Todd Sampson's Body Hack
Overview
Filmed around the world over a period of six months, Todd will take on some of the biggest challenges of his life as he embarks on an epic exploration, investigating some of the world’s most extraordinary people. He deconstructs and decodes how these incredible people live, what they do differently from the rest of us and how this impacts the human body.
Top Cast
Todd Sampson
Himself
Seasons
Season 1 (2016)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: MMA Fighter
2016-10-04Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. Will Todd be able to survive a round in a cage fight with only two weeks of training?
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 2: Hunter Gatherer
2016-10-11Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd joins a traditional African nomadic tribe to live as a hunter-gatherer.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: French Foreign Legion
2016-10-18Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd joins a combat course with a platoon of soliders in the Amazon rainforest.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 4: Himalayan Sherpa
2016-10-25Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd travels to the Himalayas to work with Sherpas 6,000m above sea level.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 5: Bollywood Stuntman
2016-11-01Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd spends a week in a Bollywood stunt gym before shooting his own sequence.
Runtime: 45 minEpisode 6: Walking on the Ocean Floor
2016-11-08Join Todd Sampson as he tackles some of the biggest challenges of his life using science as his guide. In this episode, Todd learns the traditional methods of freedive fishing from the Bajau people.
Runtime: 45 minSeason 2 (2018)
Science meets extreme exploration as adventurer Todd Sampson pushes his body to the limits of human endurance to better understand himself and his species.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Sadhu's of India
2018-05-31Todd Sampson travels to India to live with holy men called sadhus, to uncover the reasons why they worship pain and endurance as part of their religion.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Iraqi Special Forces
2018-06-07Todd Sampson heads to Iraq, joining an Iraqi shock troop in the Islamic State strong hold of Mosul. Overcoming his own fear, Todd heads out on a mission to clear buildings of the enemy and explosives.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Amazonian Matsés
2018-06-21Trekking deep into the Amazon, Todd lives with a remote tribe, the Matses who still use traditional hunting techniques. Todd is ask to take part in a popular ritual, but soon find himself in trouble.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: Wudang Mountain Kung Fu School
2018-06-28Todd Sampson spends time high up in the Wudang Mountains of China at a school that teaches the ancient art of Kung Fu.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Kazakhs of Mongolia
2018-07-05This week, Todd visits the Mongolian Kazakhs and examines how their bodies have adapted to the brutal conditions of Mongolia and how their existence depends on their alliance with animals.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: American Firefighters
2018-07-12Visiting with the youngest fire department in the United States, Todd Sampson is on a mission to uncover what the extreme life of an emergency responder does to the mind and body.
Runtime: N/A minSeason 3 (2019)
No overview available.
3 episodes
