool. I drowned. I was in the bottom of the pool for four and a half minutes after blacking out.

But I wasn't doing hypoxic breath work while free diving. Here I was at the NYU pool. I drowned. I was in the bottom of the pool for four and a half minutes after blacking out.

Yeah. I should have, which I know because- You should be dead. I should be dead or brain damaged in a big way. Yeah. I know the time it was because there was an old man who I knew who was in the locker room who saw me in the bottom of the pool lying there and he timed his laps and he did four laps and he said, after the third one, I'm gonna check on him.

Yeah. I should have, which I know because- You should be dead. I should be dead or brain damaged in a big way. Yeah. I know the time it was because there was an old man who I knew who was in the locker room who saw me in the bottom of the pool lying there and he timed his laps and he did four laps and he said, after the third one, I'm gonna check on him.

Yeah. I should have, which I know because- You should be dead. I should be dead or brain damaged in a big way. Yeah. I know the time it was because there was an old man who I knew who was in the locker room who saw me in the bottom of the pool lying there and he timed his laps and he did four laps and he said, after the third one, I'm gonna check on him.

And then he did his fourth lap, pulled me and his laps were a little bit over a minute. And I was unconscious for 25 minutes. I was totally blue, except my face was blown out red, my eyes, my body, my training, almost killed me and also saved me. My body handled it really well. I had no water in my lungs. I spent that night in the hospital, of course.

And then he did his fourth lap, pulled me and his laps were a little bit over a minute. And I was unconscious for 25 minutes. I was totally blue, except my face was blown out red, my eyes, my body, my training, almost killed me and also saved me. My body handled it really well. I had no water in my lungs. I spent that night in the hospital, of course.

And then he did his fourth lap, pulled me and his laps were a little bit over a minute. And I was unconscious for 25 minutes. I was totally blue, except my face was blown out red, my eyes, my body, my training, almost killed me and also saved me. My body handled it really well. I had no water in my lungs. I spent that night in the hospital, of course.

And I was like testing, I remember doing, like remembering old chest variations, like testing my mind in any way, like was I ruined? And I somehow survived and I survived intact.

And I was like testing, I remember doing, like remembering old chest variations, like testing my mind in any way, like was I ruined? And I somehow survived and I survived intact.