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I'm 38 and little chinks in my armor are starting to show. I consistently have been doing a weekly full body split since age 14. As I get older I tend to add more cardio to the mix as well. A combination of aches and pains add up throughout the week be it a stiff neck from a shoulder workout, a flare of lateral epicondylitis from a back/biceps workout, a flare of "sciatica" from leg day and most consistent for me is piriformis pain being I never skip legs and try to do cardio several days a week. I do a lot of stretching and other adjunct recuperation methods. I use ice on certain body parts and even find benefit from sitting on ice for my piriformis pain. Occasionally I seem to have multiple area that could benefit from using ice and I feel like just jumping in an ice bath some days.
A few months back Antoine posted on IG a huge tub he and his buddies would fill with ice and water and then jump in after workouts. I never used an ice bath in high school or college and don't have access to one now. But I was thinking like Antoine I could just buy ice at the gas station and toss it in my home shower/tub, lay in it for a few and then shower right after. Maybe do this here and there. I'm curious if anyone uses ice baths and what your thoughts are.
A few months back Antoine posted on IG a huge tub he and his buddies would fill with ice and water and then jump in after workouts. I never used an ice bath in high school or college and don't have access to one now. But I was thinking like Antoine I could just buy ice at the gas station and toss it in my home shower/tub, lay in it for a few and then shower right after. Maybe do this here and there. I'm curious if anyone uses ice baths and what your thoughts are.