Hot and cold shower therapy, anyone here do this?

[bodyhard]

I started reading up on this and for the last 2 weeks been doing this and honestly I feel great.

I start with warm water then turn it to the hottest I can tolerate it for like 20 to 30 seconds and then start lowering the temperature until I turn it into freezing water (the cold is harder to tolerate than the hot for me) for 20 -30 seconds. I make sure every part of my body is exposed to both the hot and cold by turning in the shower slowly.

I do this 7 times and end with the cold, when I get out I feel invigorated and energized. I do it every day and it feels the best after my workouts.

Anyway anyone else try this?

[Plateauplower]

I don’t, but I’ve read studies that it improves recovery / healing. It’s a common legit therapy in professional sports among other things. Can’t remember what it does exactly, maybe improves blood flow IDK.

[bodyhard]

I don’t, but I’ve read studies that it improves recovery / healing. It’s a common legit therapy in professional sports among other things. Can’t remember what it does exactly, maybe improves blood flow IDK.

There is a lot of write ups on it and too many to list, but here is one on what they reference hydrotherapy.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4049052/

[ElrondHubbard]

It may be a good thing, but I can't bring myself to do it. I gotta have the hot water. If I want to get my blood circulating, I'll exercise.

[bodyhard]

It may be a good thing, but I can't bring myself to do it. I gotta have the hot water. If I want to get my blood circulating, I'll exercise.

Not sure what you mean by I have to have the hot water? I am not talking about strictly a cold shower. You lost me

[ChazWood]

I started reading up on this and for the last 2 weeks been doing this and honestly I feel great.

I start with warm water then turn it to the hottest I can tolerate it for like 20 to 30 seconds and then start lowering the temperature until I turn it into freezing water (the cold is harder to tolerate than the hot for me) for 20 -30 seconds. I make sure every part of my body is exposed to both the hot and cold by turning in the shower slowly.

I do this 7 times and end with the cold, when I get out I feel invigorated and energized. I do it every day and it feels the best after my workouts.

Anyway anyone else try this?

Question: do you fap before or after the hot/cold water routine?

Asking for an academic research paper.

On fapping.

[Cass40]

We used to go from sauna to snow or hole in the ice. Not shower, though unless the water heater is acting up and gives cold showers randomly.

[AlBHappy]

It works, after a couple of weeks you notice aches and pains are gone.

Sucks though. Especially straight cold.

Question: do you fap before or after the hot/cold water routine?

Asking for an academic research paper.

On fapping.

Before, shrinkage and numbness make it hard to arouse

[Mark1T]

Might do some good, but not for me.

[OldFartTom]

I think the showers are like farmers' walks.

We all know how good they are but most of us (I'm guilty) are pushed for time/too busy that day or some other reason, and don't get them done anywhere as often as we should

Respect to you for doing it!

[bodyhard]

We used to go from sauna to snow or hole in the ice. Not shower, though unless the water heater is acting up and gives cold showers randomly.

You kidding right?

It works, after a couple of weeks you notice aches and pains are gone.

I feels great, it is helping me with DOMS for sure.

I think the showers are like farmers' walks.

We all know how good they are but most of us (I'm guilty) are pushed for time/too busy that day or some other reason, and don't get them done anywhere as often as we should

Respect to you for doing it!

Really on the time thing? I always take 2 showers a day 1 in the morning and 1 before going to bed. Incorporating the hot/cold is just making the shower last longer.

[Corbi]

Steam room at the gym is something like 160 degrees & there is an overhead ice cold shower located in 1 corner of it. It’s an experience I don’t want to do again.

[bodyhard]

Steam room at the gym is something like 160 degrees & there is an overhead ice cold shower located in 1 corner of it. It’s an experience I don’t want to do again.

Lol easier to deal with the hot than the cold right? Fcking ice cold water feels like needles and hard to breathe for the first few seconds.

[Cass40]

You kidding right?

I'm not kidding. I'm from Finland and that's what we used to do. I didn't really understand why exactly but if it's hot/cold therapy, it makes sense.

[Mark1T]

Johnny, you haven’t realized that Cassie-Lassie doesn’t kid? She takes you in and she plays you. It’s all over, man. Give up.

[bodyhard]

I'm not kidding. I'm from Finland and that's what we used to do. I didn't really understand why exactly but if it's hot/cold therapy, it makes sense.

