Ep 12: Holistic High Level Physical Performance with Oceans Seven swimmer, Antonio Arguelles
Description
On Thursday August 3, 2017, Antonio Arguelles completed the Northern channel swim from Northern Ireland to Scotland. This was his 7th and last channel swim to complete the Oceans Seven: the 7 hardest channel swims in the world. The equivalent in the climbing world is summiting the 7 peaks over 8000m. In this his final swim of 21 miles in 55 degree waters, eating steamed potatoes every 30 minutes while he treaded water he finally reached his goal over 13 hours later.
With the 7th channel swim complete, his named was emblazoned on a very short list of people who had reached this goal. Number 7th to ever swim the Oceans Seven, first Latin American, and most impressively - the oldest at 58 years old.
In this episode Antonio shares a wealth of knowledge, insights and motivation. We touch on:
- His mental training techniques which kept him going in the water during the tough times.
- The importance of a holistic dry land training program to swimming further
- How Tai chi and Qigong helped altered his mind body connection.
- His most important reasons he wants to stay fit today.
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