Do any of you take advantage of hot/cold therapy? There is a spa place nearby which does a sauna+ice plunge for a good hour or so at a decent price and im interested in fitting it in my recovery routine. Its a bit more than just a gym sauna + cold shower, its like a 200F sauna with like a 40F ice bath which most gyms sauna/showers dont get to.
Ive read a lot of good stuff about it triggering growth hormone and stress reduction so I was wondering if anyone here does somthing like it on the regular? is it worth it?
Dang, no one? I figured more people did stuff like this
Adam Cox
I did this on Monday and Tuesday. Felt blessed desu. Totally worth it and pretty easy to do in Europe.
Andrew Harris
Anyone just do win hof breathing
David Martin
qrd on win hoff? I ended up going to the plunge place and the lady there was telling me about this guy. She said that he would reduce his body-temp to kill disease so it seemed a bit far fetched, but obviously people like him
Liam King
Anything that reduces soreness reduces muscle growth
Noah Ross
its a meme like tanning your butthole or eating raw meat
Camden Williams
>Anything that reduces soreness reduces muscle growth Not exactly. Inflammation is part of a normal hypertrophic response. Reducing inflammation/temperature shunts the effects of training and hypertrophic response.
Ryder Cruz
I do cold showers sometimes >he would reduce his body-temp to kill disease no, what the breathing does is provide a controlled stress on your body which activates your immune system, nothing to do with temperature. the cold exposure is a separate thing that is good for your cardiovascular health. both of these provide great health benefits, but also reduce inflammation, which kills hypertrophy, so Im conflicted on it
I took cold showers daily for 18 years because I have 7 siblings. It's nice in the summer when it's really hot out. Now I just do it out of habit. Don't think it really does anything outside of being able to wear a t-shirt when it's 20 degrees out.
William Stewart
just ice your balls, it's free
Kevin Bailey
I sometimes take hot baths, sometimes ice baths. Both feel great for different reasons
Lincoln Thompson
took me a moment to realize that you meant fahrenheit, since 20°C is warm I was really confused
Wyatt Richardson
Yeah, it's pretty great. Idk what benefits it actually has on a scientific level, but I always feel refreshed to the core afterwards
Easton Richardson
Sorry Euro-poster. I have insomnia.
Ryder Clark
nah I should be used to assuming imperial units by now, but my brain is stupid
Jordan Gomez
That's relieving, I wasn't really all that sorry.
Alexander Price
I-It's ok :'(
Luke Robinson
This guy had some good podcasts on heat and cold exposure. Im still working through the cold therapies, but theres one in particular that occasional sauna usage can increase hgh production 16x if used semi-occasionally.
