HOT/COLD Showers speed recovery

[Conan21]

What do you guys think about Contrasting showers (for those of you who shower after you workout), where you do periods of cold and then hot.

I first read this in Big Beyond Belief and thought it sounded kind of strange but have recently read it in about 3 or 4 other advanced training articles

I don't know how this would speed muscle recovery? haha but alot of these smart guys are saying it

I tried it tonight for the hell of it. I definately felt more exergized and spruced up. kind of wakes u up. I sometimes kind of just fall into a trance and stand there under the warm water and almost fall a sleep. This HOT/COLD is kind of uncomfortable to do but you do feel good after wards; regardless if it helps recovery. I have no clue if it does.

Give it a try

 

[big_byrd52]

ive done it before. it works well i think. it really energizes me. it works to constrict and then dialate blood flow to get nutrients to and remove waste metabolites from muscles.

 

[bd1]

You're insane, but maybe I'll try it...

...bd

 

[albinogorilla]

Don't ever take a hot shower before the gym. It kills me everytime. I guess it just relaxes my body so much afterwards.

 

[Conan21]

no

this is for postworkout

 

[Squat Ass]

I frequently soak in an ice bath right after training. I fill the tub up to the top with ice, then fill with water. climb in then turn on the circulation to get it really chilled down. 10 minutes in ice, 5 minutes in hot whirl poo. I do this 2-3 times. back when I was playing ball I used to do this after every lift and practice. now I just do it after hard leg/back lifts.

squatter

 

[Doggtales]

Makes sense. I have been told by doctors before to use hot and then cold compressions to injuries. Kinda like the same thing right?

 

[babygetoboy]

I wanna try it after tomorrow's workout, but damn I know once I try to turn it to the cold water, I'm gonna puss out, cause damn I love hot showers.

But I'm gonna try lol

 

[Conan21]

oh yes

It is torture on your nips.....LOL

make sure you stay under the cold water long enough...same with the hot.....a few minutes. U definately do feel "different" once u get out.

 

[babygetoboy]

You bastard Conan, I'm gonna be cursing your name while I go through that hell.

 

[RIV]

it works, alot of track athletes soakin a ice bath after a workout. i haev done it before when i sprinted.

 

[TooPowerful4u]

How the fk do you guys do it. Even on a blazin hot day, if i hit cold water in the shower, i flip the fuck out. Can NOT handle cold water at all unless its a pool and i just JUMP and even then the only reason i stay in is beucase its colder when you get out.

 

[GyM RaT 03]

ahhh man I love a nice cold shower. Actually most of my showers are cold water instead of hot.


GR03

 

[Squat Ass]

I hate to be cold and uncomfortable, i'll tell my least fav clients to do it though heheheh

Squat Ass

 

[IronMike]

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I know cold has some positive effects on reducing inflamation and damage to tissue post trauma, and I know a few pro athletes who use this as part of their post-training regime (the ice bath).

A chinese practitioner told a bbuilding mate of mine to try a warm bath for 20 mins post a quad workout. My mate swore by it for reducing soreness over the coming days. I tried it and it did seem to work, though I would think and ice bath would be better (I'm not coming home to one of those though). I suck on a post-workout shake with carbs and just soak for a bit. End up very relaxed if nothing else. IronMike

 

[Doggtales]

Ok...I tried it this evening. I stood under the warm water for about 15 minutes and then I turned it all the way to COLD. As soon as the cold water hit me, I felt a discomforting jolt to my lower abdomin. When I looked down, I saw that it was my cock and nuts had took off running up thru my pelvic cavity to find warmth!!! WOW..talk about shrinkage!!

 

[big_byrd52]

the big beyond belief says to do 2 minutes hot followed by 1 minute cold. do it several times, i usually do it 3 times following a normal shower. always end with hot water.

 

[MikeS]

Ok...I tried it this evening. I stood under the warm water for about 15 minutes and then I turned it all the way to COLD. As soon as the cold water hit me, I felt a discomforting jolt to my lower abdomin. When I looked down, I saw that it was my cock and nuts had took off running up thru my pelvic cavity to find warmth!!! WOW..talk about shrinkage!!

Of course that would be the time your new Girlfriend would walk in on you...
(remember George from Sienfield?)

 

[xcelbeyond]

A hard workout and cold water does not make for hung-far-low!

 

[qbkilla]

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