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Parting shot
It’s almost uncanny: the way the brain primes the body for unsurpassed
athletic feats. By his own admission Olympic champion Ryk Neethling
feels his heart pumping faster and his veins enlarging on the day before a
big race. “Human polar bear” Lewis Gordon Pugh goes even further. He
raises his body temperature from 36,5 °C to 38 °C just by looking at icy
water! And Tim Noakes hits the nail on the head by pointing out that
the brain is the true champion. Is yours ready to take the plunge?
A photo of Lewis Pugh in the icy waters of the North Pole appeared in the Winter 2008 issue of Pulse.
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