Are there guys who don't take cold showers?

[AmsterdamAssassin]

The most prevalent information I'm aware of (a la "cold plunge/ice bath") is that they help with stress management via cortisol response. This leads to a dopamine baseline increase for hours afterwards. In this regard, they are best done early in the morning.

Yes, in the morning is best.
Apart from the points you mentioned, cold showers also wake you up better than coffee and stimulate your blood circulation.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

No I don’t recall any. I think the one guy progressed from cold showering to ice baths. With ice baths there are some risks of course.

Risks like?

 

[Money & Muscle]

Risks like?

Cold toes?

 

[All_Kindz_Of_Gainz]

Yes, in the morning is best.
Apart from the points you mentioned, cold showers also wake you up better than coffee and stimulate your blood circulation.

The only benefits of cold showers are it wakes you up and it freshens you in summer times.

I'm pretty sure there hasn't been a Dr. that tell someone "oh those cold showers that you're taking is what's keeping you fit and healthy, and not the healthy life style, healthy food and exercise that you do"

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

I'm pretty sure there hasn't been a Dr. that tell someone "oh those cold showers that you're taking is what's keeping you fit and healthy, and not the healthy life style, healthy food and exercise that you do"

One reason you should take cold showers, Gainz, is to get a clear head so you don't confuse 'health benefits' with 'replace the gym with cold showers'. Nobody in this thread implied that you can counter unhealthy living with cold showers. Get a grip, dude.

 

[Pierce Manhammer]

I think cold showers are barbaric.

1. "Cold water immersion (CWI) may reduce body adipose tissue": Medical News Today - [https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ar...calnewstoday.com/articles/cold-water-therapy)

2. "Mental Health Benefits":
- Medical News Today - [https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ar...calnewstoday.com/articles/cold-water-therapy)
- Healthline - [https://www.healthline.com/health/c...w.healthline.com/health/cold-shower-benefits)

3. "Improved Circulation": Medical News Today - [https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ar...calnewstoday.com/articles/cold-water-therapy)

4. "Less Muscle Soreness": Men's Health - [https://www.menshealth.com/uk/healt...nefits-of-cold-showers-according-to-science/)

5. "Activation of the Vagus Nerve": Healthline - [https://www.healthline.com/health/c...w.healthline.com/health/cold-shower-benefits)

6. "Reduced Inflammation and Stress Management": Men's Health - [https://www.menshealth.com/uk/healt...nefits-of-cold-showers-according-to-science/)

7. "Potential Cardiovascular Benefits": International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021) study mentioned in Healthline - [https://www.healthline.com/health/c...w.healthline.com/health/cold-shower-benefits)

These URLs will lead you directly to the articles and sources where you can find more detailed information on the benefits of cold baths.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Wow.
Most Dutch houses don't even have air-conditioning.

My current house is the first with central heating, my previous apartment had a gas stove in the living room, but no heating anywhere else in the house:
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I had a Zibro Kamin heater for the bedroom in winter, but we didn't use it much.
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And when I was vagabonding across the UK, I killed rabbits with a slingshot / catapult, because I couldn't walk around with a longbow like Robin Hood.

It's hard to upgrade 500 year old buildings sometimes haha

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

It's hard to upgrade 500 year old buildings sometimes haha

My building was interbellum, but not centuries old.

 

[BillyPilgrim]

If you're going to be masochistic enough take a cold phucking shower in the morning, at least have the sense to stretch so you're not guaranteed to pull something sending your stiff body into a shock-induced spasm.

Might as well ride a damn rodeo bull first thing when you wake up.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

If you're going to be masochistic enough take a cold phucking shower in the morning, at least have the sense to stretch so you're not guaranteed to pull something sending your stiff body into a shock-induced spasm.

My 13-year-old daughter has been taking cold showers since she was seven. Are you sure you're not slightly exaggerating?

 

[Pierce Manhammer]

Savages

Next on SoSuave "How do I PolarBearMaxx?"

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

Savages

Next on SoSuave "How do I PolarBearMaxx?"

Indeed, American flag swimming trunks are retarded.

 

[Pierce Manhammer]

Indeed, American flag swimming trunks are retarded.

 

[FlirtLife]

In the U.S., an apartment without a hot shower is uninhabitable - rentals must have hot water.

Can a cold shower substitute for an ice water bath after a hard workout?

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

In the U.S., an apartment without a hot shower is uninhabitable - rentals must have hot water.

I have hot water. You take a cold shower by shutting off the hot tap.

Can a cold shower substitute for an ice water bath after a hard workout?

A cold shower tends to be colder than an ice bath if you shower long enough.

 

[Millard Fillmore]

The answer to your question is yes.

 

[AmsterdamAssassin]

The answer to your question is yes.

Apparently.
Next question: Why don't they take cold showers? If only to improve mind and spirit?

 

[Millard Fillmore]

Apparently.
Next question: Why don't they take cold showers? If only to improve mind and spirit?

Personally I dislike cold, so I improve my mind and spirit improve from hot, steamy showers. Unless it's summer in which case a cold shower is refreshing. So I think the general answer is that each person is different? Not a very sexy answer.

 

[Epicenter]

What most people don't get is you can follow a protocol where a cold shower does not feel bad at all. The only thing is that it takes a bit of time.

Btw. the first rule of cold plunges is you always have to talk about it.

Here is my thread about the topic:

People who hate the cold need it the most

After meditation cold therapy is a must.

www.sosuave.net

 

[obelisk]

Another tip I have heard and tried for gaining cognitive function first thing in the morning is to brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand first thing. It was probably an Andrew Huberman vid where it was mentioned.