37-year-old Demetrious Johnson is, without a doubt, one of the legends of the sport. ‘Mighty Mouse’ previously competed in the UFC but currently fights under the banner of ONE Championship. The former UFC Flyweight Champion has taken some time off from the sport, and the fans are waiting for his return.
Johnson is pretty much active on his YouTube channel and often brings up new topics for his fans. This time around, he analyzed UFC CEO Dana White and his $120,000 Morning Routine. White has transformed himself over the years after following a strict diet and workout routine. One of his go-to routines is the famous cold plunge, and it seems ‘Mighty Mouse’ is also a fan of it.
Demetrious Johnson lays down the benefits of a cold water plunge
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54-year-old Dana White was told he had exactly 10.4 years to live in the year 2022. However, the UFC CEO surprised everyone with his transformation over the years. White lost an impressive 36lb (16kg) during his journey and has shared the secret behind it on multiple occasions. This time around, Johnson decided to have a look at the UFC head’s morning routine on his YouTube channel. White has always been a huge advocate of cold plunging and has been doing it for two years as revealed by him during the video.
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It seems Johnson is also a fan of the practice, as he claimed on his YouTube channel, “The cold plunge is absolutely amazing man.” The 37-year-old is one of the fittest individuals to ever grace the Octagon. He is known for his speed and explosiveness inside the Octagon and is showing no signs of slowing down. ‘Mighty Mouse’ then shared the benefits of cold plunging.
He said, “Basically, the theory is one of is that it takes all the lactic acid out of your muscles. Because your body wants to keep the organs, you know warm. Now there have been more studies saying that you never wanna do it right after a workout. Because that Lactic acid has some building properties healing properties that your body naturally produce”.
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Dana White has taken some extreme measures during his weight loss journey. However, the person behind his madness is the CEO of ’10X Health Systems’, Gary Brecka. Brecka has made some serious claims about the benefit of the cold water plunge.
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Demetrious Johnson backs Dana White's fitness regime—game-changer or gimmick?
Dana White’s cold water plunge is the best workout as revealed by Gary Brecka
The UFC on their YouTube channel released a video of Dana White and his intense workout routine in March. White looked in sublime shape and also shared the workout routines he follows weekly. He claimed that he was back to his full fitness and even felt like a 25-year-old again. The man behind his incredible transformation is Gary Brecka. Brecka has always been an advocate of the cold water plunge and even terms it as the best workout.
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He appeared on his podcast ‘Diary of a CEO’ on his YouTube channel to share the benefits of the cold water plunge. Brecka termed the routine as the best cardio to lose body weight and said, “anywhere near” for any other exercise routine. He added, “If you wanna strip fat off your body, get in cold water for 3-6 minutes a day”. It seems that the cold-water plunge has some benefits from looking at White and his transformation. Even Demetrious Johnson also feels the same and listed down its benefits.
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