Crazy..

Johnny, you haven’t realized that Cassie-Lassie doesn’t kid? She takes you in and she plays you. It’s all over, man. Give up.

Damn she is killing me

[bodyhard]

Damn I must say since doing this I have been feeling great! Like seriously 100% better overall. Telling other folks about this now and have some people already doing it, crazy how this sh!t works.

[George2100]

Works great for recovery and circulation. I do this after my workouts. I’ve been told and have read that you should do twice the amount of time in hot water that you do cold. I do 4 cycles of 60 sec hot, 30 sec cold.

[bodyhard]

Works great for recovery and circulation. I do this after my workouts. I’ve been told and have read that you should do twice the amount of time in hot water that you do cold. I do 4 cycles of 60 sec hot, 30 sec cold.

I didn't read that, read should be the same, but there are many different write ups. I did read that you should finish with cold so that is what I have been doing. I get out of the shower and my body is fozen LOL but damn rejuvenated!

[weiss1967]

I find switching shower back and forth doesn't work as good as a bucket. Shower does not have enough volume, the little trickle that you usually get from shower head doesn't do.

[bodyhard]

I find switching shower back and forth doesn't work as good as a bucket. Shower does not have enough volume, the little trickle that you usually get from shower head doesn't do.

You haven't seen my shower head, its like a freaking waterfall! Definitely no trickle. Also if you use a bucket how would you remain in the water hot/cold for the duration needed? With a bucket its a one shot deal.

[NorwichGrad]

Yes!

I do. And I also encourage my lifters to do the same.

Bulgarian Weightlifters began doing this in the 80s.

Then bodybuilder Leo Costa visited Bulgaria to meet the famous Olympic coach Ivan something-the-last-name-is-full-of-consonants-and-no-vowels, and Leo and adopted the Bulgarian weightlifting methods into bodybuilding training.

Back in the 90s Leo wrote a book called 'Big Beyond Belief.' I remember buying the book in 1993 when I was stationed overseas.

It was then that I first heard of this method.

Oh, and just an FYI. Coach Ivan earned the nickname 'The Butcher' because he injured so many of his lifters. But his team also received more gold medals than the Russians back in the day.

[bodyhard]

Yes!

I do. And I also encourage my lifters to do the same.

Bulgarian Weightlifters began doing this in the 80s.

Then bodybuilder Leo Costa visited Bulgaria to meet the famous Olympic coach Ivan something-the-last-name-is-full-of-consonants-and-no-vowels, and Leo and adopted the Bulgarian weightlifting methods into bodybuilding training.

Back in the 90s Leo wrote a book called 'Big Beyond Belief.' I remember buying the book in 1993 when I was stationed overseas.

It was then that I first heard of this method.

Oh, and just an FYI. Coach Ivan earned the nickname 'The Butcher' because he injured so many of his lifters. But his team also received more gold medals than the Russians back in the day.

I have convinced some friends and family members to do the same and getting some great feedback from them!

I had tension/stress headaches that started from the back of my neck and now they are 100% gone! Also my shoulder the one I had surgery on, is feeling better and better since I started this, its not 100% but man feels like 80% better than before.

[weiss1967]

You haven't seen my shower head, its like a freaking waterfall! Definitely no trickle. Also if you use a bucket how would you remain in the water hot/cold for the duration needed? With a bucket its a one shot deal.

The bucket isn't something you tip momentarily and done. If you do that, most of the water will go past without ever touching the body. Carefully tip and start pouring (suck it up), trying to get over head and both shoulders, back and front etc. You sure don't get 20-30 seconds, maybe 4-5 or 6 seconds at most. But the cooling rate is greater, so the effect is more sensational, more of a pronounced shock. I came up with this technique after trying it different ways.

[bodyhard]

The bucket isn't something you tip momentarily and done. If you do that, most of the water will go past without ever touching the body. Carefully tip and start pouring (suck it up), trying to get over head and both shoulders, back and front etc. You sure don't get 20-30 seconds, maybe 4-5 or 6 seconds at most. But the cooling rate is greater, so the effect is more sensational, more of a pronounced shock. I came up with this technique after trying it different ways.

Ahh OK, but yeah my shower head is freaking huge and covers your whole body like a waterfall